Terrence Roh
Biography
Terrence Roh is a PhD candidate in Comparative Politics and Political Methodology in the Department of Political Science at MIT, where he is a graduate fellow at the Global Diversity Lab. His research interests include urban politics, political behaviors and informal institutions, with a regional focus on the megacities in Latin America. In his dissertation, he examines how social network structures shape patterns of collective action in Lima's slums, drawing on an original measure of neighborhood fragmentation and experimental methods. Prior to joining MIT, he worked as a research intern at the United Nations ECLAC in Santiago, Chile. He holds an MA in Political Science and a BA in Spanish from Seoul National University.
Biography
Terrence Roh is a PhD candidate in Comparative Politics and Political Methodology in the Department of Political Science at MIT, where he is a graduate fellow at the Global Diversity Lab. His research interests include urban politics, political behaviors and informal institutions, with a regional focus on the megacities in Latin America. In his dissertation, he examines how social network structures shape patterns of collective action in Lima's slums, drawing on an original measure of neighborhood fragmentation and experimental methods. Prior to joining MIT, he worked as a research intern at the United Nations ECLAC in Santiago, Chile. He holds an MA in Political Science and a BA in Spanish from Seoul National University.