
Gerald F. (“Jerry”) Hyman is senior associate with Office of the President at CSIS. He provides assistance to the Hills-affiliated network of centers in Asia, Latin America, and Africa, manages the Hills Program in the United States, and conducts his own research on a variety of topics, especially democracy and governance. He is also a member of the Advisory Council to the Center for International Media Assistance of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and is a member of the Research Council of the NED’s International Forum for Democratic Studies. Over the past few years, he has conducted democracy and governance assessments for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Jordan, Serbia, South Africa, South Sudan, and Ukraine. He served with USAID from 1990 to 2007 and was director of its Office of Democracy and Governance from 2002 to 2007. Prior to joining USAID, he practiced law in Washington, D.C., with Covington & Burling.
Between 1970 and 1982, Hyman taught courses on anthropology, social theory, modernization, economic development, American Indians, and Southeast Asia in the Departments of Sociology and Anthropology at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. He holds a B.A. in philosophy and a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Chicago and a J.D. from the University of Virginia. He is the author of a number of articles and commentaries.
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Clear Implications of the Greek Financial Crisis
Commentary by Gerald Hyman — August 12, 2015
Will the Taliban School Massacre Change Pakistan’s Basic Security Orientation?
Commentary by Gerald Hyman — May 28, 2015
Lee Kuan Yew’s Enigma: Authoritarian Yet a Kind of Democrat
Commentary by Gerald Hyman — March 30, 2015
Imran Khan’s Demonstrations: Civilian Democratic Governance Loses
Commentary by Gerald Hyman — November 18, 2014
Lessons for the 2014 QDDR
Commentary by Gerald Hyman — September 23, 2014
Afghanistan after the Drawdown: U.S. Civilian Engagement Post-2014
Event — May 7, 2014
Hills Governance Update: Afghanistan: Civilian Engagement After the Military Drawdown
Newsletter by Gerald Hyman — May 1, 2014
Afghanistan after the Drawdown
Report by Gerald Hyman — April 7, 2014
Spying on Allies
Commentary by Gerald Hyman — July 26, 2013
Nawaz’s Decisive Victory Opens Door for Rethinking Pakistan Security Policy
Commentary by Gerald Hyman — May 21, 2013