Full-Time Faculty
Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Great power politics, military intervention and territorial expansion, conventional military operations, and East Asian international relations
Korea Foundation Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
South Korea, Japan, North Korea, state-society relations, law and society, media and politics, Northeast Asian security
Associate Professor of Political Science, Public Policy and Public Administration, and International Affairs; Co-Director, George Washington Regulatory Studies Center
U.S. Politics; Executive and Legislative Branch; Interest Groups; State Politics; Technology; Public Policy; Quantitative Empirical Methods; Chinese Politics
University Professor of International Affairs and Political Science
Middle East; humanitarianism; international affairs; international organizations
Professor of Political Science
American politics, judicial politics, and political methodology
Teaching Assistant Professor of Political Science
American politics with a concentration on race, gender, ethnicity, and the legislative branch
Associate Professor of Political Science
Latin America, Indigenous rights, neoliberalism, migration, social movements, governance, political science pedagogy
Visiting Professor of Political Science
Visiting Professor of Political Science who specializes in Public Policy
Professor of Political Science
Congress, American political development, political parties
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Comparative political economy, development, Southeast Asia
Professor of International Affairs and Political Science
International security, conflict and conflict resolution, U.S. foreign and defense policy
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Government and politics of the Middle East, democratization and constitutionalism, rule of law in the Arab world
Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Local and global challenges in water politics and policy, political economy of development, civil society and accountability, climate change
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Identity, ideas of enmity and conflict, origins of toleration and liberalism, early modern and modern political thought
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Chinese domestic politics, East Asian politics, political change and democratization, general comparative politics, U.S.-China relations
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Technology and the rise and fall of great powers, political economy of innovation, China's scientific & tech capabilities, tech and international security
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
International security, civilian victimization and civilian casualties in war, foreign-imposed regime change
Professor of Political Science
Political economy of Western Europe, political economy of France
University Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
International organizations, organization theory, and ethics in international affairs
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Political economy of development; political violence; organized crime; political behavior; Latin American politics
Associate Professor of Political Science
Political theory, religion and politics, political theology, and conservative political thought
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
International organization, social theories of international politics, international security, cold war, arms control, and international ethics
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Ethnic politics, federalism, democratization, political parties, politics of Eurasia (esp. Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia)
Assistant Professor of Political Science
American politics, political behavior, public opinion, state and local politics, public policy, inequality
Professor of Political Science
American politics, political behavior, media and politics
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Political economy of global markets and development, Latin American politics
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Political economy of development in Africa; vote buying, clientelism, and violence during elections; political/institutional determinants of public welfare
Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science
Congress, public policy, methodology
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
International relations, national and international security, and methodology
Associate Professor of Political Science
Political violence; ethnic conflict; state formation; Africa
Associate Professor of Political Science
International law and institutions, international conflict, human rights, courts, networks
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Arab media and public opinion, Islamist movements, constructivism in international relations, public diplomacy
Professor of Political Science
Judicial politics, Congress, American national government
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Latin American politics, U.S. policy towards Latin America
Assistant Professor of Political Science
International security, security assistance, military effectiveness, nuclear strategy, the organizational and bureaucratic drivers of defense policy
Professor of Political Science
Democratization and the causes and consequences of autocratic elections, formal and quantitative methodology, and political economy
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Japanese politics and foreign policy, U.S.-Japan relations, East Asian security
Professor of Political Science Director, European and Eurasian Studies Program
Comparative politics, European politics
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Processes of nation- and state-building, the politicization of cultural differences, immigrant and refugee integration policies, and institutional change
Associate Professor of Media and Public Affairs and of Political Science
American politics, political behavior, political communication
Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Political theory; contemporary political theory; ethics and international affairs; theories of human rights and global justice; collective agency and collective
Gaston Sigur Professor of Asian Studies, Political Science, & International Affairs
China's domestic politics; China's foreign relations; China's military and security; and international relations of Asia
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Jasmine Smith's areas of expertise include behavior and identities, and race and ethnic politics.
Professor of Political Science, Public Policy, and Public Administration
Public policy analysis, social policy
Associate Professor of Political Science
Political economy; business-government relations; post-Soviet politics; corruption; authoritarianism; clientelism
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Comparative politics, South Asian politics, political economy of development, political economy of labor
Professor of Political Science and Dean of Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
Paul Wahlbeck is political science professor and dean of the GW Columbian College. His specialities include judicial politics, constitutional law & methodology.
Assistant Professor of Political Science
American Politics, race and politics, political psychology, political behavior, voting behavior, experimental and survey methods
Professor of Political Science
American politics, representation, public opinion, state and local politics, environmental politics and policy, and statistical methodology
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Central and East European politics and policy making, comparative politics of Central/Eastern Europe