Welcome to the International Studies Department
The Department of International Studies is entirely dedicated to research and teaching in the areas of international issues, including international and comparative politics, international economics, international strategies and management, global political economy, development, security and conflict, foreign policy, and global commerce and finance. All of our master’s and PhD programs emphasize rigorous training in theories, methodologies, and applications. Our faculty has a strong record of research and teaching, and we are deeply committed to the training of graduate students. In addition to these core faculty, we also boast excellent affiliated faculty from within Claremont Graduate University, The Claremont Colleges, and other institutions. Our fundamental objective is to help you—our students—achieve your professional goals. Let’s embark on this exciting academic journey together.
Masters Programs
Applied Data Science & International Studies
MS in Applied Data Science & International Studies
MS in Global Commerce & Finance
International Political Economy
MA in International Political Economy
MA in International Studies
Doctoral Programs
International Politics & Political Science
PhD in International Politics & Political Science
PhD in Political Science & Economics
Faculty
Core Faculty
Mark Abdollahian
Full Clinical Professor
Research Interests
Strategic Decision Making, International Political Economy, Sustainable Development
Yi Feng
Luther Lee Jr. Memorial Chair Professor
Research Interests
International Political Economy, International Relations, Political Economy of China and Latin America, Quantitative Methodology
Jacek Kugler
Elisabeth Helm Rosecrans Professor of International Relations
Research Interests
Causes and Consequences of War, Political Performance, Power Transition
Tanu Kumar
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Development, political behavior, urban politics, digital technology
Melissa Rogers
Associate Professor, International Studies
Co-Director, Inequality and Policy Research Center
Field Chair, Comparative Politics
Research Interests
Comparative Politics, Political Economy, Economic Inequality
Sallama Shaker
Senior Fellow of Middle East & International Studies
Research Interests
Power Politics, Religion, and Culture in the Middle East; Feminization of Poverty and Global Challenges; Globalization
Extended Faculty – CGU
Stewart I. Donaldson
Distinguished University Professor
Executive Director, Claremont Evaluation Center
Executive Director, The Evaluators' Institute (TEI)
Research Interests
Positive Organizational Psychology, Health/Well-Being & Positive Functioning Across Cultures, Program Design & Re-Design, Culturally Responsive Theory-Driven Measurement & Evaluation
Graham Bird
Clinical Professor of Economic Sciences
Program Director: International Money and Finance; International Economic and Development Policy
Co-Director: Claremont Institute for Economic Policy Studies
Research Interests
International Finance, International Macroeconomics, Economic Development
Mark Blitz
Fletcher Jones Professor of Political Philosophy
Field Chair, Political Philosophy
Director, Salvatori Center for the Study of Individual Freedom
Research Interests
Political science, Philosophy, American politics
Heather E. Campbell
Professor, Department of Politics & Government
Director, Division of Politics & Economics
Field Chair, Public Policy
Thornton F. Bradshaw Chair
Research Interests
Public Policy, Urban Environmental Policy, Environmental Justice
C. Mónica Capra
Professor of Economic Sciences
Research Interests
Experimental Economics, Behavioral Economics, Neuroeconomics
Robert Klitgaard
University Professor
Research Interests
Public Policy, Economic Strategy, Institutional Reform, Corruption
Tom Kniesner
Senior Research Fellow
Research Interests
Labor Economics, Health Economics, Econometrics
Linda Perkins
University Professor
Director, Applied Gender Studies
Research Interests
Women and African-American higher education, history and contemporary issues on women in higher education, especially Black women, global gender issues.
Joshua Tasoff
Associate Professor of Economic Sciences
Research Interests
Behavioral Economics, Experimental Economics, Microbial Economics
Paul J. Zak
Professor of Economic Sciences, Psychology & Management
Director, Center for Neuroeconomics Studies
Research Interests
Neuroeconomics, Neuroscience of Narratives, Neuromanagement
Emeriti Faculty
Jean Reith Schroedel
Professor Emerita of Political Science
Former Thornton F. Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy
Extended Faculty – Claremont Colleges
David AndrewsThe Gabrielle Marie-Louise Jungels-Winkler Professor in Contemporary European Studies Professor of International Relations, Scripps College Research InterestsIndustrialized democracy, European Union |
Nancy Neiman AuerbachProfessor of Politics and International Relations and the Mary W. Johnson Professorship in Teaching, Scripps College Research InterestsPublic policy, Microeconomics |
Will BarndtAssistant Professor of Political Studies, Pitzer College Research InterestsPolitical participation, Latin America |
Pierre Angelo de PaceAssociate Professor of Economics, Pomona College Research InterestsMacroeconomics, Quantitative methods |
Pierre EnglebertH. Russell Smith Professor of International Relations and Professor of Politics, Pomona College Research InterestsDevelopment, Africa |
Manfred KeilAssociate Professor of Economics, Claremont McKenna College Research InterestsMacroeconomic forecasting, Quantitative methods |
Aseema SinhaThe Wagener Chair of South Asian Politics and George R. Roberts Fellow, Claremont McKenna College Research InterestsPolitical economy, South Asia |
Adjunct Faculty
Levan EfremidzeAssistant Professor of Finance, Pepperdine University Research InterestsEmpirical Finance |
John RutledgeAdjunct Professor of Economics Research InterestsMacro and financial economics, Complexity economics and finance |
Clas WihlborgThe Fletcher Jones Chair in International Business Research, Chapman University Research InterestsFinancial economics, International financial management |