Dawn Nowacki - Professor - (Chair)

Pioneer 109
503-883-2276
dnowacki@linfield.edu

Education: Ph.D., Political Science, Emory University M.A., Communications, University of Washington B.A., Russian Studies, University of Washington

Academic Interests:
Women and Politics in Comparative Perspective

Ph.D, Political Science, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 1997. Title of dissertation: "Ethnicity, Nationalism and Political Orientations among Elites in Tatarstan and Bashkortostan." Major Field: Comparative Politics. Subfields: Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, Comparative Political Economy, International Relations Theory. M.A., Communications, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1981. First field: International communications systems. Second field: communications theory and methodology. Thesis title: "Samizdat and Political Culture in the USSR." B.A., Russian Area Studies, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1977. Major subjects: Russian history and Russian language. Phi Beta Kappa. Leningrad State University, USSR: Language and communications courses, fall semester, 1979. Semester Russian Language Program, spring semester, 1977. Summer Russian Language Program, six weeks, 1975. Teaching Interests: Government and Politics of the Soviet Union and its Successor States; Government and Politics of Eastern Europe; The Politics of Nationalism; Comparative Women's Politics; and, Research Methodology. Scholarly Interests and Activities: Comparative ethnopolitics in the Russian regions. Written articles on ethnic politics in former Soviet Republics. Special College Responsibilities Freshmen Colloquium advisor. Honors Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship; Research Scholar Program, American Council of Teachers of Russian

Publications:

Women's Political Representation in Russian Regional Assemblies: Losing Ground in Women's Access to Political Power in Eastern Europe, R. Matland and K. Montgomery, eds. Oxford Univ. Press, 1994