Faculty | Elliott School of International Affairs | The George Washington University

Our distinguished faculty comprises leading scholars and policy practitioners who bring an impressive range of expertise and experience to the study and practice of international affairs. Faculty members represent disciplines that include anthropology, economics, geography, history, international business and finance, international development studies, international science and technology policy, political science, public health, security policy, and world religions. All faculty members are affiliated with one or more of our 11 research institutes or centers.

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Meet Our Faculty

"Our faculty includes award-winning authors, former ambassadors, and international affairs practitioners from around the world. Faculty members come from disciplines such as political science, history, economics, anthropology, international development studies, international science and technology, international business and finance, public health, and security policy. Our faculty bring a tremendous range of expertise and experience to the study of international affairs providing students an innovative, cross-disciplinary curriculum."

Harris Mylonas

Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs

Faculty Spotlight: Maggie Chen

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Maggie Chen, Professor of Economics and International Affairs, ranks in the top five percent of female economists worldwide, according to IDEAS, the largest bibliographic database dedicated to economics. She is the Director of the Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP) where 34% of affiliated faculty are women.

"The institute is very proud of its relatively strong presence of women faculty and the outstanding work each one is doing at the frontiers of research, teaching, and policy. Their work and contributions have significantly broadened the range of issues the institute addresses and expanded its abiliity to examine issues from new and innovative perspectives."

Dr. Maggie Chen

Director, Institute for International Economic Policy

Recent Faculty Books

photo: text Money for Votes The Causes and Consequences of Electoral Clientelism in Africa Eric Kramon. A white background with a gold and green circle, 14 figures stand in the circle with their hands on their hearts

Money for Votes
Eric Kramon

photo: text Jonathan Chaves, Cave of the Immortals The Poetry and Prose of Bamboo Painter Wen Tong (1019-1079). Bamboo leaves sprout from the lefthand bottom corner of the cover, there are Chinese stamps lining the righthand side of the cover

Cave of the Immortals
Jonathan Chaves

photo: text US-China Relations, Perilous Past, Uncertain Present, Third Edition Robert G. Sutter. Rows of stars frame the top and the bottom of the cover, in the middle of the page are the Chinese and American Flags flying

US-China Relations
Robert G. Sutter

photo: text Abbas Mirakhor and Hossein Askari, Political Economy of Islam, Ideal Islamic Economy An Introduction. A man stands in front of a mosque and a fountain at night. His and the mosque's reflection is visible in the water.

I deal Islamic Economy: An Introduction
Hossein Askari