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Emmanuel Teitelbaum

Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs

Monroe 411
2115 G Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20052

Phone: (202) 994-3167
Fax: (202) 994-5477
E-mail: ejt@gwu.edu
Homepage: http://home.gwu.edu/~ejt

Education:

Ph.D., Cornell University

Expertise:

Comparative politics, South Asian politics, political economy of development, political economy of labor

Background:

Professor Teitelbaum received his Ph.D. from Cornell University and his B.A. from John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio. He has published articles in Comparative Political Studies, the Journal of Development Studies and Critical Asian Studies. His research has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, the Fulbright Foundation and the Social Science Research Council. His doctoral dissertation, "Mobilizing Restraint: Unions and the Politics of Economic Development in South Asia," was awarded the American Political Science Association's Gabriel A. Almond Award for best dissertation in comparative politics.

Professor Teitelbaum's teaching and research interests include comparative politics, South Asian politics, the political economy of development and the political economy of labor. He is currently writing a series of articles and a book manuscript on how trade union political affiliations affect worker protest and, ultimately, the pace of economic development in South Asia.

Courses Taught:

PSc 1 Introduction to Comparative Politics
Psc 169 Comparative Politics of South Asia
Psc 190 Politics of South Asia

Last update: 08.30.07