Roberto Stefan Foa is a British political scientist. He obtained his PhD from Harvard University, where he completed his dissertation under the supervision of Nobel Laureate James A. Robinson.[1] He is currently Associate Professor in Politics and Public Policy at the University of Cambridge,[2] co-founder of the Cambridge Centre for the Future of Democracy[3] and an elected Executive Committee member of the World Values Survey.[4]
Foa's first degree was in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford. He then served as a Peter Martin Fellow at the Financial Times and researcher at the World Bank in Washington DC,[5] where in 2008 he founded the Indices of Social Development project.[6] While in the United States he also founded the Washington European Society together with Domènec Ruiz Devesa and served as its first president.[7] His early breakthrough contributions were in the fields of advancing global survey research (in collaboration with Ronald Inglehart and Christian Welzel),[8] as well as the study of democracy and democratic trends with Harvard peer Yascha Mounk.[9] More recently he has become known for global reports[10][11][12] on democracy and democratic attitudes that have been recommended by the Atlantic Council,[13], New York Times.[14] and World Economic Forum.[15] He has served as advisor to the World Bank, United Nations, and Council of Europe, and in 2021 became an advisor to the UK Cabinet Office.
References
edit- ^ Foa, Roberto (1 January 2016). "Ancient Polities, Modern States". Thesis submitted to Harvard University. – via Academia.edu.
- ^ "Roberto Stefan Foa". Google Scholar. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ Amiguet, Lluís (11 July 2024). ""Más que expandir fronteras, Trump quiere que no se le cuelen"". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "New WVSA Executive Committee elected". World Values Survey. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Home". Roberto Foa. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ Inclusion Matters: The Foundation for Shared Prosperity (PDF). The World Bank. 2013. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-0010-8. ISBN 978-1-4648-0011-5.
- ^ "Past Board Members". Washington European Society. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ Schultz, Nora (27 August 2008). "Why the World is a Happier Place". New Scientist. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ Taub, Amanda (29 November 2016). "How Stable Are Democracies? 'Warning Signs Are Flashing Red'". New York Times. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ Coughlan, Sean (29 January 2020). "Dissatisfaction with democracy 'at record high'". BBC. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ Brown, Aaron (8 February 2022). "Populism May Be Losing Its Influence Over Markets". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ Carbonaro, Giulia (25 October 2022). "China is beating U.S. in the battle for influence over developing countries". Newsweek. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ Walla, Katherine (16 February 2021). "This economic crisis is also a crisis for democracy".
- ^ Mounk, Yascha; Foa, Roberto Stefan (29 January 2020). "This Is How Democracy Dies".
- ^ "The troubling charts that show young people losing faith in democracy". 1 December 2016.