Carothers has served in various senior management positions at the Carnegie Endowment, including as the interim president of the Endowment in 2021, and as senior vice president for studies for many years.
Carothers received a J.D. from Harvard Law School, a M.Sc. from the London School of Economics where he was a Marshall Scholar and an A.B. summa cum laude from Harvard College. He speaks English, French, and Spanish.[4]
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Prior to joining the Carnegie Endowment in 1993, Carothers worked at the law firm of Arnold & Porter in Washington, DC. Before that, he was an attorney-adviser at the Office of the Legal Adviser of the U.S. Department of State from 1985 to 1988.[5] While serving at the State Department, he worked with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on democracy assistance in Latin America. This experience formed the basis for his first book, In the Name of Democracy: U.S. Policy Toward Latin America in the Reagan Years.[6]
His work has focused on international democracy support, including civil society development, political party assistance, rule of law assistance, and democratic transitions.[7] In addition to his research and writings, Carothers has consulted for and worked directly on democracy assistance programs for both private and public aid organizations.[8]
Carothers is the author of five books on international democracy and development assistance, as well as three edited volumes and a collection of his most influential essays. He has also written numerous articles for the Journal of Democracy, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and other publications. His writings have been translated into many languages.[9][10]
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Democracies Divided: The Global Challenge of Political Polarization (co-edited with Andrew O’Donohue), Brookings Press, 2019.
Development Aid Confronts Politics: The Almost Revolution (with Diane de Gramont), Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2013.
Confronting the Weakest Link: Aiding Political Parties in New Democracies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2006.
Promoting the Rule of Law Abroad: In Search of Knowledge (editor), Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2006.
Uncharted Journey: Promoting Democracy in the Middle East (co-edited with Marina Ottaway). Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2005.
Critical Mission: Essays on Democracy Promotion, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2004.
Funding Virtue: Civil Society Aid and Democracy Promotion (co-edited with Marina Ottaway), Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2000.
Aiding Democracy Abroad: The Learning Curve, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1999.
Assessing Democracy Assistance: The Case of Romania, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1996.
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A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view Please discuss further on the talk page August 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message Thomas Carothers born June 28 1956 is an American lawyer and expert on international democracy support democratization and U S foreign policy 1 2 He is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace where he founded and currently co directs the Democracy Conflict and Governance Program He has also taught at several universities in the United States and Europe including Central European University the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and Nuffield College Oxford 3 Thomas CarothersBorn 1956 06 28 June 28 1956 age 67 EducationHarvard University BA JD London School of Economics MSc EmployerCarnegie Endowment for International Peace Carothers has served in various senior management positions at the Carnegie Endowment including as the interim president of the Endowment in 2021 and as senior vice president for studies for many years Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Bibliography 3 1 Books 3 2 Selected essays 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education editCarothers received a J D from Harvard Law School a M Sc from the London School of Economics where he was a Marshall Scholar and an A B summa cum laude from Harvard College He speaks English French and Spanish 4 Career editPrior to joining the Carnegie Endowment in 1993 Carothers worked at the law firm of Arnold amp Porter in Washington DC Before that he was an attorney adviser at the Office of the Legal Adviser of the U S Department of State from 1985 to 1988 5 While serving at the State Department he worked with the United States Agency for International Development USAID on democracy assistance in Latin America This experience formed the basis for his first book In the Name of Democracy U S Policy Toward Latin America in the Reagan Years 6 His work has focused on international democracy support including civil society development political party assistance rule of law assistance and democratic transitions 7 In addition to his research and writings Carothers has consulted for and worked directly on democracy assistance programs for both private and public aid organizations 8 Carothers is the author of five books on international democracy and development assistance as well as three edited volumes and a collection of his most influential essays He has also written numerous articles for the Journal of Democracy Foreign Affairs Foreign Policy and other publications His writings have been translated into many languages 9 10 Bibliography editBooks edit Democracies Divided The Global Challenge of Political Polarization co edited with Andrew O Donohue Brookings Press 2019 Development Aid Confronts Politics The Almost Revolution with Diane de Gramont Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 2013 Confronting the Weakest Link Aiding Political Parties in New Democracies Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 2006 Promoting the Rule of Law Abroad In Search of Knowledge editor Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 2006 Uncharted Journey Promoting Democracy in the Middle East co edited with Marina Ottaway Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 2005 Critical Mission Essays on Democracy Promotion Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 2004 Funding Virtue Civil Society Aid and Democracy Promotion co edited with Marina Ottaway Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 2000 Aiding Democracy Abroad The Learning Curve Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 1999 Assessing Democracy Assistance The Case of Romania Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 1996 In the Name of Democracy U S Policy Toward Latin America in the Reagan Years University of California Press 1993 Selected essays edit The Democratic Price of Countering Authoritarianism Just Security January 22 2024 11 Democracy Aid at 25 Time to Choose Journal of Democracy vol 26 no 1 January 2015 Accountability Transparency Participation and Inclusion A New Development Consensus with Saskia Brechenmacher Carnegie Paper October 2014 Closing Space Democracy and Human Rights Support Under Fire with Saskia Brechenmacher Carnegie Report February 2014 Democracy Policy Under Obama Revitalization or Retreat Carnegie Report January 2012 Aiding Governance in Developing Countries Progress Amid Uncertainties with Diane de Gramont Carnegie Paper November 2011 Looking for Help Will Rising Democracies Become International Democracy Supporters with Richard Youngs Carnegie Paper July 2011 Think Again Arab Democracy Foreign Policy March 10 2011 The Elusive Synthesis Journal of Democracy vol 21 no 4 October 2010 Revitalizing Democracy Assistance The Challenge of USAID Carnegie Report October 2009 Stepping Back From Democratic Pessimism Carnegie Paper no 99 February 2009 Democracy Assistance Political vs Developmental Journal of Democracy vol 20 no 1 January 2009 The Sequencing Fallacy Journal of Democracy vol 18 no 1 January 2007 The Backlash Against Democracy Promotion Foreign Affairs March April 2006 The End of the Transition Paradigm Journal of Democracy vol 13 no 1 January 2002 References edit Think Again Arab Democracy Foreign Policy March 20 2011 James Traub 2008 The Freedom Agenda Macmillan p 92 Thomas Carothers Vice President for Studies Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Expert Biography archived from the original on 2011 01 17 Thomas Carothers Vice President for Studies Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Expert Biography archived from the original on 2011 01 17 Thomas Carothers Gulf Research Center Lester Langley Winter 1992 1993 In the Name of Democracy International Journal 48 180 182 JSTOR 40202827 Thomas Carothers Vice President for Studies Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Expert Biography archived from the original on 2011 01 17 Mr Thomas Carothers International IDEA archived from the original on 2011 08 30 retrieved 2011 07 20 El fin del paradigma de la transicion Este Pais April 17 2009 Tunisie les lecons de l effondrement d une autocratie Carnegie Moscow Center January 14 2011 Carothers Thomas 2024 01 22 The Democratic Price of Countering Authoritarianism Just Security Retrieved 2024 01 28 External links edit nbsp Media related to Thomas Carothers at Wikimedia Commons Official Biography at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Website of the Carnegie Democracy and Rule of Law Program Appearances on C SPAN Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Carothers amp oldid 1206342580, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
