*The Malcolm Wiener Inequality & Social Policy Seminar Series presents* *Thomas F. Remington* Goodrich C. White Professor of Political Science, Emory University and Senior Fellow, Davis Center for Russian & Eurasian Studies, Harvard University *Democracy and Inequality in the Postcommunist Transition: Evidence from the Russian Regions* ** *Monday, March 2, 2009 12:00-1:45 p.m. *(Buffet lunch available at 12:00 -- Presentation begins at 12:15) *Harvard Kennedy School | Allison Dining Room (Taubman 5th floor)* ** *About the speaker *Thomas F. Remington is Professor of Political Science at Emory University. He was founding director of Emory's Program in Russian and East European Studies. In 1990 he won the Emory Williams Distinguished Teaching Award. He is author of numerous books and articles on Russian politics. Among his publications are two books on the Russian parliament: /The Russian Parliament: Institutional Evolution in a Transitional Regime, 1989-1999/ (Yale University Press, 2001) and /The Politics of Institutional Choice: Formation of the Russian State Duma/ (co-authored with Steven S. Smith) (Princeton University Press, 2001). Professor Remington's research focuses on the development of representative institutions in post-communist Russia , particularly parliamentary politics and legislative-executive relations. In addition to courses dealing with Russian political development, he teaches courses in comparative political institutions and comparative political and economic reform. *Paper available *http://www.hks.harvard.edu/inequality/Seminar/Seminar.htm _______________________________________________ Harvard Multidisciplinary Program in Inequality & Social Policy Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Email: inequality(a)harvard.edu <mailto:inequality@harvard.edu> Web: http://www.hks.harvard.edu/inequality/