Theda Skocpol
Theda Skocpol is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University and Director of the Scholars Strategy Network.
She previously served as president of the American Political Science Association.
Skocpol is renowned for her comparative historical analysis and for "bringing the state back in" to sociological and political science research.
Her work emphasizes structural factors in understanding social revolutions, focusing on state autonomy and international contexts.
A prominent liberal social scientist, she founded a nonprofit dedicated to helping social scientists engage effectively with policy processes.
Her scholarship has profoundly influenced academic approaches to studying political change and revolution.
