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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Simulating Gossip as a Means of Conveying Information and Boosting Cooperation

CDDRL Research-in-Brief [4-minute read]
Simulating Gossip as a Means of Conveying Information and Boosting Cooperation
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Nationalist Tweets After Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

CDDRL Research-in-Brief [4-minute read]
Nationalist Tweets After Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Vladimir Putin at a Victory Day rally in Moscow.
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Putin’s Imperial Beliefs and Ambitions Explain the Russian Invasion

CDDRL Research-in-Brief [4-minute read]
Putin’s Imperial Beliefs and Ambitions Explain the Russian Invasion