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Department of Political Science


Degree Programs: Full-Time: M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Full-Time: Free-Standing M.A.

Chair: John Huber, Ph.D.
713 International Affairs Building
Tel: 212.854.3646


Director: Gregory J. Wawro
741 International Affairs Building
Tel: 212.854.3646


Dissertation Sponsors

Lisa Anderson:
Dean, School of International and Public Affairs, James T. Shotwell Professor of International Relations (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and School of International and Public Affairs), Ph.D., Columbia, 1981
Interests: Comparative politics and Middle East, Arab world, North Africa, political development, regime change, Islamic politics, political liberalization, the state and state formation in the third world, comparative colonialism, economic reform in the third world
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Sheri Berman:
Associate Professor (Barnard), Ph.D., Harvard, 1994
Interests: Comparative politics, comparative political development, European politics, globalization, social theory, history of the Left, qualitative methods.
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Richard D. Betts:
Arnold A. Saltzman Professor of War and Peace Studies, Ph.D., Harvard, 1975
Interests: International relations; United States foreign policy; war and strategy, intelligence analysis, the Cold War
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Jagdish Bhagwati:
University Professor, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967
Interests: International trade and development, political economy
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Partha Chatterjee:
Professor, Ph.D., Rochester, 1971
Interests: Nation and state, political theory, political economy, colonialism, religion, agrarianism, globalization; South Asia
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Jean Cohen:
Professor, Ph.D., New School for Social Research, 1979
Interests: Contemporary political theory; international political theory, sovereignty and international law, globalization and international law
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Gerald L. Curtis:
Burgess Professor of Political Science, Ph.D., Columbia, 1969
Interests: Comparative politics, Japanese politics, U.S. - Japan relations
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Rodolfo de la Garza:
Professor, Department of Political Science, Ph.D., Arizona, 1972
Interests: Latino political experiences, democratic institutions in Mexico; Mexico
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Michael Doyle:
Harold Brown Professor of U.S. Foreign and Security Policy (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, School of International and Public Affairs, Law School), Ph.D., Harvard, 1977
Interests: International relations theory; international security; international organizations
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Mona El-Ghobashy:
Assistant Professor (Barnard), Ph.D., Columbia, 2006
Interests: Comparative politics, politics of the Middle East and North Africa, social movements, democratization and de-democratization in the Middle East
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Jon Elster:
Affiliated Professor (Political Science), Ph.D., Paris, 1972
Interests: Theory of rational choice, theory of distributive justice, constitution-making, theory of rational choice, history of political thought, empirical studies of justice, emotions and social theory
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
David Epstein:
Professor, Ph.D., Stanford, 1992
Interests: American politics; formal modeling, game theory, democratic transitions, ethnic politics
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Robert S. Erikson:
Professor, Ph.D., Illinois, 1969
Interests: American political behavior, elections, methodology, and statistics
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Tanisha Fazal:
Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Stanford, 2001
Interests: International security, international relations theory, sovereignty, international law, organization theory
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Virginia Page Fortna:
Associate Professor, Ph.D., Harvard, 1998
Interests: International relations; peacekeeping; historical changes in war termination, theories of conflict and cooperation
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Timothy Frye:
Professor, Ph.D., Columbia, 1997
Interests: Comparative politics, political economy, Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Ester Fuchs:
Professor, Ph.D., Chicago, 1984
Interests: American politics; parties and elections; urban politics and policy
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Andrew Gelman:
Professor, Ph.D., Harvard, 1990
Interests: Public opinion, voting behavior, public policy, public health, statistical methodology
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Lucy Goodhart:
Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Harvard, 2001
Interests: Comparative institutions, W. European and EU politics, monetary policy and technocratic delegation, voting behavior, and political parties
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Fredrick Harris:
Professor, Ph.D., Northwestern, 1994
Interests: American politics, civic participation, social movements, African American politics, political development, race and politics, religion and politics
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Jeffrey Henig:
Professor (Teachers College), Ph.D., Northwestern, 1978
Interests: Urban politics, politics of education; privatization
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Shigeo Hirano:
Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Harvard, 2003
Interests: Comparative politics between the US and Japan
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
John Huber:
Professor, Ph.D., Rochester, 1991
Interests: Comparative politics; comparative democratic processes, bureaucracy, formal modeling; Western European politics
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Macartan Humphreys:
Associate Professor, Ph.D., Harvard, 2002
Interests: Political economy of development; African politics, methodology, democratic development, ethnic politics
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Robert Jervis:
Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Politics, Ph.D., California (Berkeley), 1968
Interests: International politics; psychology; decision making, systems theory, American foreign policy, causes of war
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
David Johnston:
Joseph Straus Professor of Political Philosophy and the Core Curriculum, Ph.D., Princeton, 1981
Interests: Political philosophy in the liberal tradition, normative political philosophy, history of political thought, property rights
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Kimuli Kasara:
Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Stanford, 2006
Interests: African politics, ethnic politics, political economy of development, regime change, elections, agrarian politics, communal violence
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Ira Katznelson:
Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History, Ph.D., Cambridge, 1969
Interests: American politics; comparative politics; political theory, urban politics, European studies, race relations, class formation, ethnicity and religion, education, urban geography, identities and interests, social movements, political parties
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Jeffrey Lax:
Assistant Professor, Ph.D., New York, 2001
Interests: American politics, judicial politics, applied formal theory
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Robert C. Lieberman:
Associate Professor (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and School of International and Public Affairs), Ph.D., Harvard, 1994
Interests: American political development; race and politics; social welfare policy and the welfare state
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Xiaobo Lü:
Professor, Ph.D., California (Berkeley), 1994
Interests: East Asian political economy
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Mahmood Mamdani:
Herbert Lehman Professor of Government (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and School of International and Public Affairs), Ph.D., Harvard, 1974
Interests: Reproduction of political identities, institutional reproduction of knowledge, particularly in what is called "African Studies"
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Manning Marable:
Professor (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and School of International and Public Affairs), Ph.D., Maryland, 1976
Interests: African American history, contemporary history, oral history
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Isabela Mares:
Professor, Ph.D., Harvard, 1999
Interests: comparative political economy, comparative welfare states, West European politics
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Kimberly Joy Marten:
Professor (Barnard), Ph.D., Stanford, 1991
Interests: International security; civil-military relations; United Nations and peacekeeping; Russian defense and foreign policy
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Massimo Morelli:
Professor, Ph.D., Harvard, 1996
Interests: Political economy, micro theory, experimental economics, public economics, comparative politics and international relations
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Maria Victoria Murillo:
Associate Professor, Ph.D., Harvard, 1997
Interests: Latin America in comparative perspective, Argentina
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Andrew J. Nathan:
Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Ph.D., Harvard, 1971
Interests: Contemporary Chinese domestic politics and foreign policy, comparative political participation and political culture
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Sharyn O'Halloran:
George Blumenthal Professor (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and School of International and Public Affairs), Ph.D., California (Berkeley), 1985
Interests: Political institutions and public policy, methodology, electoral politics, U.S. trade policy, globalization and international law
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Justin Phillips:
Assistant Professor, Ph.D., 2005, California (San Diego)
Interests: American politics, federalism, political institutions, public policy
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Pablo Pinto:
Assistant Professor, Ph.D., California (San Diego), 2004
Interests: Political economy of trade and investment, Argentina
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Richard M. Pious:
Adolf S. and Effie E. Ochs Professor of American Studies (Barnard), Ph.D., Columbia, 1971
Interests: American politics; American national government, presidential politics and government, presidential and congressional elections, constitutional and public law, national security politics and processes
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Kenneth Prewitt:
Carnegie Professor of Public Affairs (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and School of International and Public Affairs, Ph.D., Stanford, 1963
Interests: Ethno-racial classification; American government; U.S. private foundations; higher education; demography
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Tonya Putnam:
Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Stanford, 2005
Interests: International relations, extraterritoriality, human rights enforcement, treaty design
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Melissa Schwartzberg:
Associate Professor, Ph.D., New York, 2002
Interests: Ancient political thought, democratic theory, constitutionalism, Rousseau
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Robert Y. Shapiro:
Professor, Ph.D., Chicago, 1982
Interests: Public opinion, political leadership, policy-making, the mass media, political participation
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Allan Silver:
Professor, Ph.D., Michigan, 1964
Interests: Historical sociology; political sociology; trust and moral order
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Jack L. Snyder:
Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Relations, Ph.D., Columbia, 1981
Interests: Democratization and war, U.S. foreign policy, realism and liberalism in international relations theory, human rights and normative change in the international system
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Alfred Stepan:
Professor, Ph.D., Columbia, 1969
Interests: Religion and democracy, Brazil
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Anders Stephanson:
Professor, Ph.D., Columbia, 1986
Interests: History, memory, historical research methods
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Michael Ting:
Assistant Professor (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and School of International and Public Affairs), Ph.D, Stanford Graduate School of Business, 1999
Interests: Formal models of political institutions; bureaucracy, elections, legislatures
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Nadia Urbinati:
Neil Singer Professor of Contemporary Civilization, Ph.D., European University Institute, 1995
Interests: Political theory, democratic theory, anti-democratic thought, theories of representation and sovereignty, ancient and modern political thought, theory of resistance and consent
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Dorian Warren:
Assistant Professor (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and School of International and Public Affairs), Ph.D., Yale, 2005
Interests: American politics, American political development, public policy, urban politics inequality and marginalized groups: African American politics, Race and Ethnic politics, labor class and poverty politics
Approved Dissertation Sponsor
Gregory J. Wawro:
( Director of Graduate Studies ) Associate Professor, Cornell, 1996
Interests: Congress, elections, political economy, research design, quantitative analysis, formal theory
Approved Dissertation Sponsor




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