University of Colorado Denver College of Liberal Arts and SciencesUniversity of Colorado Denver

Christoph StefesChristoph H. Stefes, Associate Professor

Ph.D., University of Denver, 2002

Areas of Interest:

Comparative politics; former Soviet Union; Europe; democratization; corruption.

Teaching

  • Introduction to International Political Economy
  • Comparative Politics: Europe
  • Corruption in the United States and Abroad
  • Democracy and Democratization
  • The Post Soviet World: Origins and Present Conditions
  • Advanced International Political Economy: Globalization

Select Publications

Stefes, Christoph (2006) Understanding Post-Soviet Transitions: Corruption, Collusion, and Clientelism.  New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Stefes, Christoph (2006) (with Harald Barrios) (eds.) Einfuhrung in die Comparative Politics Munich: Oldenbourg Verlag.

Stefes, Christoph (2003) Stability vs. Volatility. Why the CIS Is not a Shining Example for Central Europe, In: Demokratizatsiya 11, No.2: 320-23.

Stefes, Christoph (2005) Clash of Institutions: Clientelism and Corruption vs. Rule of Law In: Waters, C. (ed.), The State of Law in the South Caucasus New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Stefes, Christoph (2005) (with Tim Sisk) Power Sharing as an Interim Step in Peace Building: Lessons from South Africa for Other Divided Societies.  In:  Rothchild, D. and Roder, P. (eds.) Power Sharing and Peacemaking.  Ithaca: Cornell University Press.

Stefes, Christoph (2003) Kampf der Institutionen: Korruption, Marktwirtschaft and Rechtsaatlichkeit in der fruheren Sowjetunion. In: Bendel, P., Croissant, A., and Rub, F. (eds.) Staatlichkeit und Transformation Opladen: Leske and Budrich.

 

Office:  King Center #514

Phone: (303) 556-2748

E-mail: christoph.stefes @ucdenver.edu