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John Mark Hansen

Charles L. Hutchinson Distinguished Service Professor

Office: Pick Hall 316A

Phone: 773 702 5476

jhansen@uchicago.edu

Interests:

Legislative politics
Interest group politics
Rational choice models

John Mark Hansen is the Charles L. Hutchinson Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Political Science and the College at the University...

Gary Herrigel

Paul Klapper Professor in the College and Division of Social Sciences

Office Hours: Wednesday, 9:00am-11:00am

Office: Pick Hall 516

Phone: 773 702 8067

g-herrigel@uchicago.edu

Interests:

Comparative political economy
Social theory
Economic sociology
Organizations
Governance
Europe, North America, Asia

Gary Herrigel is interested in comparative political economy, organizations and alternative forms of governance throughout the developed and developin...

Matthew Landauer

Associate Professor; Director of Undergraduate Studies

Office: Pick Hall 413

Phone: 773 834 8706

landauer@uchicago.edu

Interests:

Classical political thought
Democratic theory
Rhetoric and political discourse
Knowledge and politics

My research focuses on political institutions and practices and the historical, conceptual, and normative questions they raise. Much of my research is...

Benjamin Lessing

Associate Professor

Office: Pick Hall 517

Phone: 773 702 3404

blessing@uchicago.edu

Interests:

Comparative politics
Latin America
Methodology

Benjamin Lessing, associate professor of political science at the University of Chicago, studies "criminal conflict"—organized violence involving arme...

Zhaotian Luo

Assistant Professor

Office: Pick Hall 528

Phone: 773 702 2941

luozhaotian@uchicago.edu

Interests:

Political economy of institutions
Information manipulation
Formal theory

Zhaotian Luo is a formal theorist with a broad interest in the political economy of power and institutions. He specializes in developing and applying ...

John McCormick

Karl J. Weintraub Professor

Office: Pick Hall 422B

Phone: 773 834 4353

jpmccorm@uchicago.edu

Interests:

Modern political thought
Renaissance Italy
20th century Germany
Contemporary democratic theory
European politics

John P. McCormick is Professor of Political Science. His research and teaching interests include political thought in Renaissance Florence (specifical...

John Mearsheimer

R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science

Office: Pick Hall 416

Phone: 773 702 8667

j-mearsheimer@uchicago.edu

Interests:

International relations theory
International security
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Nationalism
Rise of China

John J. Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, where he has taught ...

Sankar Muthu

Associate Professor

Office: Pick Hall 514

Phone: 773 702 8059

muthu@uchicago.edu

Interests:

Political theory
History of political thought

Sankar Muthu is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. His research and teaching interests in political theory and ...

Monika Nalepa

Professor

Office: Pick Hall 324A

Phone: 773 702 0234

mnalepa@uchicago.edu

Interests:

Post-Communist politics
Comparative political institutions
Positive political theory
Transitional justice

Monika Nalepa (PhD, Columbia University) is professor of political science at the University of Chicago. With a focus on post-communist Europe, her re...

Molly Offer-Westort

Assistant Professor

Office: Pick Hall 526

mollyow@uchicago.edu

Interests:

Causal inference
Experimental design

Molly Offer-Westort’s work on statistical methodology for social science research integrates machine learning methods with experimental design to answ...

Eric Oliver

Professor

Office: Pick Hall 518A

Phone: 773 702 9784

eoliver@uchicago.edu

Interests:

Urban politics
Political psychology
Public opinion

Eric Oliver is Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. His interests include contemporary American politics, suburban and racial ...

John Padgett

Professor

Office: Pick Hall 512

Phone: 773 702 8077

jpadgett@uchicago.edu

Interests:

American politics
Organizational theory
Mathematical models
Co-evolution of states and markets

John Padgett is a Professor specializing in American politics, organizational theory, mathematical models, and public policy. He is best known for his...