Core Faculty (by field)
American Politics
| Name | Research Website | Research Areas |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Alexander | American political institutions, political economy, vote buying, electoral accountability, formal models of contests | |
| Gerald Gamm | American politics and history | |
| Mayya Komisarchik | American politics, political methodology | |
| David Primo | American politics, campaign finance, corporate political strategy, corporate social responsibility, fiscal policy, and political bargaining | |
| Lawrence Rothenberg | American politics, political economy, environmental politics, and public policy |
Comparative Politics
| Name | Research Website | Research Areas |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Abramson | I am a (largely) empirical political scientist working at the intersection of international relations and comparative politics | |
| Anderson Frey | Anderson Frey's work lies at the intersection of comparative politics, empirical political economy, and research methodology | |
| Gretchen Helmke | Helmke's research spans political institutions, judicial politics and the rule of law, informal institutions and norms, and democratic erosion in Latin America and the United States | |
| Tasos Kalandrakis | Works on comparative political institutions; models of participation, elections, and policy-making; revealed political preferences and scaling techniques; and numerical methods tailored to mathematical models of politics | |
| Bethany Lacina | International relations, comparative politics, migration, ethnic politics, civil conflict | |
| Alexander Lee | Comparative politics, historical political economy, development, ethnic politics, bureaucracy, and South Asia | |
| Bonnie M. Meguid | Comparative politics, political parties, political institutions, elite and mass political behavior | |
| Sergio Montero | Political economy, comparative politics, and political methodology | |
| Randall Stone | International relations, international finance, and international organizations |
International Relations
| Name | Research Website | Research Areas |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Abramson | I am a (largely) empirical political scientist working at the intersection of international relations and comparative politics | |
| Mark Fey | Positive political theory, game theory, international conflict | |
| Hein Goemans | International relations, conflict, qualitative and historical research | |
| Bethany Lacina | International relations, comparative politics, migration, ethnic politics, civil conflict | |
| Curtis S. Signorino | Political methodology, international relations | |
| Randall Stone | International relations, international finance, and international organizations |
Formal Theory
| Name | Research Website | Research Areas |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Alexander | American political institutions, political economy, vote buying, electoral accountability, formal models of contests | |
| John Duggan | Positive political theory, social choice theory, game theory | |
| Mark Fey | Positive political theory, game theory, international conflict | |
| Tasos Kalandrakis | Works on comparative political institutions; models of participation, elections, and policy-making; revealed political preferences and scaling techniques; and numerical methods tailored to mathematical models of politics |
Methodology
| Name | Research Website | Research Areas |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin A. Clarke | Political methodology, discrimination, and philosophy of science | |
| Anderson Frey | Anderson Frey's work lies at the intersection of comparative politics, empirical political economy, and research methodology | |
| Mayya Komisarchik | American politics, political methodology | |
| Sergio Montero | Political economy, comparative politics, and political methodology | |
| Curtis S. Signorino | Political methodology, international relations |
Political Economy
| Name | Research Website | Research Areas |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Abramson | I am a (largely) empirical political scientist working at the intersection of international relations and comparative politics | |
| John Duggan | Positive political theory, social choice theory, game theory | |
| Mark Fey | Positive political theory, game theory, international conflict | |
| Anderson Frey | Anderson Frey's work lies at the intersection of comparative politics, empirical political economy, and research methodology | |
| Gretchen Helmke | Helmke's research spans political institutions, judicial politics and the rule of law, informal institutions and norms, and democratic erosion in Latin America and the United States | |
| Tasos Kalandrakis | Works on comparative political institutions; models of participation, elections, and policy-making; revealed political preferences and scaling techniques; and numerical methods tailored to mathematical models of politics | |
| Alexander Lee | Comparative politics, historical political economy, development, ethnic politics, bureaucracy, and South Asia | |
| Sergio Montero | Political economy, comparative politics, and political methodology | |
| David Primo | American politics, campaign finance, corporate political strategy, corporate social responsibility, fiscal policy, and political bargaining | |
| Lawrence Rothenberg | American politics, political economy, environmental politics, and public policy | |
| Randall Stone | International relations, international finance, and international organizations |
Political Philosophy
| Name | Research Website | Research Areas |
|---|---|---|
| James Johnson | Political and social theory |