Kathryn Hendley is the William Voss-Bascom Professor of Law and Political Science and Associate Dean of the Law School at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is also currently a Fellow of the Program in Law and Public Affairs at Princeton University. Dr. Hendley has published widely in journals, including Post-Soviet Affairs, Law and Social Inquiry, and American Journal of Comparative Law. Her research focuses on legal and economic reform in the former Soviet Union and on how law is actually experienced and used in Russia. This talk was co-sponsored by the Russian and Eurasian Studies Program.