Stephen Leonard White (born 1 July 1945, Dublin, Ireland[citation needed], deceased 15 November 2023, Glasgow) was a British political scientist and historian, emeritus professor at University of Glasgow,[1][2][3] an author of many articles and books about politics of Soviet Union and Russia.
[4][3] Stephen White graduated from Trinity College, Dublin with degrees in history and political science, and then completed a PhD in Soviet studies at University of Glasgow (spending a year at Moscow State University as an exchange student) and a DPhil in politics at Wolfson College, Oxford.
His positions include James Bryce Professor of Politics, a Senior Research Associate of the School of Central and East European Studies at University of Glasgow, a visiting professor at the Institute of Applied Politics in Moscow,[2] and adjunct professor of European Studies at the Johns Hopkins University Bologna Center.
[6] Since 2010 he was Fellow of the British Academy, Section S5 Political Studies: Political Theory, Government and International Relations.
[2][7] Until 2011 he was a co-editor of The Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics.