Department Chair
Research interests
- Comparative democratization
- Authoritarianism in Africa
- Politics of constitution-making
Department Director of Graduate Studies
Jennifer Poole Associate Professor SIS | Politics, Governance & Economics
Research interests
- Global integration on local labor markets
- Information transfer in tradeÌý
- Labor institutions
Core Faculty
Sumitra Badrinathan Assistant Professor SIS | Politics, Governance & Economics
Research interests
- Political misinformation
- Comparative political economy
Keith Darden Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Politics, Governance & Economics SIS | Politics, Governance & Economics
Research interests
- Politics of Eurasia
- National loyalties and state-building
- Insurgency
Michelle Egan Professor SIS | Politics, Governance & Economics
Research interests
- Comparative European politics
- Federalism, trade, governance, and law
- Comparative political economy
Agustina Giraudy Professor SIS | Politics, Governance & Economics
Research interests
- DemocracyÌýin Latin America
- Subnational politics
- Institutional integrity and accountability
Anders Hardig Senior Professorial Lecturer SIS | Politics, Governance & Economics
Research interests
- Middle Eastern Islamist movement
- Political Islam in South Asia
- Development of grassroots networkÌý
Claudia Hofmann Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer SIS | Foreign Policy & Global Security
Research interests
- Community resilience
- Transitional organized crime
- Violent conflicts
Gina Lambright Senior Professorial Lecturer SIS | Politics, Governance & Economics
Research interests
- Quality of political institutions
- Decentralization
- Politics of development in Africa
Research interests
- Democracy, dictatorship and resistance
- Racial and ethnic discrimination
- Europe, the US, and Latin America
Andrew Spath Senior Professorial Lecturer SIS | General Academics & Research
Research interests
- Politics of the Middle East
- Authoriarianism, protest and repression
- Research methods
Elizabeth Thompson Professor and Mohamed S. Farsi Chair of Islamic Peace, SIS SIS | Global Inquiry
Research interests
- Liberal constitutionalism in the Middle East
- RaceÌýand gender inÌýinternational law
Joseph Torigian Associate Professor SIS | Global Inquiry
Research interests
- Elite power struggles
- Civil-military relations
- Grand strategy
Research interests
- Democratic backsliding
- Politics of gender in Central East Europe
- Comparative politics
Yang Zhang Associate Professor SIS | Global Inquiry
Research interests
- Comparative historical sociology
- Contentious politics
- Political networks
Quansheng Zhao Professor SIS | Foreign Policy & Global Security
Research interests
- Comparative politics of East Asia
- Strategies of great powers in the Asia-Pacific