Department · vaiu-soc-area-*
Interdisciplinary, regionally grounded study of the world's major areas — their politics, societies, histories, and international connections — in a comparative global frame.
Research areas
Faculty directory
Department chair
Comparative Area Studies
Global-comparative methodology, transnationalism, and regionalism & world order.
Professor
East Asian Studies
Chinese politics & economy, Japan & Korea studies, and East Asian regional relations.
Professor
Middle Eastern Studies
Middle East politics, political Islam, and Gulf & Levant societies.
Professor
African Studies
African politics & development, post-colonial state formation, and African regional organizations.
Professor
Latin American Studies
Latin American politics, inequality & social movements, and regional economies.
Professor
Russian & Eurasian Studies
Russian politics & foreign policy, post-Soviet transitions, and Central Asian societies.
Professor
South Asian Studies
Indian politics & society, South Asian development, and religion & politics in South Asia.
