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Department of Political Science
Faculty
Angela L. Bos - Assistant Professor of Political Science
(330) 263-2411 / abos@wooster.edu
B.A. University of Minnesota, Morris, 2001; M.A., Ph.D. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 2005, 2007.Angela Bos teaches a broad range of courses in U.S. national politics including political psychology, campaigns and elections, media and politics, public opinion, gender and politics, and research methods. In addition to research interests in these areas, she engages in research regarding civic education and political participation.
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Michelle J. Camou - Assistant Professor of Political Science
(330) 263-2459 / mcamou@wooster.edu
B.A. Bates 1993; M.A. Colorado 1999; Colorado.Dr. Camou teaches courses in United States National Politics, Public Policy, Urban Studies, Research Methods and Design. Her research explores the local level responses to increased labor exploitation associated with the growth of the informal economy in the United States and Mexico. [ON LEAVE, FALL 2008]
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Kent Kille - Associate Professor of Political Science
(330) 263-2456 / kkille@wooster.eduB.A. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1991; M.A., Ph.D. The Ohio State University 1995, 2000
Dr. Kille has teaching and research interests in international organization (especially the United Nations), political leadership, peace studies, national identity, transnational actors, and active learning. His current research focuses on the Secretary-General of the UN, including the book, From Manager to Visionary: The Secretary-General of the United Nations, and serving as Project Director for a study examining the moral authority of the UN Secretary-General and the personal values that inform this approach. [ON LEAVE, FALL 2008]
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Matthew Krain - Associate Professor and Chair of Political Science
(330) 263-2469 / mkrain@wooster.eduB.A. Binghamton University, 1992; Ph.D. Indiana University, 1998.
Dr. Krain teaches a range of courses in international relations, including the introductory course, Theories of International Relations, International Political Economy, Political Science Research Methods, and Large-Scale Political Violence. His research examines the causes and consequences of repression and large-scale political violence, and the role of the state in causing or preventing conflict and violence. He is the author of Repression and Accomodation in Post-Revolutionary States (St. Martin's Press, 2000) and co-editor of Globalization and the Challenges of a New Century (Indiana University Press, 2000). His articles have appeared in International Studies Quarterly, The Journal of Conflict Resolution, Comparative Political Studies, International Interactions, International Studies Perspectives, and Human Rights Quarterly (among others).
Prof. Krain's Faculty Page
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Jeffrey S. Lantis - Professor of Political Science
(330) 263-2408 / jlantis@wooster.eduB.A. Bethany College 1988; M.A., Ph.D. Ohio State 1991, 1994.
Dr. Lantis' research focuses on international relations, with a specialization in foreign policy analysis, international conflict and security, and European politics. He teaches courses including United States Foreign Policy, Introduction to International Relations, Comparative Foreign Policy, International Security, Problems of the Global Community, and International Relations on Film.
Recent books include Strategic Dilemmas and the Evolution of German Foreign Policy Since Unification (2002); Foreign Policy in Comparative Perspective: Domestic and International Influences on State Behavior, Editor (2001); and Domestic Constraints and the Breakdown of International Agreements (1997). Lantis' articles and book chapters have focused on United States foreign policy and the war on terrorism, transatlantic security, strategic culture, and German foreign policy.
Prof. Lantis' Faculty Page
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Eric Moskowitz - Associate Professor of Political Science
(330) 263-2457 / emoskowitz@wooster.eduB.A. Earlham 1968; M.A., Ph.D. Indiana 1974, 1979.
Dr. Moskowitz specializes in American political institutions with a particular focus on the decision-making processes in both domestic and foreign policy. His current research emphasizes presidential decision-making in wartime and policy making on educational reform in the U.S. He teaches courses on the U.S. presidency, urban politics, public policy, leadership, constitutional law, and racial politics.
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Boubacar N'Diaye - Associate Professor of Black Studies & Political Science
(330) 263-2409 / bndiaye@wooster.eduB.A., M. Public Admin. University of Illinois (formerly Sangamon State University) 1991, 1993; Ph.D. Northern Illinois University 1998.
An expert on civil-military relations and security, his most recent works pertain to the military in African politics as well as Pan-Africanism, and the democratization prospects in Africa. Dr. N'Diaye is the author of The Challenge of Institutionalizing Civilian Control: Botswana, Ivory Coast, and Kenya in Comparative Perspective (Lexington Book, 2001). He edited a special issue of the Journal of Political and Military Sociology on military involvement in West Africa (winter 2000). He is the co-author of Not Yet Democracy: West Africa's Slow Farewell to Authoritarianism (Carolina Academic Press, 2005), and is currently co-editing two books on security sector governance in West Africa. Dr. N'Diaye is also the author of several articles on democratization, civil military relations, and security issues in a number of West African states. He does consulting work with US and international agencies and organizations such as SIPRI, the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, ECOWAS, the African Union, and the Social Science Research Council's Prevention and Peace Forum (CPPF).
Prof. N'Diaye's Faculty Web Site
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Malte Pehl - Visiting Instructor of Political Science
(330) 263-2257 / mpehl@wooster.eduUndergraduate Studies in Law at the Universities of Passau, Germany and London (SOAS), U.K (1999); M.A., Ph.D. Heidelberg (MA 2004; PhD expected 2008).
Professor Pehl teaches courses in comparative politics, democracy and democratization, South Asian politics, and politics in developing countries. His research interests include South Asian Politics, comparative democratization, comparative party and electoral politics, partisanship, reginalization, federalism and conflict.
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Leanne C. Powner - Juliana Wilson Thompson Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science
(330) 263-2532 / lpowner@wooster.eduAmerican University (International Studies), 2001; M.A., Ph.D. Michigan (MA 2005; PhD expected 2008).
Professor Powner teaches courses in international relations, problems of the global community, the European Union, and international cooperation, organizations, and integration. Her research interests include European foreign policy, foreign policy cooperation and coordination, international organizations, and pedagogy in international studies.
Prof. Powner's Faculty Web Site
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Bas van Doorn - Visiting Professor of Political Science
(330) 263-1925 / bvandoorn@wooster.edu
M.A. (American Studies) University of Amsterdam 2000; Ph.D. University of Minnesota 2008Bas van Doorn teaches courses on public opinion and U.S. national politics. His research interests include political psychology, public opinion, political communication, the presidency, and the role of social networks in politics.
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Mark Weaver - Professor of Political Science
(330) 263-2416 / mweaver@wooster.eduB.A. Ohio 1970; M.A., Ph.D. Massachusetts (Amherst) 1973, 1979.
A specialist in historical and analytical political theory, Dr. Weaver studies contemporary political issues involving value differences, ideological conflicts, or philosophical assumptions about human behavior and social interaction. He also has an interest in environmental politics, civil liberties, farmland preservation, local watershed councils, the Internet and politics, and the role of scientific expertise in a democratic society.
