Faculty and Staff

James W. Warhola (Ph.D, The Ohio State University, 1983): Professor of Political Science. Areas of specialization are comparative politics and political theory. Regularly offers courses in Russian politics; African politics; introduction to comparative politics; and medieval political thought. Published in the Carl Beck Papers in Russian and East European Studies (University of Pittsburgh); The International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society (New School for Social Research, NY); the Journal of Church and State (Baylor University); the American Journal of Political Science; monographs including Politicized Ethnicity in the Russian Federation: Dilemmas of State Formation (Edwin Mellen Press, 1996); and other publications in books and journals. Also serves on the Editorial Council of the Journal of Church and State. Has served in the Faculty Senate of the University of Maine ( 1993-1996) and the Executive Council of that Senate ( 1995-1996).

Curiculum Vitae (Word document)

ARTICLES:
Political Order, Identity, and Security in Multinational, Multi-Religious Russia (PDF, 183 Kb)
The Kremlin's Religion Temptation (PDF, 105 Kb)
Religion and Politics Under the Putin Administration: Accommodation and Confrontation within "Managed Pluralism" (PDF, 1.4 Mb)
Changing Rule Between the Danube and the Tatras: A study of Political Culture in Independent Slovakia, 1993 - 2005 (PDF, 408 Kb)

INTERNET LINKS IN COMPARATIVE POLITICS:
Elections and electoral systems around the world
Lijphart Elections Archive; UC San Diego
Recent events/ Political news in Africa
Political news from Russia / former USSR
"Election Watch" , Journal of Democracy
Online version of BBC political news
Voting, Elections, and Political Science

and by far the most significant . . .
The latest news on OHIO STATE football....

James Warhola| 581-1878| james.warhola@umit.maine.edu

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