Clarke, Harold D.: Ashbel Smith Professor, University of Texas at Dallas. Papers, political science data, and links.Downs, William M.: Assistant Professor of Political Science at Georgia State University. His research and teaching interests comprise comparative politics, European politics with emphases on western and northern Europe, and political economy.Friedman, Douglas: Director of Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Courses, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, OAS Brazil, and Cuba.Pugaciauskas, Vykintas: Papers, essays and theses on various subjects of comparative politics. The main focus is on institutional design (especially semi-presidentialism), democratic stability and party systems.