George Sanford (political scientist)

George Sanford (1942/3 – 25 February 2021) was a professor of politics at the University of Bristol, England. He specialised in Polish and East European studies. In particular, he is considered an expert on the Katyn massacre, and published a book on that topic in 2005. On several occasions he was interviewed on Polish affairs in the mass media.

He died on 25 February 2021 at the age of 78.

Publications
George Sanford has published several books and numerous articles and books chapters. His book publications include:
 * Polish Communism in Crisis, 1983
 * Military Rule in Poland: The Rebuilding of Communist Power, 1981-1983, 1986
 * The Solidarity Congress 1981: The Great Debate, 1990
 * Democratization in Poland, 1988-1990: Polish Voices, 1992
 * Building Democracy?: The International Dimension of Democratisation in Eastern Europe (ed.), 1994
 * Historical Dictionary of Poland, 1994
 * Poland: The Conquest of History, 1999
 * Democratic Government in Poland : Constitutional Politics Since 1989, 2002
 * Katyn and the Soviet Massacre of 1940: Truth, Justice and Memory, 2005