Advisory Committee
Keith BakerJean-Paul Gimon Director, France-Stanford Center for Interdisciplinary Studies and J.E. Wallace Sterling Professor of Humanities and Professor of History Professor Baker’s research focuses on intellectual history and the history of political culture, as well as the marquis de Condorcet, the philosopher of progress and social science who was one of the great figures of the French Enlightenment and Revolution. His research on the cultural and political origins of the French Revolution has made important contributions to the development of a new understanding of that event and of its significance for the creation of modern politics. Baker received his B.A. and M.A. from Cambridge University and his Ph.D. from University College, London, and the Institute for Historical Research, London. He served for almost a decade as co-editor of the Journal of Modern History, the leading English-language quarterly for research in modern European history. Baker has held a Guggenheim Fellowship, has been named Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Academiques and is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. |  |
Mark GranovetterJoan Butler Ford Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences Professor Granovetter specializes in economic sociology, social stratification, and sociological theory. Since 1986 Mark Granovetter has been the editor of a Cambridge University Press series, Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences. This is the only social science series that emphasizes explanation by reference to relations among concrete social entities such as persons or organizations. Professor Granovetter is currently concentrating on two main projects: One is a book with the preliminary title Society and Economy: The Social Construction of Economic Institutions, to be published by Harvard University Press. He is also conducting research on the sociology of industrial organization. |  |
Robert GreggProfessor of Religious Studies, emeritus Professor Gregg specializes in the history of Christianity to the year 700 and concentrates research and teaching in early Jewish, Christian and Muslim interpretations of a number of biblical and qur'anic "sacred stories" which the Hebrew Bible, Christian Bible and the Qur'an have in common. Social and political interactions between Jews, "pagans," Christians and Muslims in the late antique and early Byzantine periods are central interests in his historical work, as are developments internal to the Christian movement in its opening centuries: appropriations of Greek and Roman philosophy, disputes over orthodox and heterodox teachings, formation of the canon of Christian scriptures, emergence of ritual practices, creeds, and church institutions. He received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. He is currently the director of the Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies. |  |
Stephen H. HaberA.A. and Jeanne Welch Milligan Professor in the School of Humanities and Science and Professor of Political Science Professor Haber’s research focuses on the relationship between political organization and economic growth. Most of this research has focused on Latin America, particularly Mexico and Brazil. His most recent work is on market failure and distributional conflict in international political economy, and the historical practices of sovereignty especially with regard to domestic autonomy and non-intervention. He is a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the director of the Social Science History Institute. He is the recipient of the Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching. His teaching insterests include Comparative Politics, Economic History, and the Economic Consequences of Authoritarianism. |  |
Nicholas HopeDirector, Stanford Center for International Development Nicholas Hope received his Ph. D. from Princeton University. His research interests include East Asian Economies, especially China and Indonesia, and is currently doing research on private enterprise development in China and progress of reform in China, especially in the financial sector. Professor Hope teaches development of Asian economies and role and effectiveness of international financial institutions. He was previously with the World Bank as Country Director for China and Mongolia, and Director of the Resident Staff in Indonesia. |  |
Ian MorrisJean and Rebecca Willard Professor in Classics Professor Morris’ research interests include ancient economic history and ancient empires and the Mediterranean. With support from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities, he has written on freedom and economic growth in ancient Greece. He also co-authored a textbook called The Greeks. With Joe Manning, he has co-edited The Ancient Economy: Evidence and Models. Professor Morris also directs the excavation of Monte Polizzo, a sixth-century BC indigenous Sicilian town, examining imperialism and cultural interaction. He received his PhD from Cambridge University. |  |
Jeremy WeinsteinDirector, Center for African Studies, and Assistant Professor of Political Science Professor Weinstein is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science. He is also a faculty affiliate for the Center for Democracy Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL), the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethinicity (CCSRE) and the Center for African Studies. His research interests range across the fields of comparative politics, international relations and political economy. Most of his current research examines the organization and behavior of non-state actors in internal conflict, but has also written about ethnic politics, democratic transition and humanitarian intervention. |  |