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Graduate Students

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American
Cardona, Aileen
American Politics, Latino/a Politics, Race and Ethnic Politics, Political Participation
ac854@cornell.edu
Casillas, Christopher
American Politics, public law, judicial politics, American institutions, constitutional law
cjc76@cornell.edu
Cortez, David Cortez
Political behavior, Latin@ politics, race and ethnicity, social inequality, identity, military service, immigration and public opinion.
dc727@cornell.edu
Dichio, Michael Dichio
American political development, public law, judicial politics, and American political thought
mad286@cornell.edu
Koch, Julianna
American politics, social policy, inequality
jmk422@cornell.edu
O’Toole, Thomas
Civic engagement/political participation, religion and politics, The First Amendment, public administration
tjo22@cornell.edu
Radostitz, Casey Radostitz
American Politics, American political development, race and politics, inequality, and political economy
cjr228@cornell.edu
Rose, Deondra Rose
American politics, public policy, political behavior, inequality, gender and politics, race and politics, and American political development
der33@cornell.edu
Web Page
Sonti, Samir Sonti
Political economy, labor politics, social movements, inequality and the welfare state
ss2786@cornell.edu
SoRelle, Mallory
American Politics, Political Participation, Campaigns and Elections, Public Policy
ms2342@cornell.edu
Thomsen, Danielle Thomsen
American Politics, Women and Politics, Campaigns and Elections
dt324@cornell.edu
Walker, Alexis Walker
Public Policy, Political Participation, Policy Feedback, American Political Development, and Organized Labor
anw47@cornell.edu
Comparative
Blings, Steffen Blings
Comparative politics, mass politics in democracies, methods, European integration
sb632@cornell.edu
Braun, Robert Braun
Comparative Politics, collective violence, ethnic conflict, social movements, mixed methods
rb529@cornell.edu
Cairns, Christopher Braun
Chinese Politics (state-owned enterprises, energy politics, environmental politics), information technology and politics, political communication, human rights, mixed methods
cmc467@cornell.edu
Duong, Hoa Hoa
Institutional basis of Economic Development; Political Economy of Development; Southeast Asia; Economic Integration and Development
hhd27@cornell.edu
Esen, Berk Esen
Latin American politics, national-developmentalist ideologies, social movements and democratization, qualitative methods & comparative-historical analysis
be62@cornell.edu
Florence, Joseph
Comparative politics with a focus on the Middle East, political order and disorder, international trade and government finance, natural resource politics, authoritarian regimes, state-society linkages, research methodology, and political theory.
jaf327@cornell.edu
Fossati, Diego Fossati
Political economy of development, social policy in developing countries. Political science methodology. Southeast Asian politics
df275@cornell.edu
Fu, Lin Fu
Political economy, economic development, inequality, East and Southeast Asia
lf333@cornell.edu
Gallagher, Janice Gallagher
Latin America, Transnational Social Movements & International Law
jkg49@cornell.edu
Gandhi, Triveni Gandhi
South Asia, formal and informal institutions, and economic development
tg235@cornell.edu
Giusti-Rodriguez, Mariana
Comparative politics, Latin America, social movements, democratization, development, and the informal sector
mg674@cornell.edu
Greco, Michelle
mgg58@cornell.edu
Hecht, Jason Hecht
Comparative political behavior of the advanced industrial societies, Comparative political economy, European integration.
jdh293@cornell.edu
Hern, Erin Hern
Comparative politics, sub-Saharan Africa, gender, foreign aid, state and institutional development, and international development policy
eah228@cornell.edu
Honig, Lauren
Africa, public policy and reform, state-building, development politics
leh76@cornell.edu
Leonard, Don Leonard
Latin American politics, state development, international and comparative political economy, state revenue, and the distributional politics of collective goods provision
drl43@cornell.edu
Letsa, Natalie Wenzell
African politics, democratization, civil unrest, the onset of conflict
njw57@cornell.edu
Logvinenko, Igor Logvinenko
International Relations (IPE, politics of money, security), Comparative Politics (political economy of development, democratization, authoritarianism)
iol3@cornell.edu
Web Page
Marcesse, Thibaud Thibaud
Ethnicity, political parties, South Asian politics, politics of foreign aid (with a focus on governance and transitions)
tbm43@cornell.edu
Masaki, Takaaki Masaki
African politics, democratization, political institutions, political economy of patronage system, political methodology and macroeconomic policy in Africa
tm427@cornell.edu
Matovski, Aleksander
Comparative Politics (comparative authoritarianism, dynamics of protest and repression, ethnic politics and civil wars), International Relations (international security, external support of democratization processes), and Political Methodology; Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union.
am862@cornell.edu
Muppirisetty, Sreedevi
South Asia; Social movements; Political Parties; Political theory
sm675@cornell.edu
Reyes-Housholder, Catherine Reyes-Housholder
Latin American politics
cgr46@cornell.edu
Sanchez-Talanquer, Mariano Mariano
Political institutions, Latin American politics, elections and electoral administration, party systems, democracy and inequality; democratic theory, Latin American political thought.
ms2728@cornell.edu
Sen, Rumela Sen
Comparative Politics
rs723@cornell.edu
Web Page
Setzer, Harris Setzer
Islam and politics, absolute monarchy, Middle East politics, political theory
fhs45@cornell.edu
Thaler, Gregory
Political ecology, political economy of development, collective action and social movements, agrarian politics
gmt45@cornell.edu
Velasquez, Simon
Latin American politics, Social Movements, Racial & Ethnic politics, and Indigenous Politicization.
st523@cornell.edu
Wilfahrt, Martha
Political economy of development, sub-Saharan Africa
maw299@cornell.edu
Yanguas, Pablo Yanguas
Post-conflict state-building and development, democratization, Sub-Saharan Africa
py45@cornell.edu
Web Page
International Relations
Ayoub, Phillip Ayoub
European integration, transnationalism, minority rights
pma34@cornell.edu
Bautista, Anna Bautista
International Relations and Comparative Politics, with a focus on China and Southeast Asia
aib43@cornell.edu
Brigden, Noelle
nkb24@cornell.edu
Browne, Katrina
klb262@cornell.edu
Cheney, Amanda
ajc356@cornell.edu
Cohen, Danielle Cohen
International Relations and Comparative Politics with a focus on East Asia
dfc27@cornell.edu
Comstock, Audrey Comstock
International Relations (International law, international organization, compliance) Comparative (human rights)
alc249@cornell.edu
Duan, Hong
hd29@cornell.edu
Hill, Matthew Hill
International political economy, and strategic studies.
mah439@cornell.edu
Kardon, Isaac Isaac
Asian security, Chinese politics
ibk22@cornell.edu
Kampani, Gaurav
gk58@cornell.edu
Leutert, Wendy Leutert
International relations, comparative politics, Chinese foreign policy
Maxey, Sarah Maxey
Peace operations, ethnic conflict, causes of war, perceptions of security
Oaks, Jason Oaks
International Relations, Comparative Politics, Chinese and East Asian Security, Nationalism
jco58@cornell.edu
Seybert, Lucia Seybert
International relations theory, international norms, international organizations, European politics, populism, political participation, ethnic conflict
la72@cornell.edu
Web Page
Sperandei, Maria Sperandei
International political economy with a focus on international finance and financial crises, economic causes of war and foreign policy, coercive diplomacy.
ms554@cornell.edu
Tao, Jing
jt265@cornell.edu
Toska, Silvana Toska
International Relations and Comparative Politics, with a focus on Africa and the Middle East.
st522@cornell.edu
Weygandt, Nicole
International relations, international political economy, energy politics, resource nationalism
nlw39@cornell.edu
Theory
Bennett, Nolan Bennett
Literature of political theory; Postmodern thought; African American political theory
ndb47@cornell.edu
Cotton, Simon Cotton
Normative Political Theory (particularly global justice, ethics in economic life, distributive justice & democratic theory); History of Political Thought; Theories of International Relations, Security & Political Economy
src34@cornell.edu
Web Page
Duong, Kevin Duong
Feminist politics and gender theory; politics of sexual difference; rhetoric and philosophy; democratic theory; political thought on the Left
ktd24@cornell.edu
Gavin, Aaron
abg89@cornell.edu
Gilhooley, Simon Gilhooley
Political Theory, American Politics, with a focus on American Political Theory in the Early Republic
sjg67@cornell.edu
Web Page
Gorup, Michael
Modern and contemporary political theory, continental thought, democratic theory, political identity
michael.gorup@gmail.com
Graf, Sinja Graf
Modern Western political theory, international law with a focus on international criminal law, history of international relations and imperialism, theories of global justice
sug3@cornell.edu
Ibrahim, Leila
lmi2@cornell.edu
Ince, Onur Ince
Modern and Contemporary Political Theory; History of Political Thought; Political Economy; Postcolonial Theory, Theories of Empire
oui2@cornell.edu
Web Page
Jagmohan, Desmond
dj89@cornell.edu
Kemerli, Pınar Kemerli
Secularism, Nationalism and Imperialism, Politics and History of Turkey and the Middle East
pk233@cornell.edu
Phulwani, Vijay Phulwani
Ancient political thought, pragmatism/pluralism, politics and the narrative arts, contemporary theory, international relations
vmp35@cornell.edu
Piotrkowski, Judith Piotrkowski
Modern and contemporary political theory, early American political thought, politics of emotion/affect, biopolitics, feminist theory, totalitarianism, political violence, identity politics, politics of literature
jp935@cornell.edu
Son, Kyong-Min Son
Modern and Contemporary Political Theory, Democratic Theory, Critical Theory, Comparative History of Postwar Democracy, Philosophy and Methods of Political Inquiry
ks426@cornell.edu

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