Faculty
Departmental Chairperson: Dr. Susan Mezey
Graduate Program Director: Dr. Peter Schraeder
American PoliticsJohn Frendreis |
Comparative and International Politics Olga Avdeyeva |
Political Theory |
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Purdue University, 2006
E-mail: oavdeyeva@luc.edu
Phone: 773.508.3484
Professor Avdeyeva's research and teaching interests are in comparative social policy, women and politics, East European and post-communist politics, and the EU Enlargement. Her dissertation, Gender Equality and EU Enlargement: What Explains Government Compliance with EU Requirements?, explored legislative reform and enforcement of policies on gender equality in ten post-communist states that are new members of the EU. She has published articles in International Studies Quarterly and International Journal of Social Welfare and an essay in the edited volume Violence Against Women in Post-Communist Europe and Eurasia: Global Forces, Local Activism, and Domestic. She is currently working on several articles on the politics of gender equality policies in EU Enlargement countries. View her curriculum vitae.
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Princeton University, 1991
E-mail: pboyle@luc.edu
Phone: 773.508.3061
Professor Boyle's teaching and research interests include African Politics, comparative politics, and the politics of development. His current writing and field research projects focus on the politics of social services in several francophone states of central Africa. His published work has appeared in World Politics, Journal of Modern African Studies, African Studies Review, Africa Today, and in edited volumes. He is author of Class Formation and Civil Siciety: The Politics of Education in Africa (1999).
JOHN W. DANFORD
Professor
Ph.D., Yale University, 1976
E-mail: jdanfor@luc.edu
Phone: 773.508.3069
Professor Danford's teaching and research interests include political theory (ancient, modern, and contemporary), and philosophy of science and social science. He is author of Wittgenstein and Political Philosophy, David Hume and the Problem of Reason, and Roots of Freedom: A Primer on Modern Liberty. He has published articles in American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, and Political Research Quarterly.
Adjunct Professor
Ph.D., Loyola University Chicago, 2003
E-mail: bendles@luc.edu
Phone: 773.508.3047
Professor Endless' teaching and research interests focus on the United Nations and its related agencies. This includes a broad range of international peace and security issues, as well as international development. He specializes in the UN Security Council, in particular actions toward Iraq and other areas in the Middle East. He teaches classes on International Law, International Organizations, and International Political Economy, among others. He is also the founder and Executive Director of American Model United Nations International, based in Chicago.
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School, 1973
E-mail: tengema@luc.edu
Phone: 773.508.3063
Professor Engeman teaches and does research in American political thought. He has co-edited a Concordance of The Federalist Papers and co-authored Amoral America. He is also editor of Thomas Jefferson and the Politics of Nature. In addition, he has written articles in The Journal of Church and State, The Journal of Politics, The Review of Politics, Interpretation, The Political Science Reviewer, Religious Education, The Journal of Moral Education and chapters in Natural Right and Political Right, and The American Founding: Politics, Statesmanship and the Constitution. Visit his course Website.
Professor
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee, 1981
E-mail: jfrendr@luc.edu
Phone: 312.915.7214
Professor Frendreis' teaching and research interests include state and local politics, American political parties and elections, and research methodology. His publications include articles in the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, Comparative Political Studies, Social Science Quarterly, and Journal of Urban Affairs, and he is co-author of the books The Modern Presidency and Economic Policy and Professional Associations and Municipal Innovation. He is Associate Vice-President for Planning and Analysis at Loyola University Chicago.
Professor
Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1973
E-mail: agitels@luc.edu
Phone: 773.508.3065
Professor Gitelson teaches and does research in the areas of political parties and elections, interest groups, and political psychology and socialization. He has published in the Journal of Politics, Publius, Polity, Policy Studies Review, Political Methodology, and The Western Political Quarterly and has co-authored the books American Political Parties: Stability and Change, American Elections: The Rules Matter and American Government (7th Edition). He co-edited the book Public Policy and Economic Institutions and is a contributing editor to the Encyclopedia of Political Parties and Elections.
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2002
E-mail: agrigor@luc.edu
Phone: 773.508.3059
Professor Grigorescu teaches courses on international relations (international organization, globalization, international relations theory, the United Nations system) and comparative politics (especially the politics of East and Central Europe). He has published articles on international organizations and their impact on domestic politics in International Politics, International Studies Quarterly, Global Governance, and Problems of Post-Communism. Visit his Website.
Professor
Ph.D., York University, 1986
E-mail: ckatz@luc.edu
Phone: 773.508.3068
Professor Katz teaches and does research in the areas of Modern Political Theory, Democratic Theory, and Socialism. He has published articles in the American Political Science Review, History of Political Thought, The Review of Politics, Theory and Society, and Comparative Politics and is the author of the book From Feudalism to Capitalism: Marxian Theories of Class Struggle and Social Change. Visit his Website and view his curriculum vitae.
Professor Katz is also the Director of the Interdisciplinary Honors Program.
Professor
Ph.D., Columbia University, 1978
E-mail: vmahler@luc.edu
Phone: 773.508.3067
Professor Mahler's teaching and research interests include politics of International Economic Relations, comparative social policy, Western European politics, and quantitative methods. His articles have been published in Comparative Political Studies, American Political Science Review, International Organization, Comparative Politics, Polity, Review of International Political Economy and other journals and edited collections, and he is the author of the book Dependency Approaches to International Political Economy: A Cross-National Study. He is director of Loyola's International Studies Program.
Professor
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1991
E-mail: rmatlan@luc.edu
Phone: 773.508.7127
Professor Matland is the Helen Houlahan Rigali Chair in Political Science. Professor Matland's work crosses several fields, including public policy, comparative politics, and American politics. His work emphasizes a comparative institutions approach, looking at how different institutions for aggregating preferences can lead to different policy outcomes. His work includes a number of articles looking at the effect of electoral systems on women's representation in legislatures. He has also done work on policy implementation, on school choice programs in the United States and theories of distributive justice. Professor Matland's work has been published in the American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, Social Science Quarterly, Canadian Journal of Political Science, as well as many other journals and books. He is co-editor of the Oxford University Press book Women's Access to Political Power in Post-Communist Europe. Visit his web site.
Professor
Ph.D., Princeton University, 1989
E-mail: rmayer@luc.edu
Phone: 773.508.3057
Professor Mayer teaches courses on political theory (conservatism, socialism, democratic theory, obligation & resistance) and comparative politics (revolution, terrorism, dictatorship, democracy, political ideologies). He has published articles on democratic theory, distributive justice, and Russian radical thought in Political Theory, Review of Politics, Polity, History of Political Thought, Political Studies, Social Theory & Practice, Journal of Social Philosophy, Journal of Applied Philosophy, Public Affairs Quarterly, Journal of Political Ideologies, History of European Ideas, and other journals. Visit his website.
Professor Mayer is also the Pre-Law Advisor in the College of Arts & Sciences.
MOLLY MELINAssistant Professor
Ph.D., University of California at Davis, 2008
E-mail: mmelin@luc.edu
Phone: 773.508.8647
Professor Melin's research and teaching interests are in the areas of international relations and foreign policy decision-making, with emphasis on international conflict and conflict management. Her dissertation, "Strategic Peacemakers: A Study of the Occurrence and Effects of Third Party Management in Militarized Conflicts," examines variation in third party efforts to end violent conflict. Her current research focuses on third party interventions in ongoing international conflicts and the dynamics of conflict expansion. View her curriculum vitae.
Professor & Chairperson
Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1972
J.D., DePaul University College of Law, 1983
E-mail: smezey@luc.edu
Phone: 773.508.3055
Professor Mezey's teaching and research interests include constitutional law, judicial process, judicial-legislative relations, administrative law, women and law and children's rights. Her articles have appeared in Journal of Politics, Western Political Quarterly, American Politics Quarterly, International and Comparative Law Quarterly, Rutgers Law Review, Publius, Women and Politics, and Policy Studies Journal. She is the author of No Longer Disabled: The Federal Courts and the Politics of Social Security Disability; In Pursuit of Equality: Women, Public Policy and the Federal Courts; Children in Court: Public Policymaking and Federal Court Decisons; and Pitiful Plaintiffs: Child Welfare Litigation and the Federal Courts. View her curriculum vitae.
Professor
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1983
E-mail: jpeliss@luc.edu
Phone: 773.508.3066
Professor Pelissero's teaching and research interests include urban and state politics, public policy, public administration, and intergovernmental relations. He teaches Chicago Politics and Urban Politics on a regular basis. His publications include: Managing Urban America, 6th ed. (Washington: CQ Press, 2006), and Cities, Politics and Policy: A Comparative Analysis, editor (Washington: CQ Press, 2003). He has published in the American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, American Journal of Political Science, Western Political Quarterly, Social Science Quarterly, Public Administration Review, Urban Affairs Review, Journal of Urban Affairs, State and Local Government Review, Publius, Urban Affairs Quarterly, and Economic Development Quarterly. He currently serves as Vice Provost at Loyola. Visit his Website.
Instructor
J.D., Loyola University Chicago
M.A., The University of Chicago
E-mail: mquigle@luc.edu
Phone: 773.508.3047
Mike Quigley is a Cook County Commissioner representing the 10th District. He teaches courses on Chicago politics and environmental policy. Visit his Website.
Professor
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1989
E-mail: psanche@luc.edu
Phone: 773.508.8658
Professor Sanchez' teaching and research interests include comparative politics, international relations, Latin American politics, and democratization. He has conducted field research in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Panama, and Peru. He is the author of Panama Lost? U.S. Hegemony, Democracy, and the Canal (University Press of Florida, 2007). Other scholarly publications include articles in International Politics, The Latin Americanist, PS: Political Science & Politics, Journal of Developing Areas, Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy, International Journal on World Peace, Journal of the Third World Spectrum, The Journal of Conflict Studies, The Air Force Law Review, The Americas, and Peace Review, as well as numerous chapters in edited volumes. He spent the 1997-98 Academic Year as a Senior Fulbright Scholar at the University of Panama. He has also taught at the U.S. Air Force Academy and Virginia Tech.
PETER J. SCHRAEDERProfessor
Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1990
E-mail: pschrae@luc.edu
Phone: 773.508.3070
Professor Schraeder's teaching and research interests include comparative foreign policy, international relations theory, U.S. foreign policy toward Africa and the Middle East, African and Middle Eastern politics, and peace and social justice in world politics. In addition to serving as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Tunis in Tunisia (2002-03) and at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Senegal (1994-96), he has held visiting appointments at Somali National University (1985), the French Institute of African Research in Zimbabwe (1996), the University of the Antilles in Guadeloupe (1999), and Loyola's John Felice Rome Center in Italy (2003-05). His scholarship is published in such diverse journals as African Affairs, The Journal of Modern African Studies, The Journal of Politics, Political Science Quarterly, Middle East Journal, Politique Africaine, and World Politics. He is the author or editor of 9 books, including African Politics and Society: A Mosaic in Transformation (2nd ed., 2004), Exporting Democracy: Rhetoric vs. Reality (2002), United States Foreign Policy Toward Africa: Incrementalism, Crisis, and Change (1994), and Intervention into the 1990s: U.S. Foreign Policy Toward the Third World (1992). He is currently working on a book, African Foreign Policy: Democratization and its Impact on Policy Formulation and Implementation.
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Rochester, 1996
E-mail: asteinacker@luc.edu
Phone: 773.508.8639
Professor Steinacker's research and teaching interests are in urban politics and public policy. She has written articles on local economic development policy, metropolitan government restructuring, affordable housing and city infill patterns. Her work has been published in Urban Affairs Review, Urban Studies, Publius, Social Science Quarterly, Review of Policy Studies, and Public Administration Review. She has received a variety of research grants, including a National Science Foundation grant, to study the use of bargaining games to explain city-firm interactions in economic development decisions. She previously taught in the public policies programs at Columbia and Georgetown Universities and was the director of the public policy program at Claremont Graduate University for 10 years.
Professor
Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1971
E-mail: rtatalo@luc.edu
Phone: 773.508.8516
Professor Tatalovich's teaching and research interests include the American government, the presidency and executive branch, public policy analysis with an emphasis on moral conflicts, and Congress as well as Canadian Politics. His three co-edited books include Moral Controversies in American Politics (2005),and he also co-authored four more including The Modern Presidency and Economic Policy and a presidency text, To Govern a Nation: Presidential Power and Politics (1998), as well as being the sole author of two scholarly works: Nativism Reborn? The Official English Language Movement and the American States and The Politics of Abortion in the United States and Canada (1997). His most recent co-authored bookS are Cultures at War: Moral Controversies in Western Democracies (2003) and The Presidency and Political Science: Two Hundred Years of Constitutional Debate (2003). Professor Tatalovich has also authored or collaborated on more than fifty chapters, monographs, and scholarly articles in such publications as the The Journal of Politics, Political Research Quarterly, Social Science Quarterly, Polity, American Politics Quarterly, Women & Politics, and Presidential Studies Quarterly. View his curriculum vitae.
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2005
E-mail: gtezcur@luc.edu
Phone: 773.508.3483
Professor Tezcur teaches and does research in the areas of democratization, public opinion, elections, and Middle Eastern politics, with a special emphasis on Iran and Turkey. His dissertation is entitled How do Political Religious Groups Develop Sustainable Democratic Commitments: The Cases of Iran and Turkey. Currently, Professor Tezcur is working on three interrelated projects: 1) how religious values and political attitudes interact among Muslim publics; 2) the relationship between secularism and liberal democracy; and 3) the evolution of religious group political behavior under the dynamics of electoral competition and pluralism. Visit his Website.
Adjunct Professor
J.D., The Ohio State University College of Law, 1988
M.A., Loyola University Chicago, 1994
E-mail: mwalsh2@luc.edu
Phone: 773.508.3047
Professor Walsh teaches courses on constitutional law and the judicial process. He practices law in Chicago and is also the advisor for the Mock Trial Team. He has published articles on the courts and legislative politics in the American Political Science Review, Political Research Quarterly, Policy Studies Review, Social Science Quarterly, and Legislative Studies Quarterly.
Professor
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1976
E-mail: jwillia@luc.edu
Phone: 773.508.3053
Professor Williams teaches and does research in the areas of American foreign and defense policy and American politics. His research has appeared in Armed Forces & Society, Military Review, The Washington Quarterly, Air University Review, and numerous edited volumes. He is co-author of Soldiers, Society, and National Security and U.S. National Security: Policymakers, Processes, and Politics, and co-editor of The Postmodern Military: Armed Forces After the Cold War and The U.S. Army In a New Security Era. Professor Williams is Chair and President of the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society (IUS) and Society and Chair of the Academic Advisory Council of the National Strategy Forum (NSF). Visit his Website.
