Bio: (1940-) Polish-American political scientist and sociologist. Adam Przeworski completed his undergraduate and master's studies in Poland and received his doctorate from Northwestern University in the USA. He has taught at the universities of Chicago and New York. He studies topics of social democracy, capitalism, democracy, and political systems in Latin America. In his book Capitalism and Social Democracy (1985), Przeworski explores three strategic dilemmas of socialism: whether to focus on gaining power in elections or not; whether to rely solely on the working class or to expand the base; and whether to seek the reform of capitalism or to abolish capitalism. To examine these dilemmas, Przeworski uses historical analysis of socialist strategies from the mid-nineteenth century. In addition, he uses an analytical approach through the use of abstract political and economic models. Przeworski examines the dialectic of the relationship between economic development and democracy in his book Democracy and Development (2000). To determine the dynamics of that relationship, he researches the situation in 135 countries in the period from 1950 to 1990 and concludes that there is a connection between economic development and the stability of democracy. Although economic development does not guarantee the democratization of a country, once achieved, democracy has a much better chance of surviving in rich countries.

Main works

The Logic of Comparative Social Inquiry (1970);

Capitalism and Social Democracy (1985); 

Paper Stones: A History of Electoral Socialism (1986);

Democracy and the Market: Political and Economic Reforms in Eastern Europe and Latin America (1991);

Democracy and Development: Political Institutions and Well-Being in the World, 1950-1990 (2000); 

Democracy and the Rule of Law (2003);

States and Markets: A Primer in Political Economy (2003);

„The Mechanics of Regime Instability in Latin America“, in Journal of Politics in Latin America (2009);

Democracy and the Limits of Self-Government (2010);

Democracy in a Russian Mirror (2015);

Why Bother With Elections? (2018);

Crises of Democracy (2019).