#  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

 ](/people/pia-j-raffler) <praffler@gov.harvard.edu>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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