
Elizabeth Parker-Magyar
Graduate Research Fellow
email ekpm@mit.edu
Elizabeth is a PhD student in comparative politics and quantitative methodology in MIT’s Department of Political Science. Her research focuses on accountability under authoritarianism, contentious politics, and political violence, with a regional focus on the Middle East. Before beginning at MIT, Elizabeth received a B.A. from Hamilton College and an M.A. from Johns Hopkins SAIS, and spent several years as an analyst of the conflict in Syria.
Projects
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News October 2023
[MIT News] Finding Solidarity in the Teachers’ Lounge
MIT PhD candidate Elizabeth Parker-Magyar finds close workplace networks among educators drive their activism even outside of democracies.
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News November 2022
How and Why State Workers Influence Policy and Politics in Jordan
We speak with Elizabeth Parker-Magyar, MIT PhD Candidate in Comparative Politics and Political Methodology and MIT GOV/LAB Graduate Fellow.