#  Alisha Holland 

Gates Professor of Developing Societies, Department of Government, Harvard University.

Executive Committee; Faculty Associate; Chair, Weatherhead Research Cluster on Business and Government, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.

Steering Committee Member, Weatherhead Research Cluster on Comparative Inequality and Inclusion. 

 

 

 



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 email <aholland@fas.harvard.edu> 

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**Research interests:** Political determinants and consequences of infrastructure projects in Latin America, migration crime control and subnational governance.

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