Jeffrey Winters author biography, plus links to books by Jeffrey Winters.

Jeffrey Winters

Jeffrey Winters is a professor of political science at Northwestern University and the Director of the Equality Development and Globalization Studies Program at Northwestern's Buffett Institute for Global Affairs. Renowned for his groundbreaking work on oligarchs and elites, Winters wrote the influential book Oligarchy, which reintroduced the term to modern audiences and won the 2012 Luebbert Prize for the best book in comparative politics. His insights have been featured in major media outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and NPR.

This biography was last updated on 05/26/2026.

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