People in the Department
PhD Candidates Currently Seeking Academic Positions
| Name | Subfields/Specialties | Advisors | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boris Barkanov |
International Relations International Political Economy Comparative Politics Political Development Methodology Post-Soviet Studies |
George W. Breslauer Steven Weber Mark Bevir |
barkanov@berkeley.edu |
| Jennifer Brass |
Comparative Politics African Politics Public Administration |
David Leonard Leo Arriola Chris Ansell |
jbrass@berkeley.edu |
| Jennifer Bussell |
Political Economy Indian Politics Comparative Politics |
Pradeep Chhibber Steven Weber |
jbussell@berkeley.edu |
| Naomi Choi |
History of Political Thought Contemporary Political Theory Philosophy of Social Sciences Public Law |
Mark Bevir Shannon Stimson Sarah Song Christopher Kutz |
nchoi@berkeley.edu |
| Jonathan Chow |
International Relations East Asian Politics Religion and Politics Comparative Politics |
Ron Hassner Steven Weber Vinod Aggarwal Edwin Epstein Jerome Baggett |
jchow@berkeley.edu |
| George Ciccariello-Maher |
Political Theory Latin American Politics Comparative Politics |
Wendy Brown Mark Bevir Kiren Chaudhry Pheng Cheah Nelson Maldonado-Torres |
gjcm@berkeley.edu |
| Mark Dallas |
Comparative Politics East Asia/China Political Economy/IPE |
Kiren Chaudhry Thomas Gold Peter Lorentzen Kevin O'Brien T.J. Pempel Steven Vogel |
mdallas@berkeley.edu |
| Lee Drutman |
American Politics Organizational Theory Political Economy |
Henry Brady Paul Pierson David Vogel |
lee_drutman@berkeley.edu |
| Darshan Goux |
American Government and Politics Formal Theory and Methodology Political Behavior |
Henry Brady Bruce Cain J. Merrill Shanks Susan Rasky |
dgoux@berkeley.edu |
| Samuel Handlin |
Comparative Politics Latin American Politics Methodology |
Ruth Berins Collier David Collier Pradeep Chhibber Jason Wittenberg |
handlin@berkeley.edu |
| Peter Hanson |
American Politics Political Behavior Public Law |
Eric Schickler Rob Van Houweling John Ellwood |
phanson@berkeley.edu |
| Jonathan Hassid |
Comparative Politics East Asian Politics (esp. China) Public Admin/Organization Theory |
Kevin J. O'Brien Lowell Dittmer Todd LaPorte Thomas Gold |
jhhassid@berkeley.edu |
| Amanda Hollis-Brusky |
Public Law American Politics Political Theory |
Robert A. Kagan Shannon C. Stimson Gordon Silverstein Daniel Farber |
ahollis@berkeley.edu |
| David Hopkins |
American Politics Political Behavior Research Methods |
Eric Schickler Laura Stoker Rob Van Houweling |
dhopkins@berkeley.edu |
| Asaf Kedar |
History of Political Thought (modern) Philosophy of Social Science Political Ideologies European Politics |
Mark Bevir Wendy Brown Martin Jay Margaret Lavinia Anderson |
asafkedar@berkeley.edu |
| Andra Miljanic |
Comparative Politics Latin American Politics Research Methodology |
David Collier Ruth Berins Collier Laura Stoker J. Nicholas Ziegler Harley Shaiken |
olivia@berkeley.edu |
| Adnan Naseemullah |
Comparative Politics South Asian Politics Political Economy of Development |
Pradeep Chhibber Mark Bevir Kevin O'Brien |
dnaseem@berkeley.edu |
| Mark Oleszek |
American Politics Organizational Theory Research Methods |
Eric Schickler Robert Van Houweling C. Lawrence Evans |
oleszek@berkeley.edu |
| Susanne Wengle |
Comparative Politics Political Economy Post-Soviet and East European Politics |
Steven Vogel Kiren Chaudhry Jason Wittenberg Yuri Slezkine |
wengle@berkeley.edu |
| Matthew Wright |
American Politics Comparative Politics Political Behavior Research Methods |
Jack Citrin Taeku Lee J. Merrill Shanks Irene Bloemraad |
beardedelephant@berkeley.edu |