Faculty

 

Western's faculty members in Political Science are a remarkably diverse and accomplished group of people, all of whom are committed, through their teaching, and research to helping us understand the complex political ideas and forces that shape the world's global, regional, national, and local communities. On our website, you can find out more about the research and teaching interests of our faculty and how they can be contacted. Take a look at some of the many books published by faculty and award recipients. Please take the time to go through our faculty pages and you will discover a wealth of information. Enjoy!

Full-Time Faculty

  Name Teaching Fields Research Interests
Donald Abelson Abelson, Donald

E-mail		 American politics, U.S. Foreign Policy, Interest Groups Think Tanks, Media, Interests Groups, Domestic Sources of U.S. Foreign Policy
Cameron Anderson Anderson, Cameron

E-mail		 Canadian Politics, Political Behaviour and Multilevel Governance Canadian Politics, Elections, Voting, Public Opinion and Multilevel Governance
Nandita Biswas Mellamphy Biswas Mellamphy, Nandita

E-mail		 History of Political Thought (Antiquity, Modernity, Postmodernity), Critical Theories (Structuralism and Post-structuralism), Utopia, Nietzsche's Political Thought Nietzsche Studies, Post-structuralism and Contemporary French Political Theory (Bataille, Foucault, Deleuze, Badiou, Stiegler, Rancière), Political Ideologies (Anarchism, Fascism, Synarchism), Critical Pedagogy, Theories of Subjectivity
Timothy Cobban Cobban, Timothy

E-mail		 Teaching fields: Local and Provincial Politics Local government politics and policy-making, central-local relations, local economic development
Cristine de Clercy de Clercy, Cristine

E-mail		 Canadian Politics, Public Policy and Methodology Canadian Politics, Public Policy, Political Leadership, Women and Politics
Political Study Dick, Caroline

E-mail		 Canadian Politics, Women and Politics, Law and Politics Constitutional Politics, Legal Method, Aboriginal Politics, Difference Politics and the Politics of Identity
Radoslav Dimitrov Dimitrov, Radoslav

E-mail		 International relations theory, climate change politics, global environmental politics and international law, UN diplomacy and negotiations, international institutions and global governance Climate change politics; persuasion in international negotiations; international environmental agreements, global governance and institutions, norms in world politics, environmental security; science, knowledge and collective action
MartaDyczok Dyczok, Marta

E-mail		 Russian and East European politics and history, comparative politics International politics and history with focus on Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union and specifically Ukraine, media migration, and post-communism
Peter Ferguson Ferguson, Peter

E-mail		 American politics, Comparative (developing), International Relations and research methods Democratization, public consultation and public opinion polling
Adam Harmes Harmes, Adam

E-mail		 International Relations, Business and Government, North-South Relations Political economy, international relations, multilevel governance, global governance, business and government, Canadian and US economic policy
Martin Horak Horak, Martin

E-mail		 Local and urban politics (Canadian and comparative), organizational behaviour Comparative urban politics (North America and Europe),  multilevel urban governance, institutional change in urban politics
Charles Jones Jones, Charles

E-mail		 International justice, history of political thought, contemporary political thought Cosmopolitanism, theories of justice, international political theory, normative aspects of nationalism
Douglas Long Long, Douglas

E-mail		 Introduction to political science, modern and postmodern political theory, the history of political thought Jeremy Bentham, Adam Smith, David Hume, modern political theory, 'imagination' in political theory
Salim Mansur Mansur, Salim

E-mail		 Comparative politics developing areas, international relations Comparative/political economy of development, the Muslim world, Islam, South Asia, Middle East
Gordon McBean McBean, Gordon

E-mail		 Environmental policy Natural hazards, weather and climate adaptation and policy issues, role of governments in hazard mitigation, weather and environmental prediction system
BMorrison Morrison, Bruce

E-mail		 West European politics, social policy, European integration, political parties, social movements Democratization, state formation, state-society relations, social policy
Andrés Pérez Pérez, Andrés

E-mail		 Theories of the state, Latin American politics, public administration State formation in Latin America
Joanna Quinn Quinn, Joanna

E-mail		 Human rights, democratization, international relations Truth commissions, transitional justice
Andrew Sancton Sancton, Andrew

E-mail		 Urban politics, local public administration Municipal amalgamations, central local-relations, local-government policy-making, electoral redistribution
Veronica Schild Schild, Veronica

E-mail		 Comparative politics in developing areas, Latin American politics, and contemporary critical theory Citizenship and democratization, social movements, culture and state formation—with a geographical focus on Chile and the Southern Cone of Latin America
Erika Simpson Simpson, Erika

E-mail		 International relations, international security, international relations theory International security, Canadian defence and foreign policy, NATO, peacekeeping
Laura Stephenson Stephenson, Laura

E-mail		 Canadian politics, voting behaviour, methodology Political behaviour; elections; institutions; comparative political economy; Canadian politics; experimental political science
jtrisko Trisko, Jessica

Email		 International Relations, Political Economy, Contentious Politics International Security, International Influences on Intrastate Conflict, Foreign Aid, Asia.
Richard Vernon Vernon, Richard

E-mail		 History of political thought, contemporary political theory Theories of justice, rights, democracy, pluralism and obligation
Martin Westmacott Westmacott, Martin

E-mail		 Canadian politics, federalism, political leadership (Office of the Prime Minister - Canada) Political leadership, constitutional and institutional reform (Canada)
Robert Young Young, Robert

E-mail		 Methodology and statistics, public policy, Canadian politics Multilevel governance, municipalities, federalism, secession

Teaching Faculty

Name Teaching Fields Research Interests
Bousfield, Dan

E-mail		 International Relations, International Political Economy, Comparative Politics, East Asian Politics Political Economy of Protest, Psychoanalysis and Politics, Gender Studies, International Relations and Qualitative Methodology, Ethnography, Korean Social Movements, Militant Masculinities
Brown, Harvey

E-mail		 Political theory, urban politics and economics, Canadian economic history Political theory, concepts of community, medieval political thought, natural law, political economy, urban politics/economics in a globalized world
Deligiannis, Tom

E-mail		 Environmental change and conflict studies; environmental security; resource management in Latin America Comparative politics of developing nations, particularly Latin America, international relations; peace and conflict studies
Gecelovsky, Paul

E-mail		 Canadian Foreign Policy; Canada-US Relations; Human Rights; International Public Policy; International Conflict and Negotiation; Canadian Politics Policy Change; Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Canadian Foreign Policy; Human Rights; Canada-US Relations
Gibbons, Ross

E-mail		 Public administration, urban affairs and urban political theory; politics of the environment, Canadian government, politics of the Middle East Political theory, urban government, politics of the environment
Hoogenboom, David

E-mail		 Transitional justice, international human rights, international relations, and democratization Transitional justice, truth commissions, democratization, and post-conflict reconstruction
Jonasson, Robert

E-mail		 Comparative politics, Canadian politics, political theory Federalism, subsidiarity, globalization, the welfare state, political parties
McGregor, Michael

E-mail		 Canadian Politics and Methodology Political Behaviour, Canadian Politics, Methodology & Political Psychology
Mustapha, Jennifer

E-mail		 International Relations, Security and Critical Security, International Political Economy, Comparative Politics, US Foreign Policy, East and Southeast Asian Politics East and Southeast Asian security and economic regionalization; International Political Economy and trade; the security politics of American Foreign policy; terrorism and counter-terrorism; critical security theory (post-structural, post colonial and feminist analyses); cosmopolitanism and citizenship
Narain, Nigmendra

E-mail		 International relations, gender and politics International relations theory, feminist theory, India and Pakistan, South Asian women's organizations
Vamvakas, Nancy

E-mail		 Comparative Western European politics, environmental politics, public administration Decentralization/regionalization, regime theory, European integration/Europeanization
VandeWetering, Richard

E-mail		 Intellectual history, political theory, international relations Ancient and modern political responses to the problem of wealth and poverty
Yaniszewski, Mark

E-mail		 Comparative Politics, Civil-Military Relations, Post-Communist Democratic Transitions, International Relations, Comparative and Canadian Foreign Policy, Canadian Defence and Security Policy, Theories of International Relations, Conflict Analysis Comparative and Canadian Civil-Military Relations, Prætorian Regimes and the coup d’état, Civil-Military Reform in New Democracies

Post-Doctoral Fellows

Name Teaching Fields Research Interests
Bachvarova, Mira
 Political Theory                                            Contemporary political thought, intergenerational justice, global justice, legitimacy, non-domination

Professor Emeriti and Retired Faculty

Name Teaching Fields Research Interests
Agocs, Carol

E-mail		   Discrimination in employment, equality policy and implementation, organizational change
Cartwright, John R

E-mail		 Politics of Canadian forestry; protecting natural areas in Third World, with particular attention to rain forests; corporate power and global issues
Dobell, William

E-mail		   Canadian foreign policy, particularly bilateral and multilateral relations
Kymlicka, Kym
McDougall, Allan

E-mail		   Discourse and power, hegemonic systems, police in society
McDougall, John

Email		   The politics of economic integration, globalization and public policy, international theory, cross-boarder regions
Melvin, Robert
Noel, Sid

E-mail		 Comparative Politics - nationalism and ethnopolitical conflict and Canadian politics The politics of power sharing in deeply divided societies, federalism and consociationalism, conditions conducive to the success or failure of constitutional accords
Riddell-Dixon, Elizabeth

Email		 Past Teaching Fields - International relations, international organization, United Nations, Canadian foreign policy Canadian foreign policy, Canadian foreign policy-making, United Nations, human rights, women's rights, nongovernmental organizations
Sansom, T. Robert
Smith, Denis

E-mail		 A biography of Francisco de Miranda (1750-1816), the first Latin American advocate of independence from Spain
Suttie, Peter

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