Specializes in alliance behavior and international conflict, the role of domestic institutions and political orientation on foreign policy, and foreign-policy substitutability. Burrowes N155, 865-5594. Interests include Political Theory, including contemporary political thought, political liberalism, conceptions of autonomy, equality, and theories of property. Came to Penn State in 1998. Specializes in criminal justice policy, law and social control, minorities and the justice system.
Recent research is in community-based crime prevention programs and crime policy agendas.
Came to Penn State in 2000 from the University of Puget Sound. John D. McCarthy , Professor and Graduate Officer in Sociology. Ph.D. University of Oregon, 1968. Specializes in social movements and collective behavior, public protest, media coverage of social movements and protest, political sociology and formal organizations. Came to Penn State in 1998 from Catholic University.