Teaching
City, University of London
Instructor--undergraduate courses
IP1030 Introduction to Politics (Fall 2021)
London School of Economics and Political Science
Seminar leader--graduate courses
EU453 The Political Economy of European Welfare States (Lent Term 2021)
EU443 European Models of Capitalism (Michaelmas Term 2020)
Cornell University
Instructor--undergraduate courses (Spring 2017)
Reactions to Economic Crisis: Interest Groups and Protest (Freshman Writing Seminar) (Syllabus)
The last global economic crisis started in 2008 in the US and soon hit Europe, impacting the Southern European countries (Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain) in particular. Although the origin of this crisis was financial in nature, the crisis harmed these countries’ macroeconomic health and the welfare of citizens. Interestingly, the US and the EU responded differently to the crisis. While the US government applied stimulus policies, the EU applied austerity. The European Union, the European Central Bank, and the IMF, together, recommended to the countries in crisis to decrease their public spending and enact structural reforms to fundamentally change the way their economies work. These recommendations were mostly implemented by governments, yet they have been met with resistance from both some interest groups and some groups of citizens. This course will analyze these actors by seeking to understand their approach to politics and their ability to shape the reforms’ outcomes. In this course, we will assess cases and arguments about financial crises and government responses to them, get familiar with the terminology used to describe them, and evaluate from both an academic and a political point of view these crises and responses.
Discussions of Justice (GOVT 1901) (Syllabus)
The class will discuss the new presidency of Donald Trump and examine the factors that lead to his electoral victory, such as economic and political inequality, interest groups, immigration and globalization. We will engage current research on these issues, including two Ethic and Public Life (EPL) lectures by leading figures in the study of immigration and globalization. We will then attempt to answer the questions that are everywhere in the public debate by way of lively discussion and constructive debate, reflecting the diverse perspectives of highly motivated participants.
Teaching Assistant--graduate courses
Advanced Regression Analysis (GOVT 6029) (Spring 2016)
Instructor: Peter Enns
Teaching Assistant--undergraduate courses
Electoral (mal)practice (GOVT 2041) (Spring 2019)
Instructor: Bryce Corrigan
Introduction to Comparative Politics (GOVT 1313) (Spring 2019)
Instructor: Nick Van de Walle
(In Spanish as part of the Foreign Language Across the Curriculum program)
American Political Campaigns (GOVT 3082) (Fall 2018)
Instructor: Adam Levine
Comparative Politics of Latin America (GOVT 3293) (Fall 2016)
Instructor: Kenneth Roberts
Introduction to American Government and Politics (GOVT 1111) (Fall 2015, 2016 and 2018)
Instructor: Suzanne Mettler
(In Spanish as part of the Foreign Language Across the Curriculum program)
Government PhD Math Camp (Fall 2016)
Instructor--undergraduate courses
IP1030 Introduction to Politics (Fall 2021)
London School of Economics and Political Science
Seminar leader--graduate courses
EU453 The Political Economy of European Welfare States (Lent Term 2021)
EU443 European Models of Capitalism (Michaelmas Term 2020)
Cornell University
Instructor--undergraduate courses (Spring 2017)
Reactions to Economic Crisis: Interest Groups and Protest (Freshman Writing Seminar) (Syllabus)
The last global economic crisis started in 2008 in the US and soon hit Europe, impacting the Southern European countries (Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain) in particular. Although the origin of this crisis was financial in nature, the crisis harmed these countries’ macroeconomic health and the welfare of citizens. Interestingly, the US and the EU responded differently to the crisis. While the US government applied stimulus policies, the EU applied austerity. The European Union, the European Central Bank, and the IMF, together, recommended to the countries in crisis to decrease their public spending and enact structural reforms to fundamentally change the way their economies work. These recommendations were mostly implemented by governments, yet they have been met with resistance from both some interest groups and some groups of citizens. This course will analyze these actors by seeking to understand their approach to politics and their ability to shape the reforms’ outcomes. In this course, we will assess cases and arguments about financial crises and government responses to them, get familiar with the terminology used to describe them, and evaluate from both an academic and a political point of view these crises and responses.
Discussions of Justice (GOVT 1901) (Syllabus)
The class will discuss the new presidency of Donald Trump and examine the factors that lead to his electoral victory, such as economic and political inequality, interest groups, immigration and globalization. We will engage current research on these issues, including two Ethic and Public Life (EPL) lectures by leading figures in the study of immigration and globalization. We will then attempt to answer the questions that are everywhere in the public debate by way of lively discussion and constructive debate, reflecting the diverse perspectives of highly motivated participants.
Teaching Assistant--graduate courses
Advanced Regression Analysis (GOVT 6029) (Spring 2016)
Instructor: Peter Enns
Teaching Assistant--undergraduate courses
Electoral (mal)practice (GOVT 2041) (Spring 2019)
Instructor: Bryce Corrigan
Introduction to Comparative Politics (GOVT 1313) (Spring 2019)
Instructor: Nick Van de Walle
(In Spanish as part of the Foreign Language Across the Curriculum program)
American Political Campaigns (GOVT 3082) (Fall 2018)
Instructor: Adam Levine
Comparative Politics of Latin America (GOVT 3293) (Fall 2016)
Instructor: Kenneth Roberts
Introduction to American Government and Politics (GOVT 1111) (Fall 2015, 2016 and 2018)
Instructor: Suzanne Mettler
(In Spanish as part of the Foreign Language Across the Curriculum program)
Government PhD Math Camp (Fall 2016)
