Associate Professor of Political Science & International Studies

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Email: vfranke@mcdaniel.edu
Phone: 410-857-2415
Office: Hill Hall 318

Research and Teaching Interests: International Relations, Peace and Security Issues, Foreign Policy, Political Psychology, Political Theory, Military Sociology and Civil-Military Relations, Social Identity, Political Socialization, Attitude Formation and Change.

Education: M.A., North Carolina State University; Ph.D., Syracuse University.

Courses Taught:
1101 - Introduction to Political Science
1112 - Modern Western Political Thought
1152 - Politics in Action
2203 - International Law and Organizations
2204 - Theories and Approaches to International Relations
2271 - International Simulations: A study of the UN (Jan Term course)
3306 - United States National Security Policy (Graduate and Undergraduate)
3307 - United States Foreign Policy
4492 - Senior Seminar