Congratulations to George Tsebelis, U-M Anatol Rapoport Collegiate Professor of Political Science, for being awarded an honorary doctorate from the Department of Political Science and Public Administration of the School of Economics and Political Sciences of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens!

The ceremony was attended by, among others, the President of the Republic of Greece, Katerina Sakellaropoulou; the Rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Professor Gerasimos Siassos; and the Bishop of Rogoi, Filotheos Theodoropoulos.

In his address, E.K.P.A. Rector Siassos described Professor Tsebelis as "a man who has left an indelible mark in the field of political science, both in Europe and internationally.” He went on to say, “Professor Tsebelis' work in comparative political analysis and European institutions is fundamental. As a pioneer of the rational choice approach to political science, he has influenced generations of researchers with his innovative use of game theory to analyze political behavior and institutions.”

George Tsebelis uses game theoretic models to analyze the effects of political institutions, focusing particularly on Europe, the European Union, and Latin America. He is the author of: Revising the Rules: Constitutional Amendments in Democracies (forthcoming with Cambridge University Press), Reforming the European Union (2013), Veto Players (2002), Bicameralism (1997), and Nested Games (1991). He has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and received Fellowships from the Simon Guggenheim Foundation, the Russell Sage Foundation, and the Herbert Hoover Foundation.

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