International Relations

Thomas Anastasi: B.A., St. Michael's College, 1982; A.L.M., Harvard University, 1995; Ph.D., Boston University, 2001. Presidential Decision Making During Selected Foreign Policy Crises from 1950-1968 Analyzed Through the Use of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator.

Xiaohe Cheng: B.A., Fudan University, 1989; M.A., Boston University, 2000; Ph.D., Boston University, 2006. Can Asymmetry Stand for Long? The Rise and Fall of China’s Alliances.

Joseph W. Constance, Jr.: B.A., St. Michael’s College, 1976; M.A., University of Vermont, 1979; M.L.S., State University of New York at Albany, 1983; Ph.D., Boston University, 2006. But for All the Change…The Ballistic Missile Defense Debates of the 1960’s, 80’s, 90’s and Early Twenty-First Century.

Karminder Singh Dhillon: B.S., University of Sciences, 1985; M.A., Boston University, 1995; Ph.D., Boston University, 2005. Malaysian Foreign Policy in the Mahathir Era, 1981-2003.

Kevin C. Dunn: B.A., Davidson College, 1989; M.A., Dalhousie University, 1991; Ph.D., Boston University, 2000. Imagining the Congo: Identity and International Relations.

Irm Abdul Haleem: B.A., Eckerd College, 1989; M.A., Northeastern University, 1992; Ph.D., Boston University, 2001. Women's Legal Rights, Military Regimes and Political Legitimacy in Pakistan.

Haco Hoang: B.A., University of California at Santa Barbara, 1994; M.A., Boston University, 1999; Ph.D., Ibid., 2002. Outward and Beyond: Institutional Change in Southeast Asia.

Christopher LaMonica: B.A., University of Massachusetts/Amherst, 1984; M.A., Boston University, 1993; Ph.D., Ibid., 2001. The Politics of Strengthening Local Government Institutions in Zambia.

Roger Lerseth: B.A., University of Washington/Seattle, 1969; MBA, Old Dominion University, 1975; Ph.D., Boston University, 2001. Unconditional Surrender: The Origins and Consequences of a Wartime Policy.

Michael D. Thurman: B.A., University of Nevada, 1987; M.A., George Washington University, 1991; Ph.D., Boston University, 2001. The Nature of Nations: The Dutch Challenge to Modernization Accounts of National Identity.

Jung-Tsiang Tsai: B.A., Soochow University, 1992; M.A., Soochow University, 1996; Ph.D., Boston University, 2005. Constitution and Corruption: Semi-Presidentialism in Taiwan and South Korea.

Petros Ilias Vamvakas: B.A., Suffolk University, 1987; M.A., Northeastern University, 1992; Ph.D., Boston University, 2001. States in Transition and Defensive Alliances: Greece and Turkey in NATO.

Mourtada Deme: Diplome D’Etudes, Universite de Bordeaux, 1995; M.A., Universite de Bordeaux, 1996; M.A., Universite de Bordeaux, M.A., Universite de Bordeaux, 1997, D.E.A., Universite de Bordeaux; Ph.D., Boston University, 2004. Law, Morality and International Armed Intervention: The United Nations and Ecowas in Liberia.

Sheng-Ping Hu: B.A., National Taiwan University, 1987; M.A., National Taiwan University, 1990; Ph.D., Boston University, 2004. Kennedy’s China Policy From the Analytical Standpoint of Four Decision-Making Models.

Comparative Politics

Tamim Al Barghouti: B.A., Cairo University, 1999; M.A., American University in Cairo, 2000; Ph.D., Boston University, 2004. The Case of Egypt: National Liberation Movement and Colonially Created Government.

Racha Aribarg: B.A., Chulalongkorn University, 1991; M.A., International University of Japan, 1994; M.A., Columbia University, 1997; Ph.D., Boston University, 2005. Thai Border Town Businessmen and the State: An Examination of Their Influence on Thai Foreign Policy Toward Burma.

Zana Citak Ayturk: B.Sc., Middle East Technical University, 1995: M. Sc., London School of Economics, 1996; Ph.D., Boston University, 2004. Nationalism and Religion: A Comparative Study of the Development of Secularism in France and Turkey.

Sergio Alexandre Costa: B.A., University of Massachusetts/Amherst, 1996; M.A., Boston College, 1998; Ph.D., Boston University, 2007. The Haitian Crisis of 1991-1994: Constraints and Asymmetry in United States-Latin American Relations.

Jingyan Gao: B.A., Foreign Affairs College of China, 1998; M.A., University of Iowa, 1999; Ph.D., Boston University, 2004. Social and Political Implications of Internet-Based Communities in China: An Initial Assessment.

Peng Guo: B.A., Foreign Affairs College of China, 1998; Ph.D., Boston University, 2004. Asymetrical Information, Suboptimal Strategies, and Institutional Performance: The Paradox of the 1995 Regulations of China’s Official Promotion System.

Rima Habasch: M.A., University of Tubingen,1989; Ph.D., Boston University, 2000. The Palestinian Authority and Civil Society: A Case Study of Women's Health Organizations in the West Bank.

Asbed Kotichikian: B.A., American University of Beirut, 1995; M.A., Boston University, 2000; Ph.D., Boston University, 2006. The Dialectics of Small States: Foreign Policy Making in Armenia and Georgia.

Mingjiang Li: B.A., Foreign Affairs College, 1996; M.A., Foreign Affairs College, 1999; Ph.D., Boston University, 2007. Turbulent Years, Mao’s China and Sino-Soviet Split.

Eleanor M. Marks: B.A., Stockton State College, 1977; M.A., Harvard University, 1980; Ph.D., Boston University, 2001. The Women in Development Movement's Effects on Economic Development Policies of the United Nations, 1975-1985.

Richard Norman: B.S., Texas A & M University, 1986; B.A., University of Texas, 1993; Ph.D., Boston University, 2001. Democratizing the Political Economy: The Executive-Business Coalition and Labor Reform in Argentina, 1989-1998.

Juan Manuel Ortega: B.A., Univ. Autonoma Metro, 1988; M.A., Stanford University, 1990; Ph.D., Boston University, 2002. Institutions and Economic Reform in Mexico: The Case of Economic Pacts, 1987-1997.

Silvia Inclan Oseguera: B.A., Universidad Iberoamericana, 1993; M.A., Boston University, 1994; Ph.D., Boston University, 2004. Judicial Reform and Democratic Consolidation: Mexico in the 1990’s.

Teodosio L. Uate: Licenciatura, Eduardo Mondlane University, 1981; M.A., London School of Economics, 1988; Ph.D., Boston University, 2006. Using Law to Operate Social Changes and Overcome Poverty: The Case of Mozambique.

Beatriz Angelika Rettberg: B.A., Universidad de los Andes, 1993; Ph.D., Boston University, 2000. Corporate Organization and the Failure of Collective Action: Colombian Business During the Presidency of Ernesto Samper (1994-1998).

Thomas W. Spang: B.A., University of Wisconsin, 1984; M.S., University of Wisconsin, 1987; Ph.D., Boston University, 2003. Implementing Economic Reforms: A Study of the Ugandan Liberalization Program from 1987 to 1998.

Marcela Velasco: B.A., University of Massachusetts/Amherst, 1993; M.A., New York University, 1995; Ph.D., Boston University, 2007. Manifesting The People’s Will: Institutional Change and Protests in Colombia (1958-2002).

Jose Velasco-Cruz: B.A., Autonomous University of Chiapas, 1994; M.A., Dr. José Mora Research Institute, 1996; Ph.D., Boston University, 2003. Beyond Democratic Transition: Political Change in Late Twentieth Century Mexico.

Christine J. Wade: B.A., Agnes Scott College, 1994; M.A., Georgia State University, 1996; Ph.D., Boston University, 2003. The Left and Neoliberalism: Postwar Politics in El Salvador.

Jonathan Westrup: B.A., Trinity College, 1980; M.P.A., Harvard University; 2001; Ph.D., Boston University, 2007. The Politics of Financial Regulatory Reform and the Privatization of Risk.

American Politics

Paul Frank: B.A., California State University, Fresno; M.A., Northeastern University; Ph.D., Boston University, 1998. Global Governors: Foreign Affairs among the 50 American States.

Helen J. Knowles: B.A., Liverpool Hope University College, 1998; Ph.D., Boston University, 2007.  A Dialogue on ‘Liberty’: The Classical Liberal and Civic Educational Principles of Justice Kennedy’s Vision of Judicial Power.

Leslie Melius Oblak: B.A., Hamilton College, 1991; Ph.D., Boston University, 2000. An Analysis of Interest Group Strategies: A Comparison of State and National Organizations.

Political Theory

Charles David Corbin: B.A., University of New Hampshire, 1993; M.A., University of New Hampshire, 1995; Ph.D., Boston University, 2006. Whence and Whither Democratic Imperialism?: A Study of Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War.

Matthew T. Parks: B.A., Dickinson College, 1995; Ph.D., Boston University, 2002. Self-Evident No More: American Politcal Thought, 1820-1850.

Public Policy

Paul A. Barresi: B.A., Cornell University, 1984; J.D., George Washington University, 1988; M.A., Tufts University, 1994; Ph.D., Boston University, 1999. Culture and the Making of Environmental Policy in Social Movement and Interest Group Politics, Public Policy Analysis, and Alternative Dispute Resolution Contexts.

Jolana Mungengová: M.A., Charles University, 1998; DEA, University of Lausanne, 2000; Ph.D., Boston University, 2007.  The Impact of the European Union’s ERDF Grants on Loans to Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Czech Republic.