Political Science
Political Science Faculty
Nick Buccola - Associate Professor & Founding Director, Frederick Douglass Forum on Law, Rights, and Justice
Pioneer 109503-883-2246
nbuccol@linfield.edu
http://www.linfield.edu/frederick-douglass-forum.html
Education: Ph.D. University of Southern California, 2007 / M.A. University of Southern California, 2004 B.S. (Poli. Sci.) Santa Clara University, 2001 / B.A. (Philosophy) Santa Clara University, 2001
Academic Interests: Professor Buccola conducts research in the areas of American political thought and constitutional theory. His first book, The Political Thought of Frederick Douglass, was published by New York University Press in 2012. It was a finalist in the General Non-Fiction category for the Oregon Book Award. The book will be released in paperback in July 2013. He has published essays on a wide variety of topics including the debate over same-sex marriage, Friedrich Nietzsche's critique of socialism, and the political philosophies of Judith Shklar and Leo Strauss. He is currently at writing essays on the political theory of James Baldwin, the idea of virtue in the political thought of Frederick Douglass, and the philosophy of liberal education. He is at work on three book projects. The first is an examination of the political thought of a number of American abolitionists. The second is a study of the ideological origins of the Tea Party movement. The third is a volume he will edit on the political and constitutional thought of Abraham Lincoln. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the Samuel H. Graf Award and the Allen and Pat Kelley Faculty Scholar Award and many fellowships including one from the National Endowment for the Humanities. In addition to his teaching and research, he directs the Frederick Douglass Forum on Law, Rights, and Justice. The Douglass Forum hosts debates, lectures, and conferences on the rule of law, individual rights, and competing conceptions of justice. For more information on the Douglass Forum, please click the link above.
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COURSES OFFERED BY PROFESSOR BUCCOLA: Great Political Thinkers; American Politics; Study of Law; American Political Thought; U.S. Supreme Court; Law, Rights, & Justice; Rebels, Thugs & Skeptics: 20th Century Political Theory; Politics & the Arts; Liberals, Conservatives, & Contemporary Moral Controversies; Ideas, Individuals & Institutions in U.S. Politics ------ COURSES IN DEVELOPMENT: African-American Political Thought; Picturing Justice: Law in Film
Patrick Cottrell - Assistant Professor
Pioneer 106503-883-2477
pcottre@linfield.edu
Education: Ph.D., Political Science, University of Wisconsin, 2007/ MA, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), 1998/ BA, Political Science and History, University of California-Davis, 1995
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Patrick Cottrell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Coordinator of the International Relations Major.
Cottrell conducts research on global governance, political change, international security, and U.S. foreign policy. He has published in a range of journals including International Organization, the European Journal of International Relations, Foreign Policy Analysis, and Review of International Studies.
Currently he is working on a number of projects, including: the power and accountability of international sports organizations such as FIFA, the governance of refugee assistance along the Thai-Burmese border (supported by an ASIANetwork faculty-student collaborative research grant), and the politics of disarmament. He is also in the final stages of a book manuscript on the evolution of international security institutions.
Prior to pursuing his doctorate, Cottrell worked at the U.S. Department of State, primarily on arms control and nonproliferation issues.
Matthew Hindman - Visiting Assistant Professor
Mac Hall 202mhindman@linfield.edu
Education: Education: University of Minnesota (Ph.D. '12) Illinois State University (MA '06) Illinois State University (BA '04)
Academic Interests: American politics, democratic theory, interest groups and social movements, LGBT politics
Shaik Ismail
Dawn Nowacki - Professor - (Chair)
Pioneer 109503-883-2276
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