Adam Fefer

Adam Fefer

Adam Fefer

  • Researcher, CDDRL

Biography

Adam is a Researcher at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law. His research focuses on democracy and conflict in divided societies, particularly in the Horn of Africa, South Asia, the Levant, and the United States. He received a Ph.D. in Political Science from UC San Diego and a B.A. from UC Berkeley. 

In The News

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Resisting Electoral Authoritarianism: Five Approaches and Their Pitfalls

CDDRL Research-in-Brief [3.5-minute read]
Resisting Electoral Authoritarianism: Five Approaches and Their Pitfalls
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When Does Infrastructure Investment Pay Off?

CDDRL Research-in-Brief [3.5-minute read]
When Does Infrastructure Investment Pay Off?
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Israeli Attitudes Towards Democracy Are Shaped By Their Perceptions of the Health of American Democracy

CDDRL Research-in-Brief [5-minute read]
Israeli Attitudes Towards Democracy Are Shaped By Their Perceptions of the Health of American Democracy