Our faculty are experts in the characteristics that define a country’s regime and in the politics of transition between democracy and dictatorship.
Jessica Maves Braithwaite
Associate Professor
Director of PhD Program
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International relations
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Violent and nonviolent conflict
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Human rights and repression
Pronouns:
she, her, hers
Lori Poloni-Staudinger
Professor
Dean, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Terrorism and political violence
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Social movements
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Women and politics
Paul Schuler
Associate Professor
Associate Director (Research & Impact)
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Political institutions
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Authoritarian regimes
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Southeast Asia