CHAIR
Brian Harward
Professor
American politics, constitutional law, bureaucratic politics, presidential power.
FACULTY
Andrew Bloeser
Associate Professor; Director, Center for Political Participation
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Shanna Kirschner
Associate Professor; Seddig Chair in Law and Policy
Middle Eastern politics; civil war; international organizations, human rights; and democratization.
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Shannan Mattiace
Associate Professor
Criminal violence in Mexico; ethnic politics and social movements in Mexico and Latin America; immigration to the U.S.; U.S.-Mexico border issues
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Rebecca Oliver
Assistant Professor
European politics; comparative political economy; political institutions; inequality; social policy; labor politics
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Sharon Wesoky
Professor; Arthur E. Braun Chair in Political Science
Chinese politics; transnationalism; gender politics and society; globalization and state-society relations in China and East Asia; feminism, civil society, and intellectual criticism in contemporary China
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Tarah Williams
Assistant Professor
American politics; political psychology; public opinion; gender; race; voting behavior; research design; experimental research; public policy
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