38 faculty and 0 courses in Government at Syracuse University.
- Brian Taylor, Professor h-index 39
Russian politics, comparative politics, security studies Read More Research Interests My primary research interests are in the realm of Russian politics. Much of my research has focused on the development of the Russian state, with particul
Notable: “Spatial Mismatch or Automobile Mismatch? An Examination of Race, Residence and Commuting in US Metropolitan Areas” (1995) · 354 citations
- Margaret Hermann, Professor Emerita h-index 34
Political leadership, foreign policy decision making, crisis management, influence of non-state actors on foreign policy, comparative foreign policy Read More Related News See All News School News Apr 24, 2026 Maxwell Makes a Strong Showing
Notable: “Explaining Foreign Policy Behavior Using the Personal Characteristics of Political Leaders” (1980) · 470 citations
- Colin Elman, Professor h-index 26
International relations, national security, qualitative methods Read More Research Grant Awards and Projects "Support for Institutes and Research Groups on Qualitative and Multi-Method Research: ", Sponsored by National Science Fou
Notable: “QUALITATIVE RESEARCH: Recent Developments in Case Study Methods” (2006) · 572 citations
- Thomas M. Keck, Professor h-index 23
U.S. Supreme Court, constitutional courts, freedom of expression, democratic erosion, Court reform Read More Research Grant Awards and Projects "Constitutional Justice during Democratic Decline", Sponsored by Institue for Humane Studies. "F
Notable: “Measurement of the branching ratio ofB¯→D(*)τ−ν¯τrelative toB¯→D(*)ℓ−ν¯ℓdecays with hadronic tagging at Belle” (2015) · 692 citations
- Johanna Dunaway, Professor h-index 23
Political Communication, News Media and Politics, Local News, Partisan Polarization, Political Attitudes, and Behavior. Read More Research Grant Awards and Projects "Nationalized News Increases Polarization and Weakens Democratic Norms.", S
Notable: “Agenda Setting, Public Opinion, and the Issue of Immigration Reform” (2010) · 245 citations
- Shana Kushner Gadarian, Professor h-index 22
American politics, political psychology, political communication, public opinion, experimental methods Read More Research Interests Broadly, my research is concerned with political behavior and communication in American politics. Specifical
Notable: “Structural Topic Models for Open‐Ended Survey Responses” (2014) · 1,936 citations
- Baobao Zhang, Associate Professor h-index 20
Es on trust in digital technology and the governance of artificial intelligence (AI). She studies (1) public and elite opinion toward AI, (2) how the American welfare state could adapt to the increasing automation of labor, and (3) attitude
Notable: “COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy in low- and middle-income countries” (2021) · 1,141 citations
- Audie Klotz, Distinguished Professor h-index 20
International relations, qualitative methods, global and comparative immigration policy, global governance and transnational activism Read More Research Interests Currently I am returning to a focus on international norms and transnational
Notable: “Norms in International Relations: The Struggle against Apartheid” (1997) · 470 citations
- Emily Thorson, Associate Professor h-index 19
American politics, misinformation and misperceptions, experimental methodology, political psychology, media and politics Read More Selected Publications Books Thorson, E. A., How news coverage of misinformation shapes perceptions and trust.
Notable: “The science of fake news” (2018) · 3,820 citations
- Seth Jolly, Associate Professor and Chair h-index 18
European politics, political parties, nationalism, European Union Read More Research Interests European and European Union politics, political parties, immigration, populism Read More Research Grant Awards and Projects "Regionalism, Cross-P
Notable: “Measuring party positions in Europe” (2012) · 856 citations
- Margarita Estevez-Abe, Associate Professor h-index 16
Notable: “Gender Bias in Skills and Social Policies: The Varieties of Capitalism Perspective on Sex Segregation” (2005) · 341 citations
- Mark Rupert, Professor Emeritus h-index 16
International relations, political economy, politics of globalization, right-wing populism politics of globalization Read More Research Interests Global political economy, militarism & U.S. global power, neoliberalism and business
Notable: “Producing Hegemony: The Politics of Mass Production and American Global Power.” (1997) · 207 citations
- Ryan Griffiths, Professor h-index 16
International relations, comparative politics Read More Research Grant Awards and Projects "American Divorce: The Folly of a Red State / Blue State Breakup", Sponsored by Institue for Humane Studies. "Global Patterns in Interstate and Intra
Notable: “Membership Has Its Privileges: The Changing Benefits of Statehood” (2014) · 153 citations
- Steven White, Associate Professor h-index 15
American politics, American political development, race and politics Read More Selected Publications Book White, S. M., World War II and American Racial Politics: Public Opinion, the Presidency, and Civil Rights Advocacy. Cambridge Universi
Notable: “Comparing innovation systems: a framework and application to China’s transitional context” (2001) · 773 citations
- Daniel McDowell, Professor h-index 15
International political economy, international finance, international monetary system, IMF Read More Research Grant Awards and Projects "Rewiring the International Monetary System: The Political Economy of Central Bank Digital Currency and
Notable: “Redback Rising: China's Bilateral Swap Agreements and Renminbi Internationalization” (2014) · 149 citations
- Dimitar Gueorguiev, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies h-index 14
Comparative political economy, authoritarian institutions, governance, survey methods Read More Research Grant Awards and Projects "Transnational Transphobias: Feminist and Traditionalist Anti-Trans Advocacy Coalitions and Normative Contest
Notable: “Monopoly Money: Foreign Investment and Bribery in Vietnam, a Survey Experiment” (2014) · 119 citations
- Horace G. Campbell, Professor h-index 13
• Politics of Africa • African International Relations • China and Africa • Pan Africanism and Revolution • U.S. Foreign Policy and Militarism in Africa • Reconstruction and Transformation in Africa Read More Selected Publications Books Cam
Notable: “China in Africa: challenging US global hegemony” (2007) · 182 citations
- Sarah Pralle, Associate Professor h-index 12
Es on the politics that affect public policy processes, particularly in the area of environmental policy. Currently I am working on a project that examines the politics of mapping flood zones in U.S. communities, which is part of a larger e
Notable: “Venue Shopping, Political Strategy, and Policy Change: The Internationalization of Canadian Forest Advocacy” (2003) · 411 citations
- Matthew R. Cleary, Associate Professor h-index 10
Latin American politics, political institutions, democratization, ethnic politics Read More Research Interests I have general interests in democratization and democratic theory, ethnic politics and ethnic conflict, and Latin American politi
Notable: “Electoral Competition, Participation, and Government Responsiveness in Mexico” (2007) · 241 citations
- Christopher Faricy, Associate Professor h-index 10
American politics, social policy, income inequality, tax policy, public opinion on government spending, budgetary politics, political economy, political parties Read More Research Grant Awards and Projects "Transnational Transphobias: Femin
Notable: “It Takes a Village” (2008) · 219 citations
- Margaret Susan Thompson, Professor (History and Political Science) h-index 10
Modern American history, government and politics, religion, women's history Read More Research Interests U.S. politics and governance (especially modernization), women and politics, religion and politics, women and religion in U.S. history
Notable: “Hospital life in enlightenment Scotland: Care and teaching at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh” (1987) · 105 citations
- Lamis Abdelaaty, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies h-index 9
International relations, human rights and humanitarian action, asylum and migration Read More Research Grant Awards and Projects "RefLex", Sponsored by European Commission. "Refugees in Crisis", Sponsored by Gerda Henkel Stiftung. Read More
Notable: “Explaining Attitudes Toward Refugees and Immigrants in Europe” (2020) · 105 citations
- Dennis C. Rasmussen, Professor h-index 9
Political theory, history of political thought Read More Related News See All News School News Nov 8, 2023 Gift Supports Professor's Work at the Intersection of Human Nature and Political Thought Giving , Promotions & Appointments R
Notable: “Adam Smith on What Is Wrong with Economic Inequality” (2016) · 92 citations
- Grant Reeher, Professor h-index 9
American politics, political representation and legislature behavior, health care policy, citizenship and democracy, public engagement, gun politics and policy Read More Research Grant Awards and Projects "City Scripts: Symposia on the City
Notable: “Education for Citizenship: Ideas and Innovations in Political Learning” (1999) · 15 citations
- Glyn Morgan, Associate Professor h-index 8
Political theory, European Union Read More Selected Publications Book Morgan, G., The Idea of a European Superstate: Public Justification and European Enlargement. Princeton University Press, 2005. Journal Articles Morgan, G., "Is European
Notable: “The Idea of a European Superstate: Public Justification and European Integration” (2005) · 96 citations
- Erin Hern, Associate Professor h-index 7
Comparative politics, African politics, political participation, women and gender Read More Selected Publications Books Hern, E., Explaining Successes in Africa: Things Don't Always Fall Apart. Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2023. Hern, E., Deve
Notable: “Better than Nothing: How Policies Influence Political Participation in Low‐Capacity Democracies” (2016) · 50 citations
- Mark Brockway, Assistant Teaching Professor h-index 7
American politics, comparative politics, religion Read More Selected Publications Book Phillips, W., Brockway, M. D., The Shadow Gospel: How Anti-Liberal Demonology Possessed US Religion, Media, and Politics. MIT Press, 2025. Journal Articl
Notable: “SPID: A New Database for Inferring Public Policy Innovativeness and Diffusion Networks” (2019) · 85 citations
- Keith J. Bybee, Professor h-index 7
Public law, the judicial process, the politics of race, legal theory, political philosophy Read More Research Interests American public law, legal and political theory, American politics, cultural studies, LGBT politics, the politics of rac
Notable: “Law in Action” (2006) · 25 citations
- Yuksel Sezgin, Associate Professor h-index 6
Notable: “The IsraeliMilletSystem: Examining Legal Pluralism Throuh Lenses of Nation-Building and Human Rights” (2010) · 23 citations
- Yael Zeira, Associate Professor h-index 5
Middle East politics, comparative politics, political conflict and violence Read More Research Grant Awards and Projects "The Ethnicization of Conflict: A Social Media Analysis", Sponsored by Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation. "The Ethniciz
Notable: “The Effects of Authoritarian Iconography” (2016) · 42 citations
- Takumi Shibaike, Assistant Professor h-index 4
Global environmental politics, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), civil society, conservation, global governance Read More Selected Publications Book Shibaike, T., Zhao, B., Who tells your story? Women and indigenous peoples advocacy at
Notable: “Small NGOs and Agenda-Setting in Global Conservation Governance: The Case of Pangolin Conservation” (2021) · 17 citations
- Stephan Stohler, Associate Professor h-index 4
Es on public law. His book, “Reconstructing Rights: Courts, Parties, and Equality Rights in India, South Africa and the United States,” was published in 2019 by Cambridge University Press. His latest peer-reviewed articles include “Judicial
Notable: “Free Expression and Judicial Power in Colombia, India, and South Africa” (2020) · 6 citations
- Hossein Bashiriyeh, Teaching Professor h-index 3
Political sociology of the Middle East Read More Research Interests 20th-century political thought, democratic transitions; Thomas Hobbes Read More Selected Publications Books Bashiriyeh, H., Reviving Political Science as Phronesis. Nay Pre
Notable: “The Reign of the Ayatollahs” (1984) · 40 citations
- Jessie Trudeau, Assistant Professor h-index 2
Es on organized crime and policing, primarily in Brazil. She is currently revising her book manuscript, “Machine Gun Politics: Why Politicians Cooperate with Criminal Groups,” which explains why local candidates collude electorally with cri
Notable: “Limiting aggressive policing can reduce police and civilian violence” (2022) · 11 citations
- Minju Kim, Assistant Professor h-index 2
International political economy, bureaucratic politics, international trade, formal theory Read More Selected Publications Journal Articles Kim, B., Kim, M., "Arbitrators as Advisors: Evidence from Changes in Investment Treaty Design." Revi
Notable: “How Bureaucrats Represent Economic Interests: Partisan Control over Trade Adjustment Assistance” (2024) · 3 citations
- Daniel Daneri, Assistant Professor h-index 1
Es on corporate influence on labor and employment politics in the United States. His latest article, “Place-based Identity and Framing in Local Environmental Politics,” appeared in Review of Policy Research. He also has a series of working
Notable: “Place‐based Identity and Framing in Local Environmental Politics” (2021) · 12 citations
- Chengzhi Yin, Assistant Professor
International relations theory, great power conflict, rising powers, Chinese foreign policy, Asian security and Cold War history. His dissertation “Accommodation or Coercion: China’s Choices of Alliance Balancing Strategies,” is the
- Gregory Smith, Assistant Professor
Es on the domestic determinants of U.S. foreign policy and changes in the effects of coercive policy tools—the latter of which is the subject of his current book project, tentatively titled “Power Today is not Power Tomorrow: The Dynamic Ef
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.