Book Manuscript Workshop with Pia Raffler

November 13, 2026

This event is closed to the public.

The Broken Link: How Weak Political Oversight of Bureaucrats Undermines Service Delivery and Electoral Accountability. 

Speakers

  • Daniel N. Posner, James S. Coleman Professor of International Development, University of California, Los Angeles.
  • Tariq Thachil, Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania.
  • Gwyneth McClendon, Associate Professor in the Wilf Family Department of Politics, New York University.
     

Contact

Sarah Banse
sarahbanse@wcfia.harvard.edu

Chair

Pia J. Raffler
Faculty Associate.
Assistant Professor, Department of Government, Harvard University.
Research interests: Comparative politics; political economy of development; accountability and representation; bureaucracy; and African politics . Pronouns: she/her/hers
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