Government at Haverford College

17 faculty and 40 courses in Government at Haverford College.

Faculty

• Zachary Oberfield h-index 13
  Notable: “Public Management in Time: A Longitudinal Examination of the Full Range of Leadership Theory” (2012) · 155 citations
• Barak Mendelsohn h-index 12
  Notable: “Misunderstanding terrorism” (2017) · 96 citations
• Robert Mortimer, Professor Emeritus of Political Science h-index 11
  Notable: “Islam and multiparty politics in Algeria” (1991) · 30 citations
• Craig Borowiak h-index 10
  Notable: “Farmers’ Rights: Intellectual Property Regimes and the Struggle over Seeds” (2004) · 76 citations
• Susanna Wing h-index 9
  Notable: “Mali: Politics of a crisis” (2013) · 107 citations
• Anita Isaacs h-index 6
  Notable: “Of Centaurs and Doves: Guatemala's Peace Process” (2001) · 164 citations
• Sara Shumer, Professor Emeritus of Political Science h-index 2
  Notable: “Machiavelli Republican Politics and its Corruption” (1979) · 58 citations
• Jessica Croteau h-index 1
  Notable: “Mind the gap: the value-action gap, nudges, and an ecosocial vision” (2019) · 1 citations
• Hannah Solomon-Strauss, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science
• Jack Hasler
• Jeffrey Lamken
• Jiwon Nam, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science
• Joseph Cerrone, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science
• Kathrin Reed, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science
• Orfeo Fioretos, Visiting Professor of Political Science
• Steve McGovern
• Vatsal Naresh

Courses

• American Politics POLS H121
• Introduction to Comparative Politics POLS H131
• International Politics POLS H151
• Global Political Economy: Race, Labor, Power POLS H161
• Introduction to Political Theory POLS H171
• Separation of Powers and Constitutional Law POLS H213
• Constitutional Law and Civil Rights: Gender, Sexuality, and Race POLS H215
• The Supreme Court POLS H216
• The Criminal Justice System POLS H218
• The American Presidency POLS H224
• Social Movement Theory POLS H226
• Urban Politics POLS H227
• Urban Policy POLS H228
• Populism and the Crisis of Democracy: A Comparative Perspective POLS H231
• African Politics POLS H235
• Immigration Politics and Policy POLS H241
• Women in War and Peace POLS H242
• Introduction to Terrorism Studies POLS H253
• The Evolution of the Jihadi Movement POLS H256
• Grassroots Economies: Creating Livelihoods in an Age of Urban Inequality POLS H262
• International Organizations POLS H264
• Capitalism and the History of Political Economic Thought POLS H265
• Comparative and Transnational Studies: From Kuala Lumpur to Kansas City POLS H271
• Ends and Means: Moral Choices in Politics POLS H274
• Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods in Political Science POLS H277
• Feminist Political Economy POLS H281
• African Politics, African Novels and Film POLS H283
• Federalism and Constitutional Law POLS H294
• Transitional Justice: The Politics of Accountability POLS H296
• From National-Liberation Republic to Populist State: The State and Economy in Turkey POLS H298
• Development, Human Rights, and Transnational Injustices POLS H301
• Armed Non-State Actors in International Politics POLS H313
• Research in American Politics POLS H315
• Contemporary Political Ideas Amid Global Transformations POLS H318
• Democracy in America POLS H320
• Power and Politics in Philadelphia POLS H329
• Topics in Comparative Politics POLS H330
• Research and Writing in Comparative Politics POLS H331
• Short of War: Deterrence and Compellence in International Politics POLS H332
• Politics of Violence POLS H334

Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. 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.