Douglas Kriner Assistant Professor Office: PLS 206 Phone: 617.358.4643 E-mail: dkriner@bu.edu Education: Ph.D., Harvard University, B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology Areas of Specialization:  American Politics, Separation of Powers, Domestic Politics and the Use of Force.

Doug Kriner completed his undergraduate work in political science and history at MIT in June of 2001 and received his Ph.D. in political science from Harvard in May of 2006. He serves at the Director of Undergraduate Studies.  Doug's research interests concentrate on American political institutions and the importance of inter-institutional dynamics in shaping political strategies and policy outcomes. Through both quantitative and qualitative analyses, his dissertation examined how congressional constraints have shaped presidential conduct of major military actions from the end of
Reconstruction to the war in Iraq. New research endeavors include a study of the immediate and lingering social and political ramifications of military action for the polity and a recently begun study of congressional investigations of the executive branch from the mid-19th century to the present.

Professor Kriner regularly teaches the following courses:
PO 300

PO 317

PO 510

PO 518

For more information:
Curriculum Vitae