Barbara Geddes
Barbara Geddes | |
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| Born | October 15, 1944 |
| Nationality | American |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Political science |
| Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles |
Barbara Geddes (born October 15, 1944) is an American political scientist. One of the primary theorists of authoritarianism and empirical catalogers of authoritarian regimes, she is currently a Professor Emeritus at the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her 2003 book Paradigms and Sand Castles is an influential research design book in comparative politics.