Teaching

I teach undergraduate and graduate courses about comparative politics, political institutions, electoral systems and political parties, and post-communist politics. In addition to my courses at the University of Kansas, I have delivered lectures in person or via videoconferencing at Baku Slavic University (Azerbaijan), European University (Russia), Ivan Franko National University (Ukraine), Kyiv School of Economics (Ukraine), National University of Mongolia, Osh State University (Kyrgyzstan), Qavqaz University (Azerbaijan), St. Petersburg State University - School of International Relations (Russia), Ukrainian Academy of International Trade, University of Belgrade (Serbia), Vilnius University (Lithuania), and Western University (Azerbaijan).

POLS 150 - Introduction to Comparative Politics. An introductory lecture course covering political culture and institutions across the globe.

POLS 151 - Introduction to Comparative Politics (Honors). The honors version of POLS 150 addresses similar topics in a seminar format.

POLS 564 - Elections and Political Parties Around the World. An upper-level undergraduate course covering election rules and their consequences.

POLS 654 - Politics of Russia and the Central Eurasian States. An upper-level undergraduate course addressing the evolution of politics in the former Soviet Union.

POLS 851 - Seminar on Comparative Political Institutions. A graduate course covering theory and findings about institutions in democratic and non-democratic states.

POLS 952 - Seminar on Comparative Elections and Political Parties. A graduate research course covering advanced topics about election rules and their consequences.

POLS 953 (currently POLS 919/959) - Seminar on Comparative Legislatures. A graduate research course covering advanced topics about legislative studies.

Contact Information

University of Kansas, Department of Political Science
1541 Lilac Lane, Blake Hall
Lawrence, KS 66044-3177
Phone: (785) 864-9027
Email: eherron [at] ku.edu