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Our graduates have gone on to outstanding careers in higher education, public service, and the private sector. Again this year, we are proud to have outstanding students on the job market. Brief sketches of our placement candidates are available below. We also include their contact information. Some students maintain their own page with more detailed information regarding their preparation and strengths.

If you have questions about graduate student placement, please contact the Graduate Field Assistant, Tina Slater or the Director of Graduate Placement, Christopher J. Anderson. If you have any questions about our Ph.D. program in general, contact the Director of Graduate Studies, Christopher Way.

Students Seeking Jobs

Gwendoline Alphonso

Research interests: American Politics, American Political Development, Public Law, US Congress, Social Policy, Women and Politics/Law

› gma22@cornell.edu

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Chia-chen Chou

Comparative Politics (comparative authoritarianism, political economy of development, labor policy, Chinese Politics), International Relations (international norms, international organizations)

› cc389@cornell.edu

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Ishan Joshi

Comparative Politics (China and India); Bureaucratic Politics and Organization; Applied Formal Modeling (games of communication); International Relations (nationalism and foreign policy)

› ishjoshi101@gmail.com

Holger Kern

Political Methodology, Comparative Politics, Political Behavior

› holger.kern@yale.edu

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Daniel Kinderman

Comparative Politics, Comparative Political Economy, Economic Sociology, European Politics, EU Politics, Global Governance, International Relations, International Political Economy

› dpk24@cornell.edu

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Aleksander Lust

Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Theory, European Union, Russia, Globalization, Post-Communist Transitions, Social Movements, Historical and Analytical Theories of Justice

› al52@cornell.edu

Michael Miller

American Politics, Political Methodology, Campaigns & Elections, Political Behavior, Civic Engagement, Public Opinion

› mgm44@cornell.edu

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Tsveta Petrova

International Relations (comparative foreign policy, international security, international organizations, transnational relations and diffusion) Comparative Politics (comparative democratization; citizens and politics; communism and post-communism; Europe and the EU)

› tap25@cornell.edu

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Danielle Resnick

Comparative Politics, Political Economy of Development, Sub-Saharan Africa, Comparative Democratization, Political Participation, Political Parties, Sub-Nationalism, Development Policy

› der28@cornell.edu

Lucia Seybert

International Relations (international relations theory, international norms, international organizations), Comparative Politics (European politics, populism, political participation, ethnic conflict)

› la72@cornell.edu

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Elton Skendaj

Comparative Politics (Peace-building and State-building After Wars, Comparative Democratization, Ethnic Conflict, Eastern Europe, Kosovo), International Relations (International Security; International Organizations; Peace Studies)

› es324@cornell.edu

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Daniel Sledge

American Politics, Bureaucracy, Policy Entrepreneurship, Public Health, Public Policy, Local Knowledge and Political Culture, Political Institutions, Economic Underdevelopment

› dds28@cornell.edu

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Tariq Thachil

Comparative Politics, Political Parties and Electoral Behavior, Political Economy of Development, Religion and Politics, South Asian Politics, Social Movements, Democratization

› tt238@cornell.edu

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