Paul Christopher Manuel is professor of government and director of the leadership program in the School of Public Affairs at American University in Washington, D.C. He also holds a research fellow appointment at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs at Georgetown University, and is an affiliate at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University, where he co-chaired the Iberian Studies Group.Previously, Manuel founded and directed the Institute for Leadership Studies at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, MD, and, before that, he co-founded the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. He was a tenured professor of politics at both institutions, and chaired the Department of Politics at Saint Anselm College for fifteen years.Manuel is the author or co-author of seven books and numerous articles. His research addresses issues related to comparative democratization, comparative public policy, and the relationship between religion and politics, with an emphasis on Portugal. Manuel has received Fulbright and National Endowment for the Humanities research grants. Dr. Manuel has served on National Selection Committee for the graduate Fulbright program in Spain and Portugal, and on the Executive Council of the New England Political Science Association. Dr. Manuel received the Saint Anselm College President's Award in 2006.A Massachusetts native, Manuel holds a Ph.D. in government from Georgetown University, an M.T.S. from the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, an M.A. in International Relations from Boston University, and a B.A. in Political Science from Boston University. He has also studied at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques in Paris, and the University of Coimbra and the University of Lisbon, both in Portugal.