Quintin H. Beazer

Quintin H. Beazer is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Florida State University and Director of Graduate Recruitment and Admissions. He holds an adjunct role as Associate Fellow at the International Center for the Study of Institutions and Development at the Higher School of Economics (Moscow). His research focuses on comparative political economy, authoritarian regimes, and post-communist politics, with a regional specialization in Russia and neighboring states. He earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from The Ohio State University (2011) and previously served as Postdoctoral Associate at Yale University’s Leitner Program (2011–2012).

His research examines institutional dynamics in non-democratic and transitional environments, analyzing interactions between political structures and economic outcomes. Notable studies include investigations into authoritarian elections’ impact on pro-poor policies, private censorship in Russian media, and cross-national variations in foreign investment behavior. Collaborations include co-organizing the Virtual Workshop on Authoritarian Regimes (VWAR).

Publications appear in top journals like the American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, and British Journal of Political Science. He has received no explicit awards in the provided texts but has a robust record of peer-reviewed research. His work addresses geopolitical liability of foreign firms, IMF conditionality effects, and bureaucratic discretion’s impact on investment decisions.