Professor
Areas of Interest/Research 
My work concerns itself with the creation of a more just and humane society, focusing upon the role of average citizens in that process. My research is on democracy and democratization, with emphases upon popular politics and social movements, elections and electoral studies, social capital and citizen empowerment and upon institutions. With respect to geographic area, I do fieldwork in Latin America while my research is informed by the study of Western Europe and the United States. My primary research puzzle focuses upon the development of democracy, how and why it develops and why it fails or breaks down.
Background
- PhD Political Science, University of Michigan, 1987
- MPH Masters in Public Health, University of Michigan, 1984
- MA Political Science, University of Michigan, 1982
- BA Government, Bowdoin College, 1979
- Bilingual School for Language and Culture Training, 1980
Contact Information
Email: landerso@.ufl.edu
Phone: (352) 485-1971
Mailing address:
Department of Political Science
University of Florida
P.O. Box 117325
Gainesville, FL 32611-7325