McGill University

Faculty Member, Political Science

About

I am an Assistant Professor of Political Science at McGill and an associate of the Institute for the Study of International Development (ISID). 

My research examines the state of the rule of law in the post-Communist region.  My book, entitled Politicized Justice in Emerging Democracies: A Study of the Courts in Russia and Ukraine (Cambridge University Press, 2012) focuses on problems with judicial independence in new electoral regimes and argues that intense political competition makes politicians more rather than less willing to interfere in court decision-making. 

I have two current projects.  One looks at the role of the judiciaries of the post-Communist EU members in tackling political corruption.  The second examines the rise of radical anti-establishment parties in the post-Communist EU members.

At McGill, I teach courses on democratization, European courts, and the rule of law.  You can find some of my syllabi here.