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Feb 11, 2021

Diversity in Policing Can Improve Police-Civilian Interactions

The recent killings of Black Americans have reignited calls for policing reform, including proposals to diversify police departments,…

R. Douglas Arnold

William Church Osborn Professor of Public Affairs; Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Emeritus

Email: arnold@princeton.edu

Larry M. Bartels

Donald E. Stokes Professor of Public and International Affairs; Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Emeritus

Office: Offsite

Email: bartels@princeton.edu

Gary J. Bass

Professor of Politics and International Affairs

Office: 115 Bendheim Hall

Email: gjbass@princeton.edu

Charles M Cameron

Professor of Politics and Public Affairs

Office: 205 Fisher Hall

Email: ccameron@princeton.edu

Brandice Canes-Wrone

Donald E. Stokes Professor of Public and International Affairs; Professor of Politics and Public Affairs; Director, Center for the Study of Democratic Politics

Office: 206 Fisher Hall

Email: bcwrone@princeton.edu

Rafaela Dancygier

Professor of Politics and International Affairs

Office: 410 Robertson Hall

Email: rdancygi@princeton.edu

Michael W. Doyle

Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Emeritus

Office: Offsite

Email: mwdoyle@princeton.edu

Aaron L. Friedberg

Professor of Politics and International Affairs

Office: 119 Bendheim Hall

Email: alf@princeton.edu

Martin I. Gilens

Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Emeritus

Office: Off Site

Email: mgilens@princeton.edu

Andrew Guess

Assistant Professor of Politics and Public Affairs

Office: 213 Fisher Hall

Email: aguess@princeton.edu

G. John Ikenberry

Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs

Office: 116 Bendheim Hall

Email: gji3@princeton.edu

Patricia Kirkland

Assistant Professor of Politics and Public Affairs

Office: 232 Corwin Hall

Email: p.kirkland@princeton.edu

Frances Lee

Professor of Politics and Public Affairs

Office: 208 Fisher Hall

Email: frances.lee@princeton.edu

Melissa M. Lee

Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs

Office: 446 Robertson Hall

Email: melissa.lee@princeton.edu

Zhao Li

Assistant Professor of Politics and Public Affairs

Office: 234 Corwin Hall

Email: zhaoli@princeton.edu

John B. Londregan

Professor of Politics and International Affairs

Office: 307 Fisher Hall

Email: jbl@princeton.edu

Nolan McCarty

Interim Dean, Susan Dod Brown Professor of Politics and Public Affairs

Office: 207 Fisher Hall

Email: nmccarty@princeton.edu

Layna Mosley

Professor of Politics and International Affairs

Office: 448 Robertson Hall

Email: layna.mosley@princeton.edu

Jonathan Mummolo

Assistant Professor of Politics and Public Affairs

Office: 211 Fisher Hall

Email: jmummolo@princeton.edu

Rebecca Perlman

Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs

Office: 445 Robertson Hall

Email: rebecca.perlman@princeton.edu

Grigore Pop-Eleches

Professor of Politics and International Affairs

Office: 405 Robertson Hall

Email: gpop@princeton.edu

Markus Prior

Professor of Politics and Public Affairs

Office: 209 Fisher Hall

Email: mprior@princeton.edu

Paul Starr

Stuart Professor of Communications and Public Affairs; Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs

Office: 124 Wallace Hall

Email: starr@princeton.edu

Rory Truex

Assistant Professor of Politics and Public Affairs

Office: 404 Robertson Hall

Email: rtruex@princeton.edu

Guadalupe Tunon

Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs

Office: 409 Robertson Hall

Email: gtunon@princeton.edu

James Raymond Vreeland

Professor of Politics and International Affairs

Office: 442 Robertson Hall

Email: jrv@princeton.edu

Leonard Wantchekon

Professor of Politics and International Affairs

Office: 321 Bendheim Hall

Email: lwantche@princeton.edu

Ismail White

Professor of Politics and Public Affairs

Office: 212 Fisher Hall

Email: iwhite@princeton.edu

Lynn T. White

Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Emeritus; Senior Scholar

Office: Off Site

Email: lynn@princeton.edu

Jennifer A. Widner

Professor of Politics and International Affairs; Director, Innovations for Successful Societies

Office: 219 Bendheim Hall

Email: jwidner@princeton.edu

Andreas Wiedemann

Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs

Office: 413 Robertson Hall

Email: awiedemann@princeton.edu

Deborah J. Yashar

Professor of Politics and International AffairsCo-Director, Democracy and Development Project

Office: 412 Robertson Hall

Email: dyashar@princeton.edu

Julian E. Zelizer

Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs

Office: 226 Dickinson Hall

Email: jzelizer@princeton.edu

Centers & Programs

Center for the Study of Democratic Politics

The Center for the Study of Democratic Politics (CSDP) supports research and educational programming on democratic political institutions and behavior, and aims to encourage rigorous social scientific analysis informing understanding of the public policy process, elections, and policy decisions.

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