20 faculty and 0 courses in Government at Pomona College.
- Pierre Englebert, H. Russell Smith Professor of International Relations and Professor of Politics h-index 24
Politics Sub-Saharan Africa Fragile States Nationalism Francophone Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Political Economy of Development Work Work Books With Mareike Schomerus and Lotje de Vries (eds.), Secessionism in African Politics
Notable: “Pre-Colonial Institutions, Post-Colonial States, and Economic Development in Tropical Africa” (2000) · 323 citations
- Amanda L. Hollis-Brusky, Professor of Politics h-index 11
Constitutional law and constitutional theory (Originalism, constitutional interpretation) Law and social movements, legal mobilization, the conservative legal movement Executive power and the separation of powers (unitary executive theory
Notable: “Relic: How Our Constitution Undermines Effective Government and Why We Need a More Powerful Presidency” (2017) · 117 citations
- Heather L. Williams, Professor of Politics h-index 10
POLITICS Latin America Mexico Peru U.S.-Mexico borderlands Freshwater supplies and global water politics Global politics of food and agriculture Global politics of water and mining Work Work 2021: “‘If You Give Us the Best Place in the Worl
Notable: “The Second Nuclear Age: Strategy, Danger, and the New Power Politics” (2013) · 58 citations
- Leo Flynn, Emeritus Professor of Politics h-index 9
- Richard K. Worthington, Emeritus Professor of Politics h-index 7
Policies and actions that will lead to an equitable, democratic, and ecologically sustainable society How science and technology can be shaped by common citizens Areas of Expertise Participatory Technology Assessment Globalization Environme
Notable: “The Social Control of Technology. By David Collingridge. (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1980. Pp. i + 200. $22.50.)” (1982) · 714 citations
- Heidi Nichols Haddad, Associate Professor of Politics; Coordinator of International Relations h-index 7
NGO access, participation, and influence at international human rights and criminal courts/tribunals Organizational structures and strategies of advocacy NGOs Localization of international human rights law City network participation in inte
- Sara Sadhwani, Assistant Professor of Politics h-index 7
Voting Voting Rights Elections Gerrymandering Immigration Issues Asian Americans California Politics Education Education B.A. Honors College at the University of Pittsburgh Ph.D. University of Southern California
Notable: “Asian American Mobilization: The Effect of Candidates and Districts on Asian American Voting Behavior” (2020) · 59 citations
- John E. Seery, George Irving Thompson Memorial Professor of Government and Professor of Politics h-index 6
POLITICS History of Political Thought Democratic Theory Liberal Arts Education Irony and Politics Civil Disobedience Feminist Politics Hell Marx Nietzsche Plato Weber Abortion Politics Comedy Constitutional Age Requirements Work Work The Be
Notable: “Stumbling toward a Democratic Theory of Incest” (2012) · 26 citations
- Lorn S. Foster, Emeritus Professor of Politics h-index 6
Race, community and power Areas of Expertise POLITICS Campaigns and Elections Civil Rights Race and Power Public Policy Urban Politics American National Government The Voting Rights Act Work Work Lorn S. Foster, “The African American Church
Notable: “Class and Conservatism in the Black Community” (1987) · 30 citations
- David J. Menefee-Libey, William A. Johnson Professor of Government; Professor of Politics h-index 5
Politics of elementary and secondary education reform Areas of Expertise Elementary and secondary education policy School reform politics U.S. politics and culture Work Work “ One Cheer for Schools on Inequality ,” EdWeek’s “On
Notable: “The Dynamics of Party Organizational Development” (1991) · 41 citations
- Tom Le, Associate Professor of Politics; Chair of Politics; Co-Coordinator of Asian Studies h-index 4
Es on demographics and security, how violence is legitimized in international relations, and developing a cradle-to-grave theory of how states utilize their populations for national security. Le is the author of Japan's Aging Peace: Pacifis
Notable: “Negotiating in Good Faith: Overcoming Legitimacy Problems in the Japan-South Korea Reconciliation Process” (2019) · 10 citations
- Elizabeth Crighton, Emerita Professor of Politics h-index 3
Comparative Ethnic Politics--especially Northern Ireland, South Africa and Israel-Palestine Conflict Reduction/Peacemaking in Divided Societies Areas of Expertise POLITICS Comparative Gender Politics Comparative Ethnic Conflict and Peacemak
Notable: “The Evolution of Protracted Ethnic Conflict: Group Dominance and Political Underdevelopment in Northern Ireland and Lebanon” (1991) · 56 citations
- Erica Dobbs, Associate Professor of Politics h-index 3
On two spheres: political representation and social protection. In her first book Transnational Social Protection: Social Welfare Across National Borders (Oxford University Press 2023), Dobbs and her co-authors Peggy Levitt, Ken Chih-Yan Su
Notable: “Social welfare grey zones: how and why subnational actors provide when nations do not?” (2018) · 27 citations
- Susan McWilliams Barndt, Professor of Politics h-index 2
Notable: “Why Allen Ran” (2023) · 3 citations
- Brian Engelsma, Visiting Instructor of Politics h-index 1
- Ann Quinley, Emerita Professor of Politics
- Claudia Alegre, Visiting Instructor of Politics
Latino politics, political psychology, group-based emotion, racial threat, political participation, pan-ethnic identity, and extremist ideology.
- David Elliott, Emeritus Professor of Politics
- Eric Mackey, Lecturer in Politics
- Mietek P. Boduszyński, Associate Professor of Politics
Boduszynski is currently working on three projects. One examines U.S. leverage over corruption in the Balkans, the second analyzes the pursuit of U.S. values in a new age of strategic competition, while the third looks at U.S. policy in Sou
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.