Comparative Politics
The study of Comparative Politics at Notre Dame covers considerable geographical and thematic breadth. Our comparative politics faculty is comprised of distinguished experts on Latin America, Africa, the former Soviet Union, Europe, China, India, the Middle East, and other areas. Our faculty is particular well known for its cross-regional strength in democratization and regime change. We have several other clusters of thematic strength, including political conflict and violence, the politics of religion, political parties and institutions, authoritarianism, and contentious politics, among other topic.
As a group, we are a collegial community of research scholars that is not rigidly divided along methodological lines. We train students in virtually all approaches, encourage our students to conduct fieldwork and to work in the methodological tradition is most appropriate for their research.
The study of Comparative Politics has been enriched by the interdisciplinary institutes at Notre Dame, including the internationally renowned Kellogg Institute for International Studies, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, the Nanovic Institute for European Studies, Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, and the Keough School of Global Affairs. These institutes are vibrant centers of our intellectual activity and scholarly exchange as well as provide research support for the Comparative Politics community.
Faculty
Jaimie Bleck
Associate Professor of Political Science
Paolo Carozza
Professor of Law
Michael J. Coppedge
Professor
Abby Córdova
Associate Professor of Global Affairs
Rev. Robert Dowd, C.S.C.
Associate Professor
Amitava Krishna Dutt
Emeritus Faculty
Joshua Eisenman
Associate Professor of Global Affairs
Gary Goertz
Emeritus Faculty
Andrew C. Gould
Associate Professor
Michael Hoffman
Assistant Professor
Victoria Tin-bor Hui
Associate Professor
Kyle Jaros
Associate Professor of Global Affairs
Debra Javeline
Associate Professor
Karrie J. Koesel
Associate Professor
Scott Mainwaring
Eugene and Helen Conley Professor of Political Science
A. James McAdams
William M. Scholl Professor of International Affairs
Daniel C. Miller
Associate Professor of Environmental Policy
Thomas Mustillo
Associate Professor
Susan Ostermann
Assistant Professor of Global Affairs
Aníbal Pérez-Liñán
Professor
Steve Reifenberg
Associate Professor of the Practice of International Development
Luis Schiumerini
Assistant Professor
Timothy Scully
Retired Faculty
Jazmin Sierra
Assistant Professor
Rachel Sweet
Assistant Professor of Global Affairs
Guillermo Trejo
Professor
J. Samuel Valenzuela
Kellogg Professor
Peter Walshe
Emeritus Faculty
Susanne Wengle
Nancy R. Dreux Associate Professor