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Scott Ashworth

Professor

1307 East 60th Street, Room 2029
773 251 9563

sashwort@uchicago.edu

Scott Ashworth

Christopher Berry

William J. and Alicia Townsend Friedman Professor

1307 East 60th Street, Room 2027
773 702 5939

crberry@uchicago.edu

Christopher Berry

Ruth Bloch Rubin

Assistant Professor

Pick Hall 426
773 702 4626

blochrubin@uchicago.edu

Major Areas of Interest: 

  • American politics
  • Political parties
  • American political development

Read more about Ruth Bloch Rubin

Ruth Bloch Rubin

John Brehm

Professor

Pick Hall 318A
773 702 8075

jjbrehm@uchicago.edu

Major Areas of Interest:

  • Compliance
  • Political psychology
  • Public opinion

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John Brehm

Evelyn Z. Brodkin

Associate Professor, Emerita

969 East 60th Street

e-brodkin@uchicago.edu

Evelyn Z. Brodkin

Elisabeth Clemens

William Rainey Harper Professor

Social Sciences 323
773 834 4746

clemens@uchicago.edu

Elisabeth Clemens

Cathy Cohen

David and Mary Winton Green Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science

Pick 522B
773 702 8051

cjcohen@uchicago.edu

Major Areas of Interest:

  • American politics
  • African American politics
  • Marginal groups
  • Social movements

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Cathy Cohen

Michael Dawson

John D. MacArthur Professor of Political Science and the College

Pick Hall 419
773 702 8932

mc-dawson@uchicago.edu

On Leave 2022-2023

 

Major Areas of Interest:

  • American politics
  • Politics of race and ethnicity
  • Democratic theory

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Michael Dawson

Anthony Fowler

Associate Professor

1307 East 60th Street, Room 2031
773 834 8555

anthony.fowler@uchicago.edu

Anthony Fowler

Tom Ginsburg

Leo Spitz Professor of International Law, Ludwig and Hilde Wolf Research Scholar

1111 East 60th Street, Room 525
773 834 3087

tginsburg@uchicago.edu

Tom Ginsburg

John Mark Hansen

Charles L. Hutchinson Distinguished Service Professor

Pick Hall 316A
773 702 5476


jhansen@uchicago.edu

Major Areas of Interest:

  • Legislative politics
  • Interest group politics
  • Rational choice models

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John Mark Hansen

William Howell

Sydney Stein Professor in American Politics
Chair of Department of Political Science

Pick Hall 323
773 702 8058

whowell@uchicago.edu

Major Areas of Interest:

  • American politics
  • Political institutions
  • Foundations of presidential power
  • Domestic politics of foreign policymaking

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William Howell

Eric Oliver

Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies

Pick Hall 518A
773 702 9784

eoliver@uchicago.edu

Major Areas of Interest:

  • Urban politics
  • Political psychology
  • Public opinion

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Eric Oliver

Patricia Posey

Assistant Professor

Pick 415
773 702 8066

pdposey@uchicago.edu

Major Areas of Interest:

  • American political economy
  • Inequality
  • Race and ethnic politics
  • Research methods

Read more about Patricia Posey

Patricia Posey

Jon Rogowski

Professor

Pick 523

jrogowski@uchicago.edu

Major Areas of Interest:

  • Representation and accountability
  • Political institutions
  • American political history

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