Professor, Political Science
Liam Anderson obtained his MPhil in International Relations from Cambridge University, UK, and his PhD in Political Science from the University of Georgia. He is currently a Professor of Political Science at Wright State University, where he teaches classes in Comparative Politics and International Relations. His research interests include issues of constitutional design, particularly with reference to ethnically divided states, such as Iraq. His publications include, The Future of Iraq: Dictatorship, Democracy, or Division (2005) andCrisis in Kirkuk: The Ethnopolitics of Conflict and Compromise (2009) (both with Gareth Stansfield), Federal Solutions to Ethnic Problems (2013), and, most recently, Federal Solutions for Fragile States in the Middle East: Right-Sizing Internal Borders (with Vaughn Shannon). He is currently working on a series of papers on federalism as a solution to ethnic problems in Iraq, and a project on integrating “the will of the people” more effectively into the design of democratic constitutions.
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About Liam Anderson
Liam Anderson obtained his MPhil in International Relations from Cambridge University, UK, and his PhD in Political Science from the University of Georgia. He is currently a Professor of Political Science at Wright State University, where he teaches classes in Comparative Politics and International Relations. His research interests include issues of constitutional design, particularly with reference to ethnically divided states, such as Iraq. His publications include, The Future of Iraq: Dictatorship, Democracy, or Division (2005) andCrisis in Kirkuk: The Ethnopolitics of Conflict and Compromise (2009) (both with Gareth Stansfield), Federal Solutions to Ethnic Problems (2013), and, most recently, Federal Solutions for Fragile States in the Middle East: Right-Sizing Internal Borders (with Vaughn Shannon). He is currently working on a series of papers on federalism as a solution to ethnic problems in Iraq, and a project on integrating “the will of the people” more effectively into the design of democratic constitutions.
| 2012 - Present | Professor, Wright State University ‐ College of Liberal Arts - School of Social Sciences and International Studies - Political Science | |
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| 2008 - Present | Research Fellow, University of Exeter | |
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| 2006 - 2012 | Associate Professor, Wright State University ‐ Political Science | |
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| 2000 - 2006 | Assistant Professor, Wright State University ‐ Political Science | |
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| 1995 - 2000 | Instructor, University of Georgia ‐ Political Science | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
| 2000 | Ph.D., University of Georgia ‐ Political Science | |
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| 1990 | M.Phil, University of Cambridge ‐ International Relations | |
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| 1987 | B.A., The University of Nottingham ‐ Politics | |
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