26 faculty and 17 courses in International Relations and National Security Studies at Brown University.
- Patrick Heller, Lyn Crost Professor of Social Sciences, Professor of International and Public Affairs and Sociology h-index 58
Human Rights, Inequality & Poverty, Social Movements, Urban Policies & Politics, Urbanization Areas of Interest Development, globalization, social theory, democratization, governance, urban transformation Patrick Heller is the Lyn Crost Professor of Social Sci
- Adam C. Levine, Perri Peltz and Eric Ruttenberg Professor of the Practice of Human Rights, Professor of Emergency Medicine h-index 38
Ethnic Conflict & Civil War, Global Health, Human Rights Areas of Interest Disasters, emerging infectious diseases, humanitarian emergencies, human rights Dr. Adam C. Levine is a Professor of Emergency Medicine and International and Public Affairs at Brown Uni
- Peter Andreas, John Hay Professor of International Studies and Political Science h-index 34
Criminal Justice, Immigration, Displacement & Borders, Law Enforcement & Policing Areas of Interest Transnational crime and crime control, borders and border security, immigration and drug control policy Peter Andreas is the John Hay Professor of International
- Mark Blyth, William R. Rhodes Professor of International Economics h-index 30
Global Finance & Banking Areas of Interest International and Comparative Political Economy, Growth Models, the Politics of Finance, Decarbonization and Distribution Mark Blyth is the William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics and the Director o
- Ashutosh Varshney, Sol Goldman Professor of International Studies and the Social Sciences h-index 30
Bureaucracy, Democracy & Elections, Ethnic Conflict & Civil War, Inequality & Poverty, Political Economy, Race, Identity & Ethnicity, State & Municipal Policy, Urban Policies & Politics, Urbanization Areas of Interest lndian politics, political economy of deve
- Jeff Colgan, Richard Holbrooke Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs h-index 28
Energy & Environment, Energy Security, International Institutions, Political Economy, Trade, US Foreign Policy Areas of Interest International order; energy; climate change; oil politics; causes of war Jeff D. Colgan is the Richard Holbrooke Professor in the D
- Robert Blair, Arkadij Eisler Goldman Sachs Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs h-index 27
Democracy & Elections, Ethnic Conflict & Civil War, Human Rights, International Institutions, Law Enforcement & Policing, Political Economy Areas of Interest Peacekeeping, Statebuilding, Security Sector Reform, Foreign Aid, Polarization, Misinformation, Democr
- Andrew Schrank, Olive C. Watson Professor of Sociology and International and Public Affairs h-index 26
Bureaucracy, Entrepreneurship, Labor, Science & Technology Policy, Supply Chains, Technology & Innovation Areas of Interest Organizational and economic sociology Andrew Schrank is the Olive C. Watson Professor of Sociology and International and Public Affairs
- Nadje Al-Ali, Robert Family Professor of International Studies, Professor of Anthropology and Middle East Studies h-index 26
Environmental Justice, Ethnic Conflict & Civil War, Gender, Human Rights, Immigration, Displacement & Borders, Religion & Politics, Social Movements Areas of Interest Middle East; gender; feminism; war and conflict; migration and diaspora studies Nadje Al-Ali
- Han Zhang, Young Family Assistant Professor of Sociology and International and Public Affairs h-index 21
Bureaucracy, Cybersecurity, Science & Technology Policy, Social Movements Areas of Interest Social Movements; Digital Surveillance; Computational Social Science; Statistical Methodology Han Zhang is the Young Family Assistant Professor of Sociology and Interna
- Eric Patashnik, Julis-Rabinowitz Professor of Public Policy, Professor of Political Science h-index 19
Bureaucracy, Democracy & Elections, Global Health, Health & Welfare, Tax Policy Areas of Interest The politics of policymaking, health policy, fiscal politics, policy reform, implementation, the welfare state, Congress Eric M. Patashnik is Julis-Rabinowitz Pro
- Michael Kennedy, Professor of Sociology and International and Public Affairs h-index 18
Democracy & Elections, Education, Ethics, Religion & Politics, Social Movements Areas of Interest Democracy & Authoritarianism; Social Movements; Knowledge and Power; Peace, Love & Contemplative Practice; Globalizing Knowledge and Universities; Cultural Politi
- John Eason, Watson Family University Associate Professor of Sociology and International and Public Affairs h-index 16
Challenge existing models and develop new theories of community, health, race, punishment and rural/urban processes in several ways. First, by tracing the emergence of the rural ghetto, he establishes a new conceptual model of rural neighborhoods. Next, by dem
- Prerna Singh, Mahatma Gandhi Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs h-index 15
Comparative politics, political economy of development, social welfare, identity politics including ethnic politics and nationalism, and gender politics, politics of South Asia and East Asia. Prerna Singh is on sabbatical leave during the academic year 2024
- Jennifer Hadden, Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs h-index 12
Energy & Environment, Environmental Justice, Social Movements Areas of Interest Politics of climate change, social movements, NGOs Dr. Hadden conducts research on the politics of climate change, with a focus on NGOs and social movements. Dr. Hadden’s first boo
- Christopher Rea, Assistant Professor of Sociology and International and Public Affairs h-index 10
Bureaucracy, Energy & Environment, Environmental Justice, Political Economy, Social Movements Areas of Interest Environmental Sociology, Political Sociology, Economic Sociology, Organizations, Bureaucracy, Public Policy Chris Rea (pronounced "ray") is an assis
- Susan Moffitt, John Hazen White Professor of Public Policy, Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs h-index 8
Bureaucracy, Democracy & Elections, Education, Health & Welfare Areas of Interest Democracy and elections, politics of policymaking, policy reform, policy implementation, health policy, education policy, public bureaucracy Susan Moffitt is the John Hazen White
- Ieva Jusionyte, Watson Family University Professor of International Security and Anthropology h-index 8
Human Rights, Immigration, Displacement & Borders, International Institutions, Law Enforcement & Policing, Race, Identity & Ethnicity Areas of Interest US-Mexico border, migration, violence, security, drug policies and drug trafficking, gun safety and gun traf
- Reid Pauly, Dean's Assistant Professor of Nuclear Security and Policy h-index 7
Nuclear Weapons, US Foreign Policy Areas of Interest Nuclear proliferation, nuclear strategy, coercion, wargaming, international security. Reid Pauly is Assistant Professor of Political Science and the Dean’s Assistant Professor of Nuclear Security and Policy
- Tyler Jost, Watson Institute Assistant Professor of China Studies, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs h-index 4
Bureaucracy, US Foreign Policy Areas of Interest China, international security, bureaucracy, foreign policy decision-making, major power cooperation Tyler Jost is the Watson Institute assistant professor of China studies and an assistant professor of political
- David Blanding, Associate Professor of the Practice of International and Public Affairs
Bureaucracy, Race, Identity & Ethnicity Areas of Interest Race and Public Policy in the US, US Civil Rights, Policing, Policy Analysis, Program Evaluation, Applied Research, Public Affairs Education David Blanding is the faculty director of the Master of Pub
- Dawn Brancati, Associate Teaching Professor of International and Public Affairs
Cybersecurity, Democracy & Elections, Ethnic Conflict & Civil War, Social Movements Areas of Interest Peacebuilding, intrastate conflict, decentralization, democracy, democracy protests, elections. Dawn Brancati is an Associate Teaching Professor of Internatio
- Margaret Weir, Wilson Professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science
Inequality & Poverty, Labor, Social Movements, State & Municipal Policy, Urban Policies & Politics Areas of Interest Social policy in the US and Europe, urban politics and policy Margaret Weir is the Wilson Professor of Political Science and International and
- Nitsan Chorev, Harmon Family Professor of Sociology and International & Public Affairs
Cybersecurity, Global Health, International Institutions, Technology & Innovation Areas of Interest Global Health, Foreign Aid, International Organizations, Globalization, Neoliberalism Nitsan Chorev is the Harmon Family Professor of Sociology and Internationa
- Poulami Roychowdhury, Associate Professor of Sociology and International and Public Affairs
Criminal Justice, Gender, Human Rights, Law Enforcement & Policing, Political Economy, Social Movements Areas of Interest Law, Social Movements, Gender, Political Economy, Violence Poulami Roychowdhury is an associate professor of sociology and international a
- Rose McDermott, David and Marianna Fisher University Professor of International Relations
Ethics, Gender, Nuclear Weapons, US Foreign Policy Areas of Interest American foreign and defense policy, experimentation, national security intelligence, gender, emotion and decision-making, and the biological and genetic bases of political behavior. Rose McD
Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-01.