Dr. Lucan A. Way
Distinguished Professor of Democracy, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto
Dr. Way is a leading scholar of global democracy and authoritarianism. His most recent book, Revolution and Dictatorship (with Steven Levitsky, 2022), explains the resilience of revolutionary autocracies such as China and Cuba. His solo book, Pluralism by Default (2015), analyzes how weak authoritarian states foster unexpected political competition. His influential first book, Competitive Authoritarianism (with Levitsky, 2010), is widely cited for advancing the study of hybrid regimes. Dr. Way has published extensively in top journals, including World Politics, American Journal of Political Science, and Journal of Democracy. His 2005 World Politics article won the American Political Science Association’s Best Article Award in Comparative Democratization. He co-directs the Petro Jacyk Program for the Study of Ukraine and co-chairs the Journal of Democracy editorial board.
