Jonas Linde is a Research Fellow in political science at the University of Gothenburg.  His main field of interest is comparative politics, with a focus on the political development in European post-communist countries. Linde's recent research has dealt with public attitudes, system support and corruption, mainly in Central and Eastern Europe. He is currently involved in a research project on the diversity of post-communist political regimes. As an Anna Lindh Fellow at the Forum on Contemporary Europe in Fall 2009, Linde will work on a book chapter on public support for democracy and non-democratic alternatives.