Curriculum Vitae Michael B. MacKuen, Burton Craige Professor of Political Science, received his B.A. from Virginia (1970) and his Ph.D. from Michigan (1979). Prior to coming to UNC, he taught at Washington University and the University of Missouri in St. … Read more

Curriculum Vitae Stuart Elaine Macdonald, Professor of Political Science, received her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1987. Her principal areas of interest are political behavior, American politics, and research methods. She teaches courses in the graduate sequence in … Read more

Michael Lienesch, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, earned his B.A. from the University of Illinois and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.  His research focuses on American religion and politics, especially religious and political conservatism.  He … Read more

Robert M. Jenkins is a Teaching Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His scholarly interests are in the areas of security policy, international organizations, social and political change, ethnic conflict, … Read more

Evelyne Huber is the department Director of Graduate Studies/Morehead Alumni Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She studied at the University of Zurich and received both her M.A. (1973) and Ph.D. (1977) from Yale … Read more

Michele M. Hoyman, Associate Professor of Political Science, received her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Michigan in 1978. After graduating, she went on to become a faculty member at the University of Illinois Institute of Labor and … Read more

Research Political conflict, polarization, and populism in Western societies; multilevel governance within and above the national state; the politics of European integration; data measurement. Liesbet Hooghe is leading a five-year ERC-funded project (2021-2025) that examines political polarization in Europe and … Read more

Jonathan Hartlyn, Kenneth J. Reckford Distinguished Professor of Political Science, received his B.A. from Clark University and both his M.Phil. and Ph.D. in political science from Yale University. Before coming to UNC-Chapel Hill in 1988, he taught at Vanderbilt University. … Read more

Virginia Gray, Robert Watson Winston Distinguished Professor of Political Science, was educated at Hendrix College (B.A. with honors) and Washington University (M.A., Ph.D.) in St. Louis. Her teaching experience includes a variety of American politics courses, such as interest groups, … Read more

Stephen E. Gent, Professor of Political Science, earned his B.A. from the University of Mississippi (1999) and his M.A. (2003) and Ph.D. (2005) from the University of Rochester. He specializes in conflict processes and teaches courses in international relations, formal … Read more