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American Politics PhD Job Candidates
2011 - 2012
| Name | Website/CV | Area of Substantive Interest | Dissertation Title | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Bryan Cole | CV | Elections and voting behavior, political participation, political psychology, religion and politics | Voter Registration Made Easy: Who Takes Advantage of Election Day Registration and Same Day Registration and Do They Vote? Advisor: Paul Beck |
American |
| Erik Heidemann | CV | Political Parties, Elections, Voting Behavior, New Voters, Voter Mobilization. | New Voters in American Elections: Participation, Partisan Mobilization, and the Future of Representative Democracy Advisor: Paul Beck |
American |
| Chris Kypriotis | CV | U.S. Congress; Interest Groups, Congressional Committees, Political Methodology, Game Theory | Interest Group Subsidization of Legislative Action: The Mediating Role of Committees and their Institutional Evolution Advisor: Craig Volden |
American |
| Daniel Lempert |
Web site CV |
Judicial Politics, American Political Institutions, Political Psychology, Formal Theory | The Unitary Judicial Branch? Testing Theories of Influence on the U.S. Supreme Court. Advisor: Gregory Caldeira |
American |
| Todd Makse | Web site CV |
Redistricting; state politics; elections and voting behavior; political parties; legislative politics; political participation; campaign finance; public policy diffusion | The Redistricting Cycle in American State Politics Advisor: Craig Volden |
American |
| Tina D. Pierce | CV | American Politics, Black Politics, Education Policy, Race and Ethnicity, Social Movements, State and Local Politics, and Urban Politics | Political Leadership and Policy Preferences: A Case Study of the
Columbus City School District and its Board of Education Advisor: William E. Nelson Jr. |
American |
Comparative Politics PhD Job Candidates
2011 - 2012
| Name | Website/CV | Area of Substantive Interest | Dissertation Title | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quintin Beazer | Web Site CV |
Comparative political economy, Russian & post-communist politics, statistical methodology | Risk in the Regions: Bureaucratic Discretion, Policy Uncertainty, and Investment across the Russian Federation Advisors: Irfan Nooruddin, Timothy Frye |
Comparative |
| Soundarya Chidambaram | Web Site CV |
Ethnic Politics, Civil Society, Religious NGOs and sectarian conflict, Clientelism/Party-Citizen linkages, Hindu Nationalism & Ethno-religious violence, India, South Asia | Sectarian Welfare in India's Urban Slums: Governance, Patronage and the Success of Hindu Right-wing's Charitable NGOs Advisor: Irfan Nooruddin |
Comparative |
| Delia Dumitrescu | Web Site CV |
Comparative political communication; political behavior; advanced democracies; parties and elections; political psychology | Election Posters Campaigns: An Old Form of Campaign Communication in a New Light Advisor: Anthony Mughan |
Comparative |
International Relations PhD Job Candidates
2011 - 2012
| Name | Website/CV | Area of Substantive Interest | Dissertation Title | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley B. Allan | Web Site CV |
International Relations Theory; International Organizations; Science and Politics; Diplomatic History; International Development; Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding; Global Environmental Politics. | From Means to Ends: How Scientific Ideas Transformed International Politics, 1550-2010 Advisor: Alexander Wendt |
IR |
| A. Burcu Bayram | Web Site CV |
International Organization and Law, Institutional Design, Legal, Social and International Relations Theory, Political Psychology and Foreign Policy, Political Methodology | How International Law Obligates: Legal Obligation and Juridical Authority in World Politics Advisor: Richard Herrmann |
IR |
| Erin R. Graham | Web Site CV |
International Organizations, IR Theory, Global Environment and Health Politics | The Politics of IO Performance Advisor: Alexander Thompson |
IR |
| Dane Imerman | CV | IR Theory, International Organization and Law, Institutions and Socialization, Global Governance, Identity Politics | Progress in International Politics Advisor: Alexander Wendt |
IR |
| TongFi Kim | Web Site CV |
Alliance Theory, East Asian Politics, International Relations Theory, International Security | The Alliance Market: American Security Relations Under Unipolarity Advisor: Randall Schweller |
IR |
| Shivaji Kumar | CV | Foreign Policy Analysis, India’s Foreign Policy, India-US Relations, Sino-India Relations, US Foreign Policy, and Dynamics of Contemporary Power Transitions | Explaining the US-India Partnership: The Impact of Middle Class Identity Advisor: Ted Hopf |
IR |
| Tim Luecke | Web Site CV |
International Security, International Relations Theory, Transatlantic Relations, Foreign Policy, Political Generations, Global Goverance, Political Theory | Generations and World Politics: A New Unit of Analysis for the Study of Politics across Time Advisor: Alexander Wendt |
IR |
| John Oates | Website CV |
International Organization and Law, Institutional Design, Global Governance, International Relations Theory, International Political Theory | The Constitution of International Authority: Interdependence,
Sovereignty and the Changing Practice of International Governance Advisor: Alexander Wendt |
IR |
| Xiaoyu Pu | CV | International Relations Theories, International Security, East Asia, Chinese Foreign Policy, U.S. Foreign Policy, Rising Powers and International Order, Comparative Politics, the Link Between Political Economy and Security studies | Limited Rebranding: Status Signaling in Chinese Foreign Relations Advisor: Randall Schweller |
IR |
| Michael J. Reese | Web Site CV |
International Relations Theory, International Security, Foreign Policy Studies, Asymmetric Conflict and Terrorism, American Foreign Policy, International Crises, Security Community and Identity Theory | The Fear of the Powerful: Democracy, Authoritarianism, and the
Violent Escalation of Asymmetric Crises Advisor: Randall Schweller |
IR |
| David Traven | CV | International Relations Theory, Political Theory, International Law and Organizations,International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law, International Ethics | Moral Knowledge and Public Discourse: The Universal Basis of International Humanitarian Law Advisor: Alexander Wendt |
IR |
| Clement Wyplosz | CV | International Security, War and Violence, International Relations Theory, Aesthetics and Politics, Political Violence | The Sublime Horror of War: A Phenomenology of War’s Violence Advisor: Alexander Wendt |
IR |
| Chaekwang You | CV | International Relations Theory; Enduring Rivalries; U.S. Rogue States Policy; East Asian Politics (with emphasis on China, Korea, and Japan); International Political Economy (with emphasis on domestic political effects of globalization); Methodology (with emphasis on Survival Analysis) | Perpetuated Hostility in World Politics: Veto Player Explanation of
Enduring Rivalry Maintenance Advisor: Randall Schweller |
IR |
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