Populism and the Erosion of Democracy

Jeeyang Rhee Baum is an adjunct lecturer in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (HKS). She is also a faculty affiliate with the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at HKS. Her research and teaching focuses on political accountability, governance, and public participation in developing democracies. She has written about administrative reform in South Korea, Taiwan, and the Philippines in her book, Responsive Democracy: Increasing State Accountability in East Asia (University of Michigan Press, 2011). Scholarly journals in which her work has appeared include the British Journal of Political Science, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Governance, Democratization, and the Journal of East Asian Studies. A recipient of numerous fellowships and awards, including a National Science Foundation grant and Presidential Management Fellow, she serves on the editorial board for the Political Science Network (PSN) at SSRN.com and the Journal of Asian Politics and History. Previously, she was a research fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation and a visiting scholar at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard. She has taught at Brown University, Boston University, and University of California, San Diego. She received her PhD in political science from University of California, Los Angeles, MPA from University of Washington, and BA from St. Olaf College. She served as budget and legislative analyst at the US Office of Management and Budget, Office of National Drug Control Policy, and the Federal Aviation Administration.