Dr. Ashley Esarey
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Middlebury College
Dr. Ashley Esarey is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Middlebury College in Vermont, as well as an Analyst with Freedom House.
Dr. Esarey received his Ph.D. from Columbia University. In preparation for his dissertation, Dr. Esarey spent 16 months in China doing field research, interviewed more than 20 different Chinese media organizations, and performed in depth analysis on 6,500 reports from nine daily news outlets.
Dr. Esarey’s research interests include media freedom and democratization, electoral reform in consolidated democracies, and East Asian politics.