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Michael J. FratantuonoAssociate Professor of International Studies, Business and Management (1988).Althouse Hall Room 217fratantu@dickinson.edu (717) 245-1075
Russell Bova (on leave Fall 2011) Professor of Political Science (1982).Denny Hall Room 101(717) 245-1550 | bova@dickinson.edu | Visit Web SiteB.A., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1977; M.A., Indiana University, 1980; Ph.D., 1985.Ganoe Award for Inspirational Teaching, 2010-11Professor Bova teaches a variety of courses on international relations and comparative politics. He has published numerous articles and book chapters on Russian politics and comparative democratization. His international relations textbook, How the World Works, and an accompanying book of readings, Readings on How the World Works, were published in 2009.
Michael J. FratantuonoAssociate Professor of International Studies, Business and Management (1988).Althouse Hall Room 217(717) 245-1075 | fratantu@dickinson.edu B.A., Brown University, 1974; M.A., University of Rhode Island, 1982; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1988.Dickinson Award for Distinguished Teaching, 2004-2005; Ganoe Award for Inspirational Teaching, 2005-06.Professor Fratantuono is interested in international economics, government-business relations, and U.S. foreign economic policy. He has worked as a project manager in the software development industry. He has also been visiting professor in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the U.S. Army War College.
Jeffrey McCauslandVisiting Professor of International Security Studies (2010).Stern Center for Global Educ Room 004(717) 245-1059 | mccauslj@dickinson.edu
Kristine MitchellAssistant Professor of Political Science and International Studies (2006).Denny Hall Room 7(717) 245-1220 | mitchelk@dickinson.edu | Visit Web SiteB.A., Oberlin College, 1997; M.A., Princeton University, 2003; Ph.D., 2006.Professor Mitchell's teaching and research interests include European and EU politics, international political economy, labor politics and Left parties. She has conducted field research across Western Europe and has held visiting and short-term appointments at the Institute for European Studies at UC Berkeley, the Center for European Studies at New York University, the Sciences Po in Paris, and the Department of Political Science at Northwestern University. Recent publications: Professor Mitchell has two forthcoming articles: "Creating Europeans? ERASMUS University Student Exchange and European Identity" in Open Citizenship and "From Whitehall to Brussels: Thatcher, Delors and the Europeanization of the TUC" in Labor History. Her edited volume Approaches to Inequality, Identity and Institutions (with Rachel Beatty Riedl and Sada Aksartova) was published in 2006 by the Princeton University Institute for International and Regional Studies Monograph Series.
Andrew C. Rudalevige (on leave Fall 2011) Associate Professor of Political Science; Walter E. Beach Chair in Political Science (2000).Denny Hall Room 316(717) 245-1716 | rudaleva@dickinson.edu | Visit Web SiteB.A., University of Chicago, 1989; M.A., Harvard University, 1997; Ph.D., 2000.Professor Rudalevige's main interests are the policymaking and interaction of American political institutions, with a focus on the executive branch and public administration; current research focuses on implementation and presidential control of the bureaucracy. He has written on presidential-congressional relations, presidential management strategies, and federal policymaking, especially in secondary and higher education. From 2007-2009 he directed Dickinson's humanities program in England. Recent publications: Professor Rudalevige's book The New Imperial Presidency: Renewing Presidential Power after Watergate was published by the University of Michigan Press in 2005 and was named a Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2006. His first book, Managing the President's Program, was published by Princeton University Press in 2002 and received the 2003 Richard E. Neustadt Prize honoring the best book on the presidency. He has co-edited two books published by CQ Press, The Obama Presidency: Appraisals and Prospects, 2011, and The George W. Bush Legacy, 2008. His recently-published articles include ""Bureaucratic Control and the Future of Presidential Power" (White House Studies, 2010); "'Therefore, Get Wisdom': What Should the President Know, and How Can He Know It?" (Governance, 2009); "The Administrative Presidency and Bureaucratic Control: Implementing a Research Agenda" (Presidential Studies Quarterly, 2009); "Juggling Act: The Politics of Science in Education Research" (Education Next, 2009); "'Worked Out in Fractions': Neutral Competence, FDR, and the Bureau of the Budget" (with Matthew J. Dickinson, Congress and the Presidency, 2007); "Civil Rights and Uncivil Wrongs" (Foreign Affairs, 2007); and "The Decline and Resurgence and Decline (and Resurgence?) of Congress: Charting a New Imperial Presidency" (Presidential Studies Quarterly, 2006).
Shalom D. StaubAssociate Provost for Academic Affairs (2004).West College (Old West) 2nd Floor(717) 245-1080 | staubs@dickinson.edu | Visit Web SiteB.A., Wesleyan University, 1977; M.A., 1978; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1985.His research and teaching interests focus on 1) various dimensions of conflict analysis, conflict resolution and peacemaking, and 2) the ethnography of religious experience, including “folk” religion, religion and conflict, and the intersection of religion with race, ethnicity, and gender. These interests play out in his courses on conflict and conflict resolution studies, religion and conflict, ethnography of Jewish experience, folk religious practices in the Middle East and North Africa, and immigration and religious diversity in the US.
Douglas T. StuartProfessor of Political Science and International Studies; J. William Stuart and Helen D. Stuart Chair in International Studies, Business and Management; Adjunct Professor, U.S. Army War College (1986).Stern Center for Global Educ Room 105B(717) 245-1930 | stuart@dickinson.edu B.A., Marist College, 1970; M.A., University of Southern California, 1974; Ph.D., 1979.Ganoe Award for Inspirational Teaching, 1990-1991; Dickinson Award for Distinguished Teaching, 1995-1996.His teaching and research interests include American foreign policy, national security affairs, Asian and West European security. Dr. Stuart is also an Adjunct Professor at the U.S. Army War College.
Edward Webb (on leave Spring 2012) Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Studies (2007).Denny Hall Room 202(717) 245-1009 | webbe@dickinson.edu | Visit Web SiteB.A., Cambridge University, 1992; M.A., University of Pennsylvania, 2003; Ph.D., 2007.His teaching and research activities are mainly in Middle East politics, comparative politics and international relations. He contributes to Middle East Studies and Security Studies. He has particular interests in the interaction of religions and politics and the politics of education, as well as authoritarianism and empire. His interest in pedagogical applications of new technologies, including simulations, games, and social media, has led to him being appointed to the Advisory Board of the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education. A former diplomat, he has lived and worked in the Middle East and Europe. Recent publications: Professor Webb contributed a chapter on “Totalitarianism and Authoritarianism” to 21st Century Political Science: A Reference Handbook, edited by Ishiyama & Breuning (2011) and a chapter, “Should the Daleks Be Exterminated?” (with Mark Wardecker) to Doctor Who and Philosophy, edited by Smithka & Lewis (2010). His article “Engaging Students with Engaging Tools” was published in Educause Quarterly in 2009.
Andrew T. WolffAssistant Professor of Political Science and International Studies (2008).Stern Center for Global Educ Room 003(717) 245-1968 | wolffan@dickinson.edu B.A., Washington & Lee University, 1995; M.A., Johns Hopkins University, 2003; Ph.D., 2010.His areas of teaching and research include U.S. foreign policy, transatlantic relations, NATO security policy, international relations theory, and European politics. Currently, his primary research concerns the geopolitics of NATO enlargement into Central and Eastern Europe. He has been a legal staff assistant in the United States Senate and an English teacher in the Czech Republic. Professor Wolff's article “The Structural and Political Crisis of NATO Transformation” was published in the Journal of Transatlantic Studies in December 2009.
Craig NationVisiting Professor of Political Science and Security Studies (2011).Stern Center for Global Educ Room 001(717) 245-1770 | nationr@dickinson.edu B.A., Villanova University, 1968; Ph.D., Duke University, 1975.
Anthony R. WilliamsVisiting Professor of Political Science and Security Studies (2011).Stern Center for Global Educ Room 001(717) 245-1770 | williant@dickinson.edu B.A., Old Dominion University, 1967; M.A., University of Virginia, 1969.