Government at College of the Holy Cross

17 faculty and 40 courses in Government at College of the Holy Cross.

Faculty

• Ward Thomas, Edward A. O'Rorke Professor in the Liberal Arts h-index 9
  Notable: “Norms and Security: The Case of International Assassination” (2000) · 93 citations
• David Schaefer, Professor Emeritus h-index 7
  Notable: “The Political Philosophy of Montaigne.” (1992) · 56 citations
• Maria Rodrigues, Professor h-index 7
  Notable: “Indigenous Rights in Democratic Brazil” (2002) · 39 citations
• Loren Cass, Professor, International Studies Program Director h-index 6
  International politics; comparative politics; environmental foreign policy; global environmental politics Education Ph.D., Brandeis University Biography Loren R. Cass is Professor of Political Science and Director of the International Studi
  Notable: “The Politics of Climate Change” (2010) · 216 citations
• Denise Schaeffer, Professor h-index 6
  Notable: “Feminism and Liberalism Reconsidered: The Case of Catharine MacKinnon” (2001) · 52 citations
• Donald Brand, Professor, Co-Director of Charles Carroll Program h-index 5
  American politics; American national institutions; public administration Education Ph.D., University of Chicago
  Notable: “Corporatism, the NRA, and the Oil Industry” (1983) · 11 citations
• Denis Kennedy, Associate Professor, Political Science Department Chair h-index 5
  International Relations Theory Global Governance NGOs, Humanitarianism Education Ph.D., University of Minnesota CV Biography Denis Kennedy is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the College of the Holy Cross and Chair of the
  Notable: “Cruel to care? Investigating the governance of compassion in the humanitarian imaginary” (2014) · 47 citations
• Faisal Baluch, Associate Professor h-index 3
  Political Philosophy; History of Political Thought; Politics and Literature; Islamic Political Thought Education Ph.D., University of Notre Dame Biography Faisal Baluch is an Associate professor of Political Science at the College of the Ho
  Notable: “Insurance, Systemic Risk and the Financial Crisis” (2011) · 144 citations
• Viola Rothschild, Assistant Professor h-index 3
  Notable: “Protest and repression in China’s digital surveillance state” (2024) · 6 citations
• Nina Barzachka, Assistant Professor h-index 2
  European political parties, EU politics, International Relations Education Ph.D., University of Virginia CV Biography Nina Barzachka’s research explores the topic of institutional change. She is especially interested in the effects that ins
  Notable: “When Winning Seats is Not Everything: Tactical Seat-Loss during Democratization” (2014) · 25 citations
• Gregory Burnep, Associate Professor h-index 1
  Notable: “Military Commissions and the War on Terror: A Separation of Powers Tug-of-War” (2017) · 1 citations
• David Rezvani, Visiting Assistant Professor
• Enrique Quezada-Llanes, Assistant Professor
• Erica Czaja-Farough, Visiting Assistant Professor
  American Political Behavior, Public Opinion, Political Psychology, Race & Ethnic Politics Education Ph.D. Princeton University Biography Erica Czaja-Farough is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the College of the Holy Cross. Prior to he
• Fr. Emmanuel Bueya Bu-Makaya, S.J., International Visiting Jesuit Fellow
  Social stratification/work, artificial intelligence (AI), race/ethnicity/immigration, research/quantitative methods, and worker insecurity and neoliberalism Education Ph.D., Indiana University CV Biography Born and bred in good ole’ Dayton
• Jessica De Alba-Ulloa, Visiting Assistant Professor
  International relations theory; U.S. foreign policy; migration; international organizations Education Ph.D. Université Paris-Saclay Biography Jessica De Alba-Ulloa (Visiting Assistant Professor) joins us from University of Maine. She holds
• Sydney Carr-Glenn, Assistant Professor (On Leave Until Fall 2026)
  American political behavior, race, ethnicity, and politics, media and political communication Education Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI CV

Courses

• Principles of American Government POLS 100
• Introduction to Political Philosophy POLS 101
• Introduction To Comparative Politics POLS 102
• Introduction to International Relations POLS 103
• Race and Ethnicity Politics POLS 110
• Constitutional Law: National Powers POLS 201
• Constitutional Law: Rights & Liberties POLS 202
• Race and Gender in Politics POLS 203
• Performing Research in Political Science POLS 204
• Public Policy POLS 206
• American Presidency POLS 207
• Congress and the Legislative Process POLS 208
• National Security Enterprise POLS 209
• The Policymaking Process POLS 211
• Politics of U.S. Immigration POLS 212
• Presidential Selection POLS 214
• The Constitution in Wartime POLS 217
• Political Parties and Interest Groups POLS 218
• Capitalism in Crisis POLS 220
• Trial and Death of Socrates POLS 222
• Classical Political Philosophy POLS 227
• Modern Political Philosophy POLS 228
• Machiavelli's Politics POLS 232
• American Political Thought 1 POLS 233
• American Political Thought 2 POLS 234
• Islamic Political Thought POLS 235
• Science, Technology & Politics POLS 236
• Government & Business POLS 238
• Plutarch's Politics POLS 244
• American Political Development POLS 245
• Latin American Politics POLS 251
• The Politics of Post-Communism POLS 252
• Politics of Development POLS 257
• European Politics POLS 265
• The Politics of the European Union POLS 267
• African Politics POLS 270
• Politics of the Middle East POLS 272
• International Political Economy POLS 275
• South Asian Politics POLS 276
• Cybersecurity: Strategy and Policy POLS 277

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.