"Hello, I'm James Allan. As one of the department's comparativists, I think it is important to gain an appreciation of the wide variety of political systems around the world, particularly in the current era of globalization."   937-327-6101 jallan@wittenberg.edu Personal Website

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Academic Background

B.A. M.A. Ph.D.

University of Strathclyde, 1994 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1997 University of Connecticut, 2003

Awards and Recognition

Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of Political Science, University of     Connecticut. Recipient of the Party Politics Studentship for best paper presented to the 2001 ECPR Ph.D. summer school on European Parties and Party Systems, held at Keele University, England.

Publications

I have published articles in journals and working papers series in the United States and Europe, including The American Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, and the Journal of European Social Policy. I have also presented papers at approximately 20 professional meetings, including the American, Midwest, New England, and Southern Political Science Associations, the International Conference of Europeanists, and the International Studies Association. Please see my personal website for a complete list of my professional activities.

Courses Taught

POLI 102 POLI 209 POLI 259 POLI 260 POLI 305 POLI 309

Comparative Politics Comparative Political Economy & Public Policy International Political Economy Methodology West European Politics North American Politics

Research Interests

My broad research interests are in the comparative politics and political economy of advanced industrialized democracies, especially those of Western Europe and North America. I'm particularly interested in welfare state reform and the impact of political partisanship on welfare state outcomes, and I also have an ongoing interest in elections and political parties within the Canadian province of Québec.

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