Recent American politics — Political parties — Political behavior

William C. Garriott Jr.
John Marshall Harlan Professor of Government
B.A., Centre College; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
859-238-5305
william.garriott@centre.edu

Has taught courses on political behavior, recent American politics and political parties. In alternate years, team teaches (with professor Dan Stroup) a winter-term class that involves students in a simulation of the U.S. Congress. Publications and papers include "War Babies, Watergate Babies, and Puppies: Three Generations of College Students."

International political economy — Politics of the Middle East (especially Palestinian/Israeli issues) — Comparative political economy of development, emphasizing the Middle East — Statistics and computer methods in international relations

Nayef H. Samhat
Associate Dean of the College, Frank B. & Virginia B. Hower Associate Professor of Government and International Studies
B.A., The George Washington University; M.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., Northwestern University
859-238-5254
nayef.samhat@centre.edu

Particular expertise in the theory of international relations, international political economy, and the political economy of environmental policy. Comparative political economy of development, emphasizing the Middle East. Strong skills in the use of statistics and computer methods as tools in studying international relations. Scholarly article published in Millenium, a journal of the London School of Economics.