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Michele E. Commercio

Michele E. Commercio

Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Vermont

University of Vermont

TajikistanKyrgyzstan

About

My research interests include regime transition, ethnic politics, Islam, and gender in post-Soviet Central Asian states. I am currently focused on how constructed gender stereotypes in Kyrgyzstan affect women's personal and public lives. I therefore work on the political economy of polygynous marriages, women's participation in politics, and the effect of gender quotas on women's political representation.

Research Interests

PoliticsReligionSocietyGender