40 faculty and 0 courses in Government at Florida International University.
- Shlomi Dinar, Dean h-index 17
- John F. Clark, Professor h-index 15
Sub-Saharan African Politics, Foreign Policy Analysis, Politics and Democratization, State-Society Relations Degrees BA, Georgia Southern University, Political Science, 1986 MA, University of Virginia, Foreign Affairs, 1988 PhD, University
Notable: “Political Reform in Francophone Africa” (1998) · 110 citations
- Tatiana Kostadinova, Professor h-index 14
Elections, Institutions, Democratization, Eastern Europe Degrees BA, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, History, 1980 MS, Florida State University, Political Science, 1997 PhD, Florida State University,Political Science, 2000 Current St
Notable: “Voter turnout dynamics in post‐Communist Europe” (2003) · 223 citations
- Kevin Evans, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director h-index 13
- Kyle Mattes, Associate Professor and Associate Chair h-index 13
Notable: “Predicting Election Outcomes from Positive and Negative Trait Assessments of Candidate Images” (2009) · 111 citations
- Alexander D. Barder, Professor h-index 12
International Relations Theory, International Historical Sociology, Postcolonial Theory Degrees BA, Florida International University, Mathematics 2003 MA, Florida International University, International Studies 2005 PhD, Johns Hopkins Unive
Notable: “The closing of the American mind: ‘American School’ International Relations and the state of grand theory” (2014) · 91 citations
- Todd Makse, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies h-index 11
State politics, legislative politics, elections and voting behavior, political parties, redistricting Degrees B.A., Rice University, 2001 M.A., Ohio State University, 2005 Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2010 Current Students Advising Careers
Notable: “The Role of Policy Attributes in the Diffusion of Innovations” (2011) · 265 citations
- Eduardo Gamarra, Professor h-index 9
Latin American Politics, Democratization, Neo-Populism Degrees B.A., University of Arkansas, 1979 M.A., University of Arkansas, 1980 PhD, University of Pittsburgh, 1987 Current Students Advising Careers Departments Centers and Institut
Notable: “Rethinking Military Politics: Brazil and the Southern Cone” (1988) · 497 citations
- Clement Fatovic, Professor h-index 8
Es primarily on the development of liberalism and modern constitutionalism in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century political thought, especially at the American Founding. Much of his research has explored how liberal political thinkers such
Notable: “Constitutionalism and Presidential Prerogative: Jeffersonian and Hamiltonian Perspectives” (2004) · 58 citations
- Ronald W. Cox, Professor h-index 8
US Foreign Policy, International Political Economy Degrees BA, University of Missouri-Columbia, Political Science, 1984 MA, University of Missouri-Columbia, Political Science, 1986 PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Political Science, 19
Notable: “Ruling the Void” (2014) · 49 citations
- Gabriela Hoberman, Director of Academic Programs h-index 7
Comparative politics, disaster risk policy, genocide studies, and Latin American politics. Her research interests include public policy, governance, and accountability. She teaches comparative politics courses in the Department of Polit
Notable: “Interferon-alpha for treating polycythemia vera yields improved myelofibrosis-free and overall survival” (2021) · 109 citations
- Barry Levitt, Associate Professor h-index 7
Comparative Politics; Latin America Degrees BA, Political Science, McGill University, 1992 MA, Political Science, York University, 1995 PhD, Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2002 Current Students Advising Care
Notable: “Toward a Theory of Personalist Parties: Concept Formation and Theory Building” (2014) · 103 citations
- Felix Martin, Professor h-index 6
International relations theory, security/peace studies, and international political economy. He is a specialist in the security and political economy of Latin America and Southern Europe. He is currently working on the notion of
Notable: “Lessons from Bosnia and Herzegovina: Travails of the European Raj” (2003) · 241 citations
- Thomas A. Breslin, Professor h-index 6
U.S. Diplomatic History; History of China's Foreign Relations; U.S.—China Relations Ethnicity and Religion in Foreign Affairs Degrees B.A., Fordham University, History, 1968 M.A., University of Virginia, History, 1969 Ph.D., Universit
- Eric Lob, Associate Professor h-index 6
Es on the intersection of development and politics in the Middle East. It specifically explores how state and non-state actors in the region instrumentalize development as a soft power mechanism to further their political interests both dom
Notable: “THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN'S FOREIGN POLICY AND CONSTRUCTION JIHAD'S DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA” (2016) · 27 citations
- Mohiaddin Mesbahi, Associate Professor h-index 6
Islam and Politics, National Security and Strategic Studies, Soviet/Russian Foreign Policy, International Relations of Central Asia Degrees M.A., Florida Institute of Technology, 1980 PhD, University of Miami, 1987 Current Students Advising
Notable: “Iran and Central Asia: paradigm and policy” (2004) · 24 citations
- Harry D. Gould, Associate Professor h-index 6
International Relations Theory, International Law, Ethics and Politics Degrees BA New College of Florida: International Relations and Economics 1993 MA Florida International University: International Studies 1997 MA The Johns Hopkins Univer
- Lukas K. Danner, Adjunct Professor h-index 4
Security studies, environmental politics, small states, foreign policy, and geopolitics of Europe, Asia, and the Arctic. His research can be found on . Current Students Advising Careers Departments Center
Notable: “China's hegemonic intentions and trajectory: Will it opt for benevolent, coercive, or Dutch‐style hegemony?” (2019) · 21 citations
- Iqbal Akhtar, Associate Professor h-index 4
Khōjā studies, Western Indian Ocean Studies, transnational histories, Sindhi and Gujarati Islamic literature, postcolonial thought, and Islamic studies Degrees BA, Washington University, Political Science, 2002 MA, Tulane Universi
- Mirsad Krijestorac, Adjunct Professor h-index 2
Nationalism, identity, religion, conflict and peace studies in comparative politics and international relations. Mirsad 's main regional concentration is on SE Europe and the MENA region, while he is also following the ongoing
Notable: “Imposing Particular Identities: The Balkans as a Meeting Place of Ethnicities and Religions” (2018) · 3 citations
- Patricia Micolta, Adjunct Professor h-index 2
- Craig Lang, Adjunct Professor h-index 1
- Nima Baghdadi, Assistant Teaching Professor h-index 1
Security Studies with a focus on the Middle East and Dynamics of Iranian-Saudi Relations Degrees BA, Azad University - Tehran South Branch, English Translation, 2003 MA, Allameh Tabatabee University, International Relations, 2007 MA, Florid
- Sekou Camara, Adjunct Professor h-index 1
- Jessy Abouarab, Adjunct Professor h-index 1
- Amarillys Garcia-Perez, Assistant Teaching Professor
The United States Supreme Court and the Constitution, Federal and State Judicial Process, Law and the Legal Profession Degrees B.A., Florida International University, Political Science, 1987 J.D., University of Miami School of Law, 1991 Cur
- Anjana Mishra, Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor
Asian Indian diaspora and development studies. At FIU, the courses she leads include, Introduction to International Relations, International Relations of South Asia, Politics of Development and Underdevelopment, Politics
- Astrid Arraras, Teaching Professor
Democratization, Political Violence, Political and Social Movements, and Human Rights. Areas of Expertise Latin American Politics, Democratization, Political Development Degrees PhD, Princeton University, 1998 Current Students Advis
- Carmen Arostegui, Adjunct Professor
- Erich De La Fuente, Adjunct Professor
- Idelsy Llanes, Adjunct Professor
- Kathryn A. DePalo-Gould, Teaching Professor
In Florida politics, and has published on topics such as state judicial selection, the effects of gender in state legislative politics, and career paths of term-limited legislators. Dr. DePalo-Gould is the past president of the Florida P
- Lilya Arakelyan, Adjunct Faculty
Russian foreign policy in the post-Soviet space, different aspects of nationalism, ethno-national conflicts in the South Caucasus, and international security more broadly. Dr. Arakelyan was an international fellow at the Caucasus Re
- Matthew Felice, Adjunct Faculty
- Nilo Cuervo, Adjunct Faculty
- Sara Furnal, Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor
In the history of political thought, especially in the areas of political right and legitimacy, political rhetoric, ancient and modern republicanism, practical philosophy, and political institutions in democratic theory. Dr. Furna
- Sara Moats, Associate Teaching Professor and Director of Online Learning
Es on American political institutions, interest groups, and international organizations. Specifically, she focuses on the interaction between domestic interest groups and the various levels of government both domestically and internationall
- Shamsuddin Karimi, Adjunct Faculty
- Stephen Balkaran, Adjunct Professor
- T. J. Liguori, Adjunct Professor
International political theory, international historical sociology, Kashmir, South Asia, and postcolonial and decolonial conceptions of the international. I am currently a Ph.D. candidate completing my dissertation on the colonial o
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 2026-07-02.