About

I’m an Associate Professor (untenured) in the Government Department at Harvard University. Before joining the Harvard faculty, I was an Assistant Professor in the Politics Department at Princeton University and a Junior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows. I study the comparative political economy of development with a focus on urban politics, social policy, and Latin America. My book, Forbearance as Redistribution: The Politics of Informal Welfare in Latin America (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics), looks at the politics of enforcement against property law violations by the poor, such as squatting, street vending, and electricity theft.

My current book project focuses on the politics of large infrastructure projects in Latin America.  My other research interests include law, migration, crime control, and subnational governance. I hold an A.B. from Princeton University (2007) and a Ph.D. from Harvard University (2014).

Contact

aholland@fas.harvard.edu
Department of Government
1737 Cambridge Street, K205
Cambridge, MA 02138

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