Dr Patrycja Rozbicka
Senior Lecturer · Aston University
Dr Rozbicka works on interest groups in policy-making and live music industry regulation in the UK.
IR Aesthetics Regulation of Live Music Interest Groups Live Music Industry Brexit
James Faught
Professor of Sociology · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Sociological Theory Political Sociology Community Social Stratification
Gregory DeFreitas
Professor of Economics, Director of the Center for the Study of Labor and Democracy · Hofstra University
Prof. DeFreitas is an expert on labor studies.
Labor Economics Research Methods Urban Economics Microeconomics African Economic Development
Tom Mills
Lecturer in Sociology and Policy · Aston University
Tom Mills is a sociologist with an interest in media and communications, elite institutions and networks, and the use of digital methods.
Corporate Power Elites BBC Impartiality Sociology Media Communications
Alexis Dudden, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of History · University of Connecticut
Professor of History specializing in modern Japan and Korea, and international history.
History/Memory Modern Korea Modern Japan Territorial Disputes Japan-Korea Relations
Ruth Braunstein, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology · University of Connecticut
Dr. Braunstein is a cultural sociologist interested in the role of taxes, taxpaying, religion, and morality in American political life.
Taxes and Taxpaying Religion Politics & Culture Faith-based Communities Religious Studies Cultural Sociology
David Takacs
Professor of Law, Harry & Lillian Hastings Research Chair · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: takacsd@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4845 / Office 329-200
Climate Change Law Environmental Law Earth Systems Science Biodiversity Law International Environmental Law
Joanne Miller
Professor, Political Science & International Relations and Psychological & Brain Sciences · University of Delaware
Prof. Miller is an expert on political psychology, focusing on the causes and consequences of belief in conspiracy theories.
Conspiracy Theories Political Propaganda Misinformation Public Opinion Polling
Aashish Kumar
Professor of Radio, Television, Film · Hofstra University
Prof. Kumar is a social action scholar and a documentary filmmaker.
Filmmaking democratic discourse Civic Engagement grassroots advocacy
Steven Bonorris
Lecturer in Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: bonorris@uchastings.edu
Public Law and Policy Climate Change and the Law State and Local Government Law
Samar Ali
Research Professor of Political Science and Law · Vanderbilt University
Expert in the intersection of conflict mediation, national security, economic development and human rights.
Human Rights National Security Polarization Cybersecurity Law and Government
Erica Frantz
Associate Professor of Comparative Politics · Michigan State University
Authoritarian politics, aristocratic rule and policy, democratization, conflict
Dictatorship Conflict Authoritarian Politics Democratization Development
Ganesh Sitaraman
New York Alumni Chancellor's Chair in Law · Vanderbilt University
Expert in constitutional law, the regulatory state, economic policy, democracy and foreign affairs.
Public Option Institutional design Regulation Foreign Relations Law Constitutional Law
Austin Schutz
Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Noah Durst
Assistant Professor, Urban & Regional Planning Program · Michigan State University
Expert in urban policy and planning, with a particular emphasis on issues of housing and social equity
Institutional Discrimination Residential Segregation Housing Land Use Regulation Urban Informality
Dr Olayinka Ajala
Senior Lecturer · Leeds Beckett
Olayinka Ajala’s research interests include rural development, resource conflict, human security, peace and security.
Terrorism Security Governance Ethnicity Politics
Nigel Raab
Professor of History · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Theories of Civil Society Habermas 19th Century Russia Urban History Global Encounters
Jonathan Corpus Ong
Professor of Communication · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jonathan Corpus Ong's research areas are global media ethics, digital politics and the anthropology of humanitarianism.
Elections in the Philippines Media Ethics Global Media Studies Critical Disinformation Studies Sociology of Activist Organizations
Ethan Zuckerman
Associate Professor of Public Policy, Communication and Information · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Ethan Zuckerman's work focuses on building alternatives to the commercial internet.
Social Media Governance Technology and Social Change Digital Public Infrastructure Online Community Governance Social Media
John Geer
Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and Dean of the College of Arts and Science · Vanderbilt University
National expert in political campaigns, political advertising and public opinion. Co-directs the Vanderbilt Poll.
Opinion Poll Campaign Advertising Polls Tennessee Politics Polling