Political Science

Faculty

John Antaramian
  • Visiting Professor of Government
  • Counselor for Community Partnerships
Clausen Center 223
·(262) 551-5955
Mr. Antaramian was the 34th mayor of the City of Kenosha, retiring in 2008 after 16 years, the longest service of any Kenosha mayor. Highlights of his tenure included redevelopment ...
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Arthur Cyr
  • A. W. and Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professor of Political Economy and World Business
  • Director of the A.W. Clausen Center for World Business
  • Director, International Political Economy Program
Clausen Center 217
·(262) 551-5750
Arthur I. Cyr is the director of the A.W. Clausen Center for World Business at Carthage, a first-class learning facility that prepares students for business leadership in our global economy. ...
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Paul Diduch
  • Post-Doctoral Fellow in Western Heritage and Political Science
Lentz Hall 342B
·(262) 551-6011
Paul Diduch teaches Western Heritage and political science. He earned two degrees at the University of Alberta, a bachelor's degree in film studies and an M.A. in political science. He ...
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Ellen Hauser
  • Assistant Professor of Sociology and Political Science
Lentz Hall 312
·(262) 551-5949
Ellen Hauser currently teaches courses in sociology, political science, and women's and gender studies. She teaches courses on global poverty, women and politics, African transitions, women of Africa, and women's ...
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Paul Kirkland
  • Assistant Professor of Great Ideas and Political Science
Lentz Hall 211
·(262) 551-2303
Paul Kirkland specializes in the study of political philosophy. He earned a B.A. in politics from Ursinus College in 1994, a master's in political science from Fordham University in 1997, ...
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Christopher Lynch
  • Chair of the Interdisciplinary Studies Division
  • Associate Professor of Great Ideas and Political Science
Lentz Hall 417B
·(262) 552-5530
Christopher Lynch earned his B.A. from St. John's College, and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Chicago's Committee on Social Thought. He held a Bradley Postdoctoral Fellowship ...
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Jonathan Marshall
  • Associate Professor of Political Science
Lentz Hall 419A
·(262) 551-5894
Jonathan Marshall teaches courses in comparative politics, East Asian politics, constitutional law, and law and society. His research focuses on legal mobilization and citizen litigants in Japan, where he lived ...
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Jerald Mast
  • Chair of the Political Science Department
  • Associate Professor of Political Science
Clausen Center 222
·(262) 551-5397
Jerald Mast primarily teaches and researches in the field of public policy, particularly the ways in which public values, opinions and participation affect the democratic character of decisions within the ...
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Thomas Powers
  • Associate Professor of Great Ideas and Political Science
Lentz Hall 242
·(262) 551-6332
Tom Powers teaches Constitutional Law and Religion and Politics at Carthage. He is a member of both the Political Science Department and the Great Ideas Program. His work related to ...
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Jeffrey Roberg
  • Professor of Political Science
Straz Center B10J
·(262) 551-5805
Professor Roberg teaches courses in comparative politics and international relations. His research and teaching previously focused on the former Soviet Union and its successor states, exploring issues of human rights, ...
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Paul Ulrich
  • Director of the Honors Program
  • Associate Professor of Great Ideas, Political Science and Philosophy
Lentz Hall 306
·(262) 551-2112
Paul Ulrich came to Carthage in 2004, after serving as an adjunct professor of political science at George Washington University since 2001. Prior to that appointment, he was an instructor ...
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Additional Faculty & Staff

Donald Schwartz

Adjunct Faculty, Political Science
Lentz Hall 415
dschwartz@carthage.edu • (262) 551-6300

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Student Voices

"Political science is a major that is so rich and so multifaceted. It is evolving and changing all the time, and it has an incredible impact on how we go about our everyday lives."

— Cailin Kolk, '12, Sugar Grove, Ill.

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Patagonia, Argentina

J-Term Travel

The Political Science Department offers regular study tours during J-Term, giving students the opportunity to explore the politics, economics and culture of Argentina, Cuba, Russia and more. Read more.

Carthage Model United Nations

Students travel to New York to discuss global issues at National Model United Nations conference. Read more ...

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