Daniel Ziblatt

Prof. Daniel Ziblatt is the Eaton Professor of the Science of Government at Harvard University and Director of the Transformations of Democracy department at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center. He specializes in democracy studies, comparative politics, and American politics. His research explores democratization, authoritarianism, and political institutions, with a focus on Europe and the U.S. Key works include *How Democracies Die* (2018) and *Tyranny of the Minority* (2023).

Education: PhD in Political Science (UC Berkeley), BA in German Studies and Politics (Pomona College).

Awards: Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2023), Berlin Prize (2019), Woodrow Wilson Award (2018).

Leadership: Directed Harvard’s Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies and currently oversees WZB’s Transformations of Democracy department. His work emphasizes the fragility of democratic norms and institutional reforms.