Political Science and Foreign Affairs: Faculty Experts: For Journalists

Karen J. Alter

Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Norman Dwight Harris Professor of Political Science and Law

Field: International Law, Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: Foreign Policy, Globalization, Intellectual Property Rights, International Relations, Trade Policy

Sirus Bouchat

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Field: Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: Authoritarian Politics, Comparative Politics, Data Science, Machine Learning and Automation, Political Economies, Statistics and probability

Jaime Dominguez

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Associate Professor of Instruction, Political Science

Field: Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: American Culture and Politics, Chicago Politics, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Immigration, Latinx Culture and Politics, Race and Ethnicity

Jillana B. Enteen

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of Instruction

Field: Communications, Global Health, Languages and Cultural Studies, Literature, Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: Gender Diversity and Equality, Gender Identity, Globalization, Human Rights, Inequality, Intersectionality, LGBTQ Health

Jordan Gans-Morse

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Associate Professor of Political Science

Field: Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: Eastern European Culture and Politics, Economic Growth and Development, International Business and Marketing, International Relations, Political Corruption, Russian Culture and Politics

Danielle Gilbert

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Field: Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: Comparative Politics, Conflict Resolution, International Relations, National Security, Negotiation Tactics, Peace Studies, Terrorism

Laurel Harbridge-Yong

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Political Science

Field: Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: American Culture and Politics, Public Policy, U.S. Political Elections

Ian Hurd

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of Political Science

Field: Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: American Culture and Politics, Foreign Policy, International Relations, United Nations

Elizabeth Shakman Hurd

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of Political Science and Professor & Chair of Religious Studies

Field: Political Science and Foreign Affairs, Religion

Focus Areas: International Relations, Middle Eastern Culture and Politics

Olga Kamenchuk

School of Communication

Associate Professor of Instruction, School of Communication

Field: Communications, Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: Eastern European Culture and Politics, International Relations, National Security, Russian Culture and Politics, U.S. Political Elections

Michael Kang

Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

Class of 1940 Research Professor of Law

Field: Constitutional Law, Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: Campaign Finance, Constitutional Rights, Political Campaigns, Political Corruption, Political Redistricting, U.S. Courts System, U.S. Political Elections, Voter Rights and Behavior

Cody Keenan

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Visiting Professor

Field: Communications, Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: Brand and Reputation Management, Communication Skills, Communications Strategy, Crisis Communication, Political Campaigns, U.S. Political Elections

Stephen Nelson

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Associate Professor

Field: Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: Comparative Politics, Global Financial Regulation, Globalization, International Relations, Organizational Culture, Political Economies

Erik C. Nisbet

School of Communication

Owen L. Coon Professor of Policy Analysis & Communication

Field: Communications, Computational Social Science, Journalism, Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: Communications Strategy, Comparative Politics, Digital Media, Influence and Persuasion, International Relations, Misinformation, Political Campaigns, Public Policy, Social Media, Social Psychology, U.S. Political Elections, Voter Rights and Behavior

Elie Rekhess

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Crown Visiting Professor in Israel Studies

Field: History, Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: Arabic Culture and Politics, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jewish Studies, Middle Eastern Culture and Politics

William Reno

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of Political Science & Chair of the Department of Political Science

Field: Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: Comparative Politics, Conflict Resolution, International Relations, Russian Culture and Politics

Jorg Spenkuch

Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

Associate Professor of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences

Field: Economics, Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: Discrimination, Immigration, Income Mobility, Middle Eastern Culture and Politics, Political Campaigns, Political Corruption, Socioeconomics, Voter Rights and Behavior

Chloe N. Thurston

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Associate Professor of Political Science

Field: Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: Bankruptcy, Discrimination, Economic Inequality, Financial Policy and Regulation, Public Policy

Alvin B. Tillery Jr.

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of political science and African American studies

Field: Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: Affirmative Action, American Culture and Politics, Discrimination, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Immigration, Race and Ethnicity