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British political scientist
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. He is currently Associate Professor in Politics and Public Policy at the University of Cambridge, co-founder of the Cambridge Centre for the Future of Democracy and an elected Executive Committee member of the World Values Survey.
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, where in 2008 he founded the Indices of Social Development project. While in the United States he also founded the Washington European Society together with Domènec Ruiz Devesa and served as its first president. His early breakthrough contributions were in the fields of advancing global survey research (in collaboration with Ronald Inglehart and Christian Welzel), as well as the study of democracy and democratic trends with Harvard peer Yascha Mounk. More recently he has become known for global reports on democracy and democratic attitudes that have been recommended by the Atlantic Council,, New York Times. and World Economic Forum. 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
- 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.