Jason Brownlee
Professor — Ph.D., Princeton University

Contact
- E-mail: brownlee@austin.utexas.edu
- Phone: 512-232-7304
- Office: BAT 3.146
- Campus Mail Code: A1800
Interests
comparative politics, democracy, development, foreign intervention
Biography
Jason Brownlee researches and teaches about the comparative politics of democracy and development. He is the author of Authoritarianism in an Age of Democratization (Cambridge University Press, 2007), Democracy Prevention: The Politics of the U.S.-Egyptian Alliance (Cambridge University Press, 2012), and (with Tarek Masoud and Andrew Reynolds) The Arab Spring: Pathways of Repression and Reform (Oxford University Press, 2012), as well as articles in American Journal of Political Science, World Politics, Comparative Political Studies, and other scholarly journals. Professor Brownlee is currently studying democracy and development challenges in developing and OECD countries.
Courses
GOV 390L • Authoritarianism
37745 • Fall 2020
Meets T 9:30AM-12:30PM GDC 4.304
Hybrid/Blended
GOV 312L • Issues & Policies In Amer Gov
37895 • Spring 2020
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM
GO
GOV 365N • Capitalism, Socialism, Democ
38120 • Spring 2020
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM MEZ B0.302
EIIWr
GOV 365N • Authoritarianism
37678 • Fall 2019
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM GAR 1.134
Wr
GOV 365N • Ethics Of Foreign Intervention
37679 • Fall 2019
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM GAR 3.116
EIIWr
GOV 312L • Issues & Policies In Amer Gov
38120 • Spring 2019
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM UTC 3.122
GO
GOV 314 • Human Rights: Theories/Pracs
38170 • Spring 2019
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM PAR 304
E
GOV 312L • Issues & Policies In Amer Gov
38340 • Fall 2018
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM UTC 4.124
GO
GOV 365N • Ethics Of Foreign Intervention
38580 • Fall 2018
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM GAR 3.116
EWr
GOV 390L • The Politics Of Capital
38970 • Fall 2017
Meets W 9:00AM-12:00PM BAT 1.104
(also listed as MES 384)
UGS 303 • Middle East Interventions
63025-63040 • Fall 2017
Meets MW 1:00PM-2:00PM PAR 201
GCWr
ID
GOV 312L • Issues & Policies In Amer Gov
38525 • Spring 2017
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM MEZ 1.306
GO
GOV 365N • Authoritarianism
38760 • Spring 2017
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM MEZ 1.216
GCIIWr
(also listed as MES 341)
GOV 390L • Authoritarianism
38720 • Fall 2016
Meets W 9:00AM-12:00PM BAT 1.104
(also listed as MES 384)
UGS 303 • Middle East Today
63075-63090 • Fall 2016
Meets MW 1:00PM-2:00PM PAR 201
GCWr
ID
GOV 312L • Issues & Policies In Amer Gov
37760 • Spring 2016
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM MEZ B0.306
GOV 365N • Authoritarianism
38000 • Spring 2016
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM PAR 208
IIWr
(also listed as MES 341)
GOV 390L • Authoritarianism
37975 • Fall 2015
Meets W 9:00AM-12:00PM BAT 1.104
(also listed as MES 384)
UGS 303 • Middle East Today
62385-62400 • Fall 2015
Meets MW 1:00PM-2:00PM PAR 201
GCWr
ID
GOV 390L • Authoritarianism
39103 • Fall 2014
Meets W 9:30AM-12:30PM BAT 1.104
(also listed as MES 384)
UGS 303 • Middle East Today
64839-64850 • Fall 2014
Meets MW 1:00PM-2:00PM BUR 136
Wr
ID
GOV 312L • Issues & Policies In Amer Gov
39060 • Spring 2014
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM WEL 1.316
GO
GOV 390L • Political Economy Of Mid East
39413 • Fall 2013
Meets W 9:00AM-12:00PM BAT 1.104
(also listed as MES 384)
UGS 303 • Middle East Today
66095-66105 • Fall 2013
Meets MW 1:00PM-2:00PM PAR 201
GOV 365N • Egyptian Politics And Society
38797 • Spring 2012
Meets TTH 8:00AM-9:30AM MEZ B0.306
GOV 385L • Rsch Meth/Qual Anly In Soc Sci
38950 • Spring 2012
Meets T 9:30AM-12:30PM BAT 1.104
GOV F365N • Egyptian Politics And Society
85277 • Summer 2011
Meets MTWTHF 2:30PM-4:00PM PAR 301
(also listed as MES F323K)
GOV 312L • Issues & Policies In Amer Gov
39065 • Fall 2009
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM WCH 1.120
GO
GOV 312L • Iss And Policies In Amer Gov
38200 • Spring 2009
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM CAL 100
GO
GOV 390L • Modern Islamic Movements
38580 • Spring 2009
Meets TH 9:00AM-12:00PM BAT 5.102
(also listed as MES 381)
GOV 312L • Iss And Policies In Amer Gov
39325 • Fall 2008
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM FAC 21
GO
GOV 312L • Iss And Policies In Amer Gov
39210 • Spring 2008
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM CAL 100
GO
GOV 390L • Democratizatn In Compar Persp
39585 • Spring 2008
Meets TH 9:00AM-12:00PM BAT 5.102
GOV 365N • Authoritarianism In Mid East
38890 • Spring 2007
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM WAG 420
GOV 390L • Democratizatn In Compar Persp
39095 • Spring 2007
Meets TH 9:00AM-12:00PM BAT 5.102
(also listed as REE 385)
GOV 365N • Authoritarianism In Mid East
39830 • Fall 2006
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM MEZ 1.120
GOV 365N • Egyptian Politics & Society-W
39835 • Fall 2006
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM MEZ 1.120
C2
GOV 365N • Authoritarianism In Mid East-W
37920 • Spring 2006
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM BUR 436A
C2
GOV 365N • Politics Of Regime Change
37940 • Spring 2006
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM BUR 116
GOV 365N • Authoritarianism In Mid East-W
37755 • Fall 2005
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM BUR 212
C2
GOV 365N • Politics Of Regime Change
37770 • Fall 2005
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM BIO 301
Publications
My research has appeared in scholarly journals including the American Journal of Political Science,Comparative Political Studies, Studies in Comparative International Development, and World Politics.
Books
With Tarek Masoud and Andrew Reynolds, The Arab Spring: The Politics of Transformation in North Africa and the Middle East (Oxford University Press, 2015).
Democracy Prevention: The Politics of the U.S.-Egyptian Alliance (Cambridge University Press, 2012).
Authoritarianism in an Age of Democratization (Cambridge University Press, 2007).
Reviewed in Perspectives on Politics, Comparative Political Studies, and the Review of Politics. Read more at Amazon or view the table of contents and an excerpt here.
Refereed articles
"Peace before Freedom: Diplomacy and Repression in Sadat's Egypt," Political Science Quarterly(Winter 2011-2012).
"Executive Elections in the Arab World: When and How Do They Matter?" Comparative Political Studies (July 2011).
"Unrequited Moderation: Credible Commitments and State Repression in Egypt," Studies in Comparative International Development (December 2010).
"The Muslim Brothers: Egypt's Most Influential Pressure Group," History Compass (May 2010).
"Portents of Pluralism: How Hybrid Regimes Affect Democratic Transitions," American Journal of Political Science (July 2009). One of the journal's "top 10 downloaded articles in 2009."
"Bound to Rule: Party Institutions and Regime Trajectories in Malaysia and the Philippines," Journal of East Asian Studies (January 2008).
"The Heir Apparency of Gamal Mubarak," Arab Studies Journal (Fall 2007/Spring 2008).
"Hereditary Succession in Modern Autocracies," World Politics (July 2007). Winner of the best article prize, Comparative Democratization section of the APSA (2008).
"Can America Nation-Build?" World Politics (January 2007).
"...And Yet They Persist: Explaining Survival and Transition in Neopatrimonial Regimes,"Studies in Comparative International Development (Fall 2002).
"Low Tide after the Third Wave: Exploring Politics under Authoritarianism," Comparative Politics (July 2002).
Other publications
Review of Lisa Blaydes, Elections and Redistributive Politics in Mubarak's Egypt (Cambridge University Press 2010), Perspectives on Politics (December 2011).
"The Transnational Challenge to Arab Freedom," Current History (November 2011).
With Joshua Stacher, "Change of Leader, Continuity of System: Nascent Liberalization in Post-Mubarak Egypt," APSA-CD, Newsletter of the Comparative Democratization Organized Section (May 2011).
"Authoritarianism after 1989: From Regime Types to Transnational Processes," Harvard International Review (winter 2010).
"Moderate Opposition," Symposium on Concepts that Hinder Understanding... and What to Do About Them, APSA-CP, Newsletter of the Comparative Politics Organized Section (summer 2009).
Review of John R. Bradley, Inside Egypt: The Land of the Pharaohs on the Brink of a Revolution(Palgrave Macmillan 2008), Middle East Journal (summer 2009). Significant passages of Inside Egyptappear to originate in previously published works and lack appropriate acknowledgment of those sources. An Appendix (A) reviews standards for assessing plagiarism and presents some of the striking similarities between Inside Egypt and other texts. A second Appendix (B) notes changes made in the paperback edition, published after my review.
"Imagining the Next Occupation," Middle East Report (winter 2008).
"A New Generation of Autocracy in Egypt," The Brown Journal of World Affairs (fall 2007).
"The Decline of Pluralism in Mubarak's Egypt," Journal of Democracy (October 2002).
Commentary
Commentary on politics
The articles and lectures below connect my scholarly interest in political emancipation and violence prevention with public debates on these issues.
"Spring of Fury in Egypt," Jadaliyya, March 29, 2013.
"Liberalism vs. Democracy in Egypt," Middle East Report, December 6, 2012.
"Morsi takes Manhattan, but Washington's Another Story," Middle East Channel, September 27, 2012.
"Democracy Prevention," The Page 99 Test, September 17, 2012.
"2012 Egyptian Presidential Post-Election Report: President Asterisk," the Monkey Cage, June 25, 2012.
"Tunisia Post-Election Report II: Free Fair and Meaningful," the Monkey Cage, October 25, 2011.
"Tunisia National Assembly Post-Election Report: So Far, So Good," the Monkey Cage, October 23, 2011.
"Tunisia Pre-Election Report: Hope and Angst in Tunisia's Elections," the Monkey Cage, October 20, 2011.
"Roundtable on Post-Mubarak Egypt: Authoritarianism without Autocrats?" Jadaliyya, July 24, 2011.
"Egypt's Incomplete Revolution: The Challenge of Post-Mubarak Authoritarianism," Jadaliyya, July 5, 2011.