Jennifer McCoy is a professor of political science at Georgia State University. A specialist on democratization and polarization; mediation and conflict prevention; election processes and election observation; and Latin American politics, Dr. McCoy has authored or edited six books and dozens of articles. Her latest volume is “Polarizing Polities: A Global Threat to Democracy,” co-edited with Murat Somer (2019). Follow her on Twitter @jlynnmccoy.