Senior Thesis advisers, 2009-2010

Name Areas of interest
Achen, Christopher Voting; Public Opinion; American Politics; Canadian Politics; Taiwan Politics
Arnold, R. Douglas American Politics; Congress; Policymaking; Social Security; New York City Politics
Bartels, Larry American Politics; Elections; Public Opinion; Mass Media
Bass, Gary International Relations; International Security; Human Rights; War Crimes Tribunals; Humanitarian Intervention
Beitz, Charles Contemporary Political Theory; Democratic Theory; International Political Theory; Theories of Human Rights
Boix, Carles Comparative Politics; Comparative Political Economy; Democratization; State Formation
Cameron, Charles Politics of Law and Courts; Presidency; Congress; Political Economy; Business and Politics
Campello, Daniela International Political Economy; Comparative Political Economy; Globalization; International Organizations; Middle Income Countries; Latin American Politics
Christensen, Thomas International Relations; International Security; Chinese Foreign Policy; East Asian International Relations
Dancygier, Rafaela Comparative Politics; Immigration; Ethnic Conflict; Ethnic Politics
Davis, Christina International Political Economy; Trade Policy; International Organizations; Japanese Politics; International Relations of East Asia
Friedberg, Aaron International Security Studies; U.S. Foreign and Defense Policy; East Asia
Frymer, Paul American Politics; Electoral Politics; Constitutional Law; Racial Politics; Civil Rights; Labor Politics; Political Organizations; Social Movements; American Political History
George, Robert Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence; Politics and Religion; Natural Law; Political Philosophy
Gilens, Martin Mass Media; Public Opinion; Political Psychology; Inequality; Racial Attitudes
Gowa, Joanne International Relations; International Political Economy; Democracy and Disputes
Harris-Lacewell, Melissa American Politics; African American Politics; Gender and Politics; Political Psychology; Religion and Politics
Ikenberry, G. John International Relations; American Foreign Policy; Postwar Settlements; International Organizations; American Foreign Policy; International Political Economy; Relations among the Advanced Industrial Societies; Theories of the State
Imai, Kosuke Elections; Experiments; Public Opinion; Quantitative Analysis; Survey Analysis; Voting
Kastellec, Jonathan American Politics; Institutions; Law and Courts; Judicial Politics; Federal Courts; Statistics; Formal Theory
Lane, Melissa History of Political Thought (Ancient; Modern Reception of the Ancients); Political Philosophy; Ethics and Public Affairs
Lerman, Amy Public Opinion; Political Behavior; Political Psychology; Civil Society; Social Capital; Race and Ethnicity; Income Inequality; Criminal Justice Policy
Lieberman, Evan Comparative Politics; Development; Africa (especially South Africa); Ethnic and Race Politics; Public Finance; Public Health; HIV/AIDS
Londregan, John Comparative Politics; Latin American Politics; Legislative Politics
Macedo, Stephen Ethics and Public Affairs; Constitutional Theory; Liberalism; Conservatism; Democratic Theory; International Justice
McCarty, Nolan American Politics; Political Institutions; Political Polarization; Economic and Social Inequality; Political Economy of Financial Markets
Meirowitz, Adam Game Theory; Political Economy; American Politics
Mendelberg, Tali Political Psychology; Racial Attitudes; Mass Media; Political Communication; Public Opinion
Meunier, Sophie Anti-Americanism; European Union; France; Globalization
Milner, Helen International Relations; Political Economy; Comparative Political Economy; Globalization and Regionalism; Development; International Trade; Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy; Foreign Aid
Moravcsik, Andrew International Relations; European Union; Global Human Rights; Transatlantic Relations; International Organization; European Foreign Policy; Qualitative and Historical Methods
Mueller, Jan-Werner Political Theory; History of European and American Political Thought; European Politics and Society; Cosmopolitanism, Nationalism, and Patriotism; Conservatism; Constitutionalism
Patten, Alan Political Theory; Nationalism; Multiculturalism; Theories of Justice; Democratic Theory; History of Political Thought (17th-19th Centuries)
Pettit, Philip Political Philosophy; Philosophy of Cognitive and Social Science
Pontusson, Jonas Comparative Politics; Advanced Industrial States; Western Europe; Inequality; Economic Policy; Social Policy; Business; Labor Movements; Left Parties; European Integration
Pop-Eleches, Grigore Post-Communist Democratization and Voting; Comparative Political Economy; Eastern Europe and Latin America; International Organizations (IMF and World Bank)
Prior, Markus Media and Politics; American Politics; Elections; Public Opinion
Ramsay, Kristopher International Relations; Conflict; Political Economy
Sagar, Rahul Republicanism; Liberalism; International Ethics; Executive Power; Indian Politics / Foreign Policy
Shapiro, Jacob International Relations; Organization Theory; Terrorism; Insurgency; Political Violence; Security Policy
Sigmund, Paul Latin American Politics; Religion and Politics; History of Political Theory (Ancient Medieval and Early Modern); The Conservative-Liberal Debate on Moral/Social Issues; Revolution and Counter-Revolution
Snyder, Diane Intelligence; National Security; Homeland Security; Terrorism; Civil Liberties; Law Enforcement and Domestic Security; Intelligence / National Security Reform
Staszak, Sarah Public Law; Legal Institutions, Courts and Public Policy; Jurisprudence; American Political Development
Stilz, Anna Political Theory, History of Political Thought (17th-18th Centuries); Nationalism; Political Obligation and Legitimacy; Theories of Collective Agency
White, Lynn Chinese Politics; Taiwan and Cross-Strait Relations; Hong Kong/Macau; Thailand and the Philippines; Democratic Deficits; Economic Booms and Money Politics (as distinct from international business); Social Science Epistemology; Political Sociology of Development
Widner, Jennifer African Politics; Political Economy of Development; Law and Development; Fragile States
Yarhi-Milo, Keren International Relations; International Security; Foreign Policy Decision-Making; Intelligence and National Security; Nuclear Weapons; Threat Perceptions; Diplomatic Signaling; Arab-Israeli Conflict
Yashar, Deborah Comparative Politics; Latin America; Democracy; Development; Ethnic Politics; Social Movements; Citizenship; Violence
Zucco, Cesar Comparative Politics; Latin American Politics; Clientelism