Colin Brown
Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science
Colin Brown’s work focuses on the descriptive representation of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-generation immigrants, particularly in Western Europe. His research centers on the effects of election laws and party rules on the diversity of candidate lists, particularly where rules to encourage gender diversity may interfere with ethnic/racial diversity (and vice-versa).
Prior to Northeastern, Colin was a Harvard College Fellow and coordinator of the JFK Memorial Policy Fellows program. He also helped develop Harvard’s GovWrites curriculum and maintains an active research agenda on best practices for teaching writing, empathy, and information literacy in the college classroom. He is co-editor of the Political Science Educator.
- (with Sarah E. James, George Soroka, Matthew Reichert, and Aaron Watanabe) “Setting Expectations: Rubrics as a Formative Tool for Communicating in the Social Sciences,” forthcoming at College Teaching
- (with Chelsea Kaufman) “Showing the Other Side: What Kinds of Empathy Should Political Science Teach?”, Paper Presented at APSA Teaching and Learning Conference, Baltimore, February 2023
- (with Kelly Bauer, Maricruz Ariana Osorio, and Melissa L. Sands) “Making a Statement: Research, Teaching, and Diversity Statements for the Academic Job Market,” in Strategies for Navigating Graduate School and Beyond, American Political Science Association, 2022
- “From “Good” to “Effective”: Teaching Writing Skills Explicitly in Political Science,” in The Palgrave Handbook of Political Research Pedagogy, Julia Hellwege, Eric Loepp and Daniel Mallinson, eds. Palgrave Macmillan: 2021, pp. 401-411
- Book Review: “Dilemmas of Inclusion: Muslims in European Politics” by Rafaela Dancygier, 2017. EuropeNow, July 2018
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Education
PhD, Harvard University, 2015
BA, University of Rochester, 2007 -
Contact
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Address
905 Renaissance Park
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Office Hours
Wednesdays 10:30am to 12:00pm (make an appointment)
Thursdays 3:00 to 4:00pm (drop-in)
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Dialogues
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Associations
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Introduction to Comparative Politics
POLS 1155
Presents a comparative study of political organization and behavior in a range of countries beyond the United States. Topics includes political culture, political economy, governing institutions, leadership, and political participation.
Immigration Politics
POLS 2359
Offers an overview of immigration politics from a comparative perspective. Examines the history of immigration to the United States and Europe, focusing on migration, naturalization, assimilation, and integration policies. Details the political processes that have led to different policies over time and across countries.
