Government at Skidmore College

12 faculty and 39 courses in Government at Skidmore College.

Faculty

• Christopher B. Mann, Associate Professor of Political Science h-index 19
  American politics, especially campaigns, elections, voting, public opinion Political Science Department
  Notable: “Is There Backlash to Social Pressure? A Large-scale Field Experiment on Voter Mobilization” (2010) · 96 citations
• Flagg Taylor, Associate Professor of Political Science (on leave ) h-index 10
  Notable: “How Greek Science Passed to the Arabs” (1949) · 134 citations
• Beau Breslin, Joseph C. Palamountain Chair in Government; Professor of Political Science h-index 6
  Notable: “Restorative Justice in School Communities” (2001) · 223 citations
• Adam Thal, Assistant Professor h-index 5
  Notable: “College Socialization and the Economic Views of Affluent Americans” (2016) · 108 citations
• Feryaz Ocakli, Associate Professor of Political Science h-index 5
  Democracy and Political Islam; Islamist and Ethnic Politics; Comparative Political Economy of Development; Middle East Politics PUBLICATIONS Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles “Notable Networks: Elite Recruitment, Organizational Cohesiveness
  Notable: “Notable Networks” (2015) · 35 citations
• Natalie Fuehrer Taylor, Interim Dean of Faculty and VP Academic Affairs h-index 3
  Notable: “Frameworks to support the implementation of genomics into clinical care” (2019) · 2 citations
• Kate Graney, Associate Department Chair and Professor of Political Science h-index 2
  Notable: “Making Russia Multicultural Kazan at Its Millennium and Beyond” (2007) · 24 citations
• Benjamin Sehnert, Visiting Assistant Professor
• Emmanuel Balogun, Associate Professor of Political Science
  Notable: “Upcoming Teaching Politics in an Age of Democratic Erosion” (2026)
• Kristen Morrow, Visiting Assistant Professor
• Robert C. Turner, Department Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science
• Yelena Biberman-Ocakli, Associate Professor of Political Science

Courses

• Introduction to American Politics PL 101
• Introduction to Political Philosophy PL 102
• Introduction to Comparative and International Politics PL 103
• Principles of International Politics PL 201
• Introduction to Political Research PL 202
• Comparative European Politics PL 203
• Classical Political Thought PL 204
• They Might Be Giants: Global Rise of BRICS PL 207
• The Latin American Puzzle PL 209
• Courts, Politics, and Judicial Process in the United States PL 211
• Intro to Bill of Rights PL 212
• Comparative Constitutional Systems PL 213
• Comparative Policing PL 214
• State and Local Government PL 222
• Voting in the US: Access, Fairness & Reform PL 223
• Campaigns and Elections PL 224
• Social Media and News in Politics PL 225
• States, Rebels, and Warlords PL 226
• United States Foreign Policy in a Changing World PL 228
• International Law PL 229
• Environmental Politics and Policy PL 231
• Political Islam PL 233
• American Political Thought PL 236
• Middle Eastern Politics PL 239
• Ethnic Conflict and the Global System PL 241
• Race, State and Nation in Comparative Perspective PL 244
• Hip-Hop, Politics, and Protest PL 245
• Contemporary African Politics PL 246
• Experiments in Political Science PL 302
• Politics and Policy of Inequality PL 305
• Contemporary Political Thought PL 308
• Constitutional Law PL 311
• Contemporary Constitutional Problems PL 312
• Civil Liberties PL 314
• Immigration Politics and Policy PL 315
• Real Democracy PL 317
• The American Party System PL 332
• The United States Presidency PL 334
• The International Human Rights Regime: Promise and Peril PL 340

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.