Rate My Professor Robert Jenkins

Prior to UNC, Jenkins was Assistant Professor of Sociology at Yale University (1987-1995). He joined UNC in 2006 as Lecturer, became Senior Lecturer in 2011, and Teaching Professor in 2017. He directed the Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies (2001-2015) and the M.A. in Russian and East European Studies (1999-2015). Notable publications include “Labor Markets and Economic Transition in Post-Communist Europe” (2001, Sourcebook on Labor Markets), “The Role of the Hungarian Nonprofit Sector in Post-Communist Social Policy” (1999, Social Policy and Left Parties in Post-Communist Europe), “Politics and the Development of the Hungarian Nonprofit Sector” (1995, Voluntas), and “Two Modes of Economic Coordination in Hungary: Consequences for Careers” (1990, Eastern European Politics and Societies). Jenkins has led study abroad programs in Brussels and London, the Balkans, and Cape Town, South Africa, supervised numerous theses, and serves as Internship Coordinator. He received a National Science Foundation grant for research on conflict behavior and has given public lectures, including the Finch Lecture at Miami University (2018) on state capture in Russia, Hungary, and South Africa.