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Dan Slater

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Dan Slater is the James Orin Murfin Professor of Political Science, the Ronald and Eileen Weiser Professor of Emerging Democracies, and director of the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies at the University of Michigan. His most recent book (coauthored with Joseph Wong) is From Development to Democracy: The Transformations of Modern Asia. More recently he wrote the article "Thailand's Revolutionary Election" at the Journal of Democracy.

Key Highlights

• Introduction - 0:41
• An Inspiring Election - 2:38
• Parties and Politics - 5:09
• Forming a Government - 21:09
• Risks and Hope - 35:53

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"Thailand's Revolutionary Election" by Dan Slater at Journal of Democracy

From Development to Democracy: The Transformations of Modern Asia by Dan Slater and Joseph Wong

"What Indonesian Democracy Can Teach the World" by Dan Slater in the Journal of Democracy

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