Faculty Director

DR. JAMES M. GLASS

Dr. Glass received his PhD in political science from the University of California at Berkeley in 1970. He is the recipient of the University’s Distinguished Scholar Teacher Award (2002-2003), and in 2004 the Outstanding Faculty in the State of Maryland Award, given by the Maryland Association for Higher Education. In 2006, the University of Maryland recognized his contribution to undergraduate education with the Kirwan Undergraduate Education Award.

He is the author of six books and dozens of articles and book chapters. His most recent research has been into the Holocaust; his book, Life Unworthy of Life: Racial Phobia and Mass Murder in Hitler’s Germany (1997), analyzed the psychological dynamics behind Germany’s genocide of the Jews, particularly the links between the German professions and the moral and ethical acceptance of mass murder.

His most recent book, Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust: Moral Uses of Violence and Will (2004), examines the forces behind Jewish resistance to the German assault and their collaborators. It includes extensive interviews with resistance survivors, particularly the Bielski group, the subject of the recent film Defiance (2008), and a discussion of critical ethical issues that arise from resistance assumptions and perspectives.

Professor Glass has taught and published in the areas of political psychology, international ethics, political theory and philosophy; he has been invited to deliver numerous lectures on his research both nationally and abroad.

Associate Directors

MIKE MCDONALD

Mike McDonald is a graduate student working towards his Ph.D. in the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from Davidson College in 2003. His dissertation focuses on the role of intellectual property rights in economic development. Other research interests include international political economy, American foreign policy, trade policy, and international public health.

ANTHONY MARCUM

Anthony Marcum is a graduate student working towards his Ph.D. in the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Wright State University in 2003 and his Master of Arts in Political Science from Purdue University in 2005. His research interests include international conflict, domestic politics, research design and statistics.

Assistant Director

JAVIERA ALARCON

Javiera Alarcon is a graduate of the University of Maryland’s Government and Politics Department. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics, and Criminology and Criminal Justice in 2006. She is currently in the GVPT Department pursuing a Ph.D. on International Relations with a second field in Comparative Politics. Her research interests include civil war and conflict in Latin America as well as the study of global terrorism.

Teaching Assistant

CARMEN DEANNA

Carmen DeAnna received his undergraduate degree from Kent State University and his M.A. in Political Theory and Methods from Ohio University. He is currently pursing a PhD in the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland. His research focuses on the moral and ethical implications of globalization. He is currently studying the spread of heavy metal and rap music in Muslim states as a form of political resistance. Other research interests include international ethics, political philosophy and theories of the state.