Faculty

Michael J. Butler is an Associate Professor of International Relations and Chair of the Department of Political Science. In 2014-15, he was a Fulbright Scholar at the Institute of International Studies, University of Wrocław. Butler specializes in foreign policy, international […]

Oheneba A. Boateng investigates the evolution and impacts of international organizations in regional and global affairs. Trained in history, globalization, and political science, he researches and teaches on how intergovernmental organizations like the African Union and United Nations as well […]

Robert G. Boatright is Professor of Political Science at Clark University and the Director of Research for the National Institute for Civil Discourse at the University of Arizona. His research focuses on the effects of campaign and election laws on […]

Michael J. Butler is an Associate Professor of International Relations and Chair of the Department of Political Science. In 2014-15, he was a Fulbright Scholar at the Institute of International Studies, University of Wrocław. Butler specializes in foreign policy, international […]

Edward S. Cohen has been at Clark since 2020, and is now Teaching Professor in the Department of Political Science and Pre-Law Advisor at the University.  He teaches courses in US Public Policy, Environmental Politics, and International Political Economy.  His […]

Cyril Ghosh is the author, among other things, of The Politics of the American Dream: Democratic Inclusion in Contemporary American Political Culture (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2013), De-Moralizing Gay Rights: Some Queer Remarks on LGBT+ Rights Politics in the US (Palgrave-Pivot, 2018), and […]

Dr. Hanley received her B.A. from Cornell University in 2006. She received her MA and PhD in Political Science, focusing on Political Theory, from the University of Pennsylvania in 2016 and 2018, respectively. She has previously taught courses at University […]

Dr. Posner’s current research focuses on democratization and political participation in Latin America. In particular, he is interested in the impact of economic globalization and related state reforms on social organization and collective action in Latin America.  Current recent projects […]

Sebastián Royo is a Professor of Political Science in the Department of Political Science at Clark University, where he served as Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs between July 2021 and August 2024. Prior to that, he served as Vice […]

Professor Scoggins teaches courses on Chinese politics, research methods, comparative politics, and social movements. Her research interests include policing, protest management, bureaucratic politics, rights consciousness, and authoritarian control in reform era China. Her book manuscript, Policing in the Shadow of Protest, looks […]

Dr. Silber Mohamed's research interests include Latino politics, immigrant socialization and participation, immigration policy, and identity politics in the U.S., with a focus on the influence of race, class, and gender. Her ongoing research projects also explore media coverage of […]

Dr. Sperling teaches a variety of courses in comparative politics, including Russian politics; revolution and political violence; mass murder and genocide under communism; transitions to democracy; globalization and democracy; and political science fiction. Her research interests lie mainly at the […]

Ora Szekely’s research focuses on the foreign and domestic policies of nonstate armed groups in the Middle East, as well as the gendered dimensions of civil war. Her work is based on field research conducted across the region. Her most […]

Dr. Williams teaches courses on international relations, including Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and International Security; U.S. National Security; Women and War; Popular Culture and IR; and Religion and International Relations. In addition to her research that addresses the connection between international […]