Ingrid Bego, Ph.D.

ibego@email.wcu.edu

Western Carolina University

Country: United States (North Carolina)

About Me:

I earned my BA triple majoring in Political Science, German and Spanish from Washburn University. I then went on to earn an MA and PhD in Political science (with distinction) from Washington State University. After teaching at Colorado State University, University of Wisconsin Green Bay and Hastings College, I came to Western Carolina University where I currently teach.

Research Interests

European Politics

Post-Communist Politics

Comparative Democratization

Gender and Politics

Countries of Interest

Albania

Croatia

Macedonia

Montenegro

My Research:

My research interests focus on issues of democratization, gender and politics, global governance and public policy. More particularly in my work, I seek to understand the effect of democratization and European Union membership on gender equality policy in post-communist Europe.