Political Science Faculty
Associate Professor
Email: brotteml@grinnell.edu
I teach courses in Global Development Studies and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). My research focuses on the intersection of human security, conflict, and development in West and Central Africa. Current activities engage with local dynamics in conflict-affected communities in Mali, Benin, Chad...
Associate Professor
Email: driscoll@grinnell.edu
I'm originally from Galway, Ireland and made it to Â鶹´«Ã½ by way of Leiden (Holland), Copenhagen, Washington, London, Oslo, and finally Wisconsin, either working in international development or researching themes in comparative politics. My work is on the political economy of development and the...
Professor
Emeritus
Email: grey@grinnell.edu
While his initial research agenda was on mass attitudes and behavior in Africa, over the last decade his research has focused on comparable phenomena in Russia. In particular, he is concerned with mass support (or lack thereof) for Russian democratization, and with Russian nationalism. He has...
Associate Professor
Email: hansonpe@grinnell.edu
Peter Hanson is an Associate Professor of Political Science and a specialist in American politics. He teaches courses on constitutional law and American political institutions. His research explores the politics of the United States Congress. His book Too Weak to Govern: Majority Party Power in the...
Assistant Professor
Email: jozwiaka@grinnell.edu
Andreas Jozwiak began teaching at Â鶹´«Ã½ College in 2022, having completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the European University Institute, a M.A. and Ph.D from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a B.A. from Trinity University. Trained as a comparative political scientist, his...
Assistant Professor
Email: navaco@grinnell.edu
Courtney Nava is an Assistant Professor of Political Science. Before her time at Â鶹´«Ã½, she held a professorship at the State University of New York. Her research centers around the study of white racial resentment, racial bias, stereotypes, social identity, political tolerance, social movements...
Professor
Email: trish@grinnell.edu
Professor of Political Science, with a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University, Ms. Trish is a generalist in U.S. politics, with political parties, electoral politics and technology frequently at the intersection of her teaching and scholarship. Her book Inside the Bubble (with Bill Menner, Routledge)...
Professor
Emerita
Email: willis@grinnell.edu
Before joining the Â鶹´«Ã½ College faculty in 1991, Professor Willis taught political science and political economy at Boston College and Tulane University. Her research focuses on Latin American politics and her work has appeared in the Journal of Latin American Studies, Latin American Research...