Daniel Ziblatt is Eaton Professor of the Science of Government at Harvard University and resident faculty at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES). He specializes in the study of European politics, state-building, democratization and historical political economy. His book Structuring the State: The Formation of Italy and Germany and the Puzzle of Federalism (2006) draws lessons from nineteenth century experiences of state-building in Italy and Germany. His second book Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy (2017) offers a new interpretation of the historical democratization of Europe, drawing lessons for new and old democracies under siege today. His latest book How Democracies Die (co-authored with Steven Levitsky) was on the New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into fifteen languages. Ziblatt serves as acting director of CES during the spring of 2019.
The following articles focus on Ziblatt's research for his book on conservative parties and the lessons of the political history of Europe's democratization for contemporary democracies:
In 2018, Daniel Ziblatt received the following awards for his book Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracies:
