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Political Science Department Leadership, Faculty and Staff


Lamis Abdelaaty
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Lamis Abdelaaty

Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration

Senior Research Associate, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs

311 Eggers Hall | 315.443.1744 | labdelaa@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

International relations, human rights and humanitarian action, asylum and migration

Kristi Andersen

Kristi Andersen

Professor Emeritus, Political Science Department

Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence

Maxwell Professor of Teaching Excellence

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

andersen@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

American politics, political parties, public opinion, women and politics, immigration

Michael Barkun

Michael Barkun

Professor Emeritus, Political Science Department

508 Eggers Hall | 315.443.9339 | mbarkun@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Millenarian and utopian movements, radical right, terrorism

Richard Barton

Richard Barton

Assistant Teaching Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Assistant Teaching Professor, Policy Studies

Assistant Teaching Professor by Courtesy Appointment, Political Science Department

Research Affiliate, Center for Policy Design and Governance

225 Eggers Hall | 315.443.5352 | rcbarton@syr.edu


Hossein Bashiriyeh

Hossein Bashiriyeh

Teaching Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Middle Eastern Studies Program

408 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.3917 | hbashiri@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Political sociology of the Middle East

Matthew Baxter

Matthew Baxter

Regional Programs Manager, Asia, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs

Assistant Professor by Courtesy Appointment, Political Science Department

346 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2553 | mhbaxter@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Comparative political theory, politics and thought in South Asia, Tamil area studies

Kenneth Baynes

Kenneth Baynes

Professor Emeritus by Courtesy Appointment, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

Professor, Philosophy, College of Arts & Sciences

krbaynes@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Social and political philosophy, German philosophy

James P. Bennett

James P. Bennett

Associate Professor Emeritus, Political Science Department

405B Maxwell Hall | 315.443.1749 | jbennett@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

International relations theory

Mark Brockway

Assistant Teaching Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration

Meredith Professor Faculty Fellow

100 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | mdbrockw@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

American politics, comparative politics, religion

Candy Brooks

Candy Brooks

Academic Advisor, Political Science Department

100 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2238 | cbrook01@syr.edu


Colleen Burton

Colleen Burton

Assistant Professor by Courtesy Appointment, Political Science Department

Senior Director of Finance and Research Initiatives, Syracuse University Office of Research

cdburton@syr.edu


Keith J. Bybee

Keith J. Bybee

Professor, Political Science Department

Director, Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics and the Media

Paul E. and Hon. Joanne F. Alper ’72 Judiciary Studies Professor, College of Law

Professor, College of Law

408C Dineen Hall | 315.443.2529 | kjbybee@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Public law, the judicial process, the politics of race, legal theory, political philosophy

Horace G. Campbell

Horace G. Campbell

Professor, Political Science Department

Professor, African American Studies

200 Sims Hall | 315.443.2416 | hgcampbe@syr.edu


Matthew R. Cleary

Matthew R. Cleary

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration

Advisory Board Member and Senior Research Associate, Program on Latin America and the Caribbean

539 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | macleary@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Latin American politics, political institutions, democratization, ethnic politics

Francine D’Amico
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Francine D’Amico

Teaching Professor Emerita, Political Science Department

Affiliated Faculty Member, Women’s and Gender Studies

100 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2306 | fjdamico@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

International law and organizations, global governance, United Nations, human rights, LGBTIQ global issues, international security and diplomacy, race/gender/sexual identity and the U.S. military, Latin America and the Caribbean

Danny-Daneri

Daniel Daneri

Assistant Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

315.443.2416 | drdaneri@syr.edu


Renée de Nevers

Renée de Nevers

Associate Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Associate Professor by Courtesy Appointment, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration

351 Eggers Hall | 315.443.7093 | denevers@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

International security, international relations, private military and security companies

Areas of Expertise

Political Communication, News Media and Politics, Local News, Partisan Polarization, Political Attitudes, and Behavior.

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Colin Elman

Professor, Political Science Department

347 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4068 | celman@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

International relations, national security, qualitative methods

Miriam F. Elman

Miriam F. Elman

Associate Professor by Courtesy Appointment, Political Science Department

Executive Director, Academic Engagement Network

melman@syr.edu


Margarita Abe Estevez

Margarita Estévez-Abe

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate and Advisory Committee Member, East Asia Program

Faculty Affiliate, Aging Studies Institute

308 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.2416 | mestev02@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Political economy, Japan, gender

Christopher Faricy
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Christopher Faricy

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Hicker Family Professor of Renewing Democratic Community

Director, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

Research Affiliate, Center for Policy Research

319 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | cgfaricy@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

American politics, social policy, income inequality, tax policy, public opinion on government spending, budgetary politics, political economy, political parties

Shana Kushner Gadarian

Shana Kushner Gadarian

Professor, Political Science Department

Associate Dean for Research, Maxwell School

Merle Goldberg Fabian Professor of Excellence in Citizenship and Critical Thinking

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

200 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3718 | sgadaria@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

American politics, political psychology, political communication, public opinion, experimental methods

Areas of Expertise

International relations, comparative politics

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Dimitar Gueorguiev

Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate and Advisory Committee Member, East Asia Program

100E Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | ddgueorg@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Comparative political economy, authoritarian institutions, governance, survey methods

Petra Hejnova

Petra Hejnova

Assistant Professor by Courtesy Appointment, Political Science Department

Director of Curriculum and Academic Services, SU Abroad

phejnova@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Comparative politics, women and politics, politics of Central and Eastern Europe, social movements

Margaret Hermann

Margaret Hermann

Professor Emerita, Political Science Department

Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs

Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration

mgherman@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Political leadership, foreign policy decision making, crisis management, influence of non-state actors on foreign policy, comparative foreign policy

Erin Hern

Erin Hern

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Co-Director, Study of Global Politics Speaker Series

Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration

Senior Research Associate, Maxwell African Scholars Union

400B Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | ehern@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Comparative politics, African politics, political participation, women and gender

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Catherine Herrold

Associate Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Associate Professor by Courtesy Appointment, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration

Senior Research Associate, Middle Eastern Studies Program

400E Eggers Hall | 315.443.4339 | ceherrol@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Global Civil Society
Collaborative and Participatory Governance
Foreign Policy
Foreign Aid

Jenn M. Jackson

Jenn M. Jackson

Assistant Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

Affiliate, Women’s and Gender Studies

Affiliate, African American Studies

contactmaxfaculty@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Black politics, gender and sexuality, political behavior, public opinion, social movements, mixed methods

Seth Jolly
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Seth Jolly

Associate Professor and Chair, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for European Studies

100D Eggers Hall | 315.443.2113 | skjolly@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

European politics, political parties, nationalism, European Union

Sebastian Karcher

Sebastian Karcher

Director, Center for Qualitative and Multi-Method Inquiry

Director, Qualitative Data Repository

Research Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

346H Eggers Hall | 315.443.1634 | skarcher@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Qualitative methods; research infrastructure; open science; open source software

Thomas M. Keck

Thomas M. Keck

Professor, Political Science Department

Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

313 Eggers Hall | 315.443.5862 | tmkeck@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

U.S. Supreme Court, constitutional courts, freedom of expression, democratic erosion, Court reform

Minju Kim

Minju Kim

Assistant Professor, Political Science Department

Research Affiliate, East Asia Program

315.443.2416 | mkim71@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

International political economy, bureaucratic politics, international trade, formal theory

Audie Klotz

Audie Klotz

Professor, Political Science Department

Heighberger Family Faculty Fellow of Public Service

Research Affiliate, Maxwell African Scholars Union

330 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | aklotz@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

International relations, qualitative methods, global and comparative immigration policy, global governance and transnational activism

Areas of Expertise

Science and technology policy, environmental policy and administration

Robert D. McClure

Robert D. McClure

Professor Emeritus, Political Science Department

Maxwell Professor of Teaching Excellence

rdmcclur@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

American politics, leadership, mass communication

Daniel McDowell

Daniel McDowell

Professor, Political Science Department

Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of International Affairs

Associate Director, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs

Co-Director, Study of Global Politics Speaker Series, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs

334 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | dmcdowel@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

International political economy, international finance, international monetary system, IMF

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Jacquie Meyer

Administrative Assistant, Political Science Department

100 Eggers Hall | 315.443.9803 | jmeyer@syr.edu


Glyn Morgan

Glyn Morgan

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Director, Center for European Studies

540 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | dgmorgan@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Political theory, European Union
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