Title
Professor of Political Science
Department
Political Science
Institution
Northeastern University
Education
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Ph.D., 1996, Political Science Yale University
Research Interests
Biography
Professor Mitchell A. Orenstein is a scholar of international politics focusing on the political economy and international affairs of Central and Eastern Europe. His research lies at the intersection of comparative politics, international political economy, and global public policy, employing a problem-driven research approach based on asking big, policy-relevant questions and answering them through carefully designed, in-depth field research. Prior to joining Northeastern University as the chair of the Department of Political Science, Professor Orenstein was a faculty member in European Politics at Johns Hopkins University from 2007-2012 and a and senior fellow of the Center for European Policy Analysis in Washington, DC. Orenstein also has held appointments at Harvard, Yale, Brown, Syracuse, and Moscow State Universities. Orenstein's research has been recognized with fellowships from the MacArthur Foundation, American Council of Learned Societies, and Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He has consulted for the World Bank, USAID, the government of Slovakia, and other organizations. Professor Orenstein has lived for several years in Europe - in Britain, France, Czech Republic, Poland, and Russia. His hobbies include travel, piano, and coaching baseball. He is married with three children.
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617.373.3876