Harry W Blair

Harry Blair is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Bucknell University. He was previously affiliated with the Political Science at Yale University, serving as a Visiting Fellow, Senior Research Scholar, and Associate Chair. He also served as Director of Undergraduate Studies in Yale's South Asian Studies Council. Earlier, he taught at Bucknell, Colgate, Cornell, and Rutgers Universities. His research interests presently focus on democratization in developing countries, particularly on civil society, decentralization, and accountability. His articles have appeared in American Political Science Review, Comparative Politics, Economic and Political Weekly, Journal of Development Studies, and World Development, among others.  On the applied side, he has had several extended stints at the United States Agency for International Development and has consulted for the Department for International Development (UK), Swedish International Development Authority, United Nations Development Programme, and the World Bank.