Sharon Lean

Department

Political Science

Phone

313-577-3169

Office

2059 Faculty/Administration Building

Biography

Sharon F. Lean is associate professor and chair of the Department of Political Science. She joined the Wayne State faculty in 2005. She is the recipient of Wayne State's 2016 Outstanding Graduate Director Award and the 2011 President's Award for Excellent in Teaching. From May 2018 to August 2021, she served as associate dean of the Graduate School. Dr. Lean specializes in the comparative politics of Latin America and regularly offers courses with short-term study abroad in Mexico.

Selected publications

• Lean, Sharon F. and Evan Bitzarakis. 2023. “Asserting Integrity in Mexico’s Civic Sector” Public Administration and Development. 43(1) 70-79.
• Lean, Sharon F. et al. 2021. "Women’s Civic and Political Participation in the Developing World: Obstacles and Opportunities." Journal of International Women's Studies. 22(9).
• Lean, Sharon F. and Alanna D. Jackson, 2018. “Mexican Political Development.” In Oxford Bibliographies in Political Science. Ed. Sandy Maisel. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Lean, Sharon F. 2012. Civil Society and Electoral Accountability in Latin America. Palgrave Macmillan.
• Legler, Thomas, Sharon F. Lean and Dexter Boniface, eds. 2007. Promoting Democracy in the Americas. Johns Hopkins University Press.

Research Description

Affiliated Departments

• Political Science