Carles Boix

Carles Boix is the Robert Garrett Professor of Politics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, holding dual appointments in the Department of Politics and the School of Public and International Affairs. He previously held professorships at the University of Chicago (2005-2010) and Ohio State University (1995-1999). His research focuses on comparative political economy, democratization, and institutional analysis, with major works including *Political Order and Inequality* (2015) and *Democracy and Redistribution* (2003). Boix has received prestigious awards such as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences fellowship (2010) and multiple William Riker Awards for political economy scholarship.

Education: PhD in Political Science (Harvard, 1995); MA in Public Administration (Harvard Kennedy School, 1990); BA in History and Law (University of Barcelona, 1985-1986). He also directs the Institutions and Political Economy Research Group (IPErG) at the University of Barcelona.

Research Interests: Democratic theory, state formation, economic inequality, party systems, and historical political economy. His recent work examines technological change’s impact on democracy and explores resilience mechanisms in democratic systems.

Key Grants: €2.5M ERC Advanced Grant (2017-2022) for 'The Birth of Party Democracy'; €800k 'La Caixa' grant establishing the Institute of Political Economy and Governance (2013-2016).

Labs/Teams: Directs IPErG at UB; collaborates with global networks on historical political economy projects. Current research includes studies on nationalism’s origins and democratic capitalism’s future challenges.