Political Science

Dr. Anthony Affigne,
professor of political science;

• Campaigns and Elections (U.S. and Rhode Island)
• Environmental Politics (Global, U.S., Rhode Island)
• Latino Politics (U.S. and Rhode Island)
• Black Politics and Inter-Minority Relations
• Immigration Politics and Policy

• Environmental Politics
• Urban Politics in the United States
• Race and Politics in the Americas

Dr. Richard M. Battistoni,

professor of political science;

• Civic Engagement
• Service Learning
• Citizenship Education
• Community Organizing
• Democratic Theory and Practice

Dr. Mary L. Bellhouse,

professor of political science;

• Political Theory
• Feminist Theory
• Politics and Culture

• Classical Political Theory
• Modern Political Theory
• Contemporary Political Theory
• Visual Culture, Power and Identity

Dr. Douglas W. Blum,
professor of political science;

• Globalization
• Russia, Central Asia, and the Caucasus
• International Security

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Dr. Paola Cesarini,

assistant professor of political science;

• European Politics
• Latin American Politics (Southern Cone countries)
• Human Rights
• Transitional Justice
• American Foreign Policy

• Introduction to Politics
• Comparative Politics
• Human Rights
• American Foreign Policy
• European Politics
• Seminar on Transitional Justice
• Special Topics -- “The Politics of Anti-Americanism”
• Seminar on Comparative Politics – “Comparative Democratization”
• Pilot Colloquium -- “The Politics of Memory in the 20th Century”
  (to be co-taught in Spring 2012 with Dr. Colin Jaundrill, dept. of history)

Dr. Matthew Guardino,
assistant professor of political science;

• American Politics and Public Policy
• News Media and Public Opinion
• Economic and Social Welfare Issues
• Political Rhetoric

• Introduction to American Politics
• Empirical Political Analysis
• Mass Media and Politics
• Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Dr. William E. Hudson,
professor of political science;

• Public Policy
• Public Administration
• Liberal Arts Honors

• American Public Policy
• American Politics and Government
• Western Civilization

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Dr. Julia Jordan-Zachery,
associate professor of political science

and director of black studies program;

• Race
• Gender
• Public Policy
• Political Rhetoric

• Women and Politics
• Urban Politics
• Race, Gender and Public Policy
• African American Politics

Dr. Susan K. McCarthy,
associate professor of political science
and department chair;

• China
• East Asia
• Comparative Politics

• Asian Politics
• Chinese Politics
• Seminar on Global Politics of Religion

Dr. Jeffrey D. Pugh,
assistant professor of political science

and executive director of the Center for Mediation, Peace, & Resolution of Conflict (CEMPROC);

• Latin American Politics
• Peace, Conflict Resolution, and Social Justice
• International Conflict and Security
• Social Movements and Democracy
• Immigration and Refugees
• Environmental Justice and Politics

• International Conflict Resolution
• Latin American Politics
• Peace & Justice
• International Relations
• International Organizations
• Model Organization of American States

Dr. Neil T. Romans,

associate professor of political science;

• Political Theory
• Legislative Politics
• Constitutional Law

• Legislative Process
• American Constitutional Law
• Civil Liberties
• American Political Thought