Kevin L. Dooley, Ph.D.
- Professor
Department: Political Science and Sociology
Office: Samuel E. and Mollie Bey Hall 245
Office Hours: Fall 2021
Monday/Thursday, 11:30-12:30 pm
Phone: 732-571-4471
Email: kdooley@monmouth.edu
Dr. Dooley teaches courses in international relations and political theory. His current research looks at the democratic concept of the social contract and the way that many of its assumptions undermine traditionally-held views of political life. He is the author of four books. His most recent book is entitled, States of Nature and Social Contracts: The Metaphors of the Liberal Order
Education
Ph.D., Rutgers University
Books
Politics Still Matters: Globalization, Governance, and the Revival of Regional Minorities (2008)Why Politics Matters: An Introduction to Political Science (2012) Co-authored with Joseph N. Patten.
Allegories and Metaphors in Early Political Thought: From Plato to Machiavelli
Courses
Recently Taught Classes
2024 Fall
2024 Spring
2023 Fall
- Early Political Thought – PS 221
- Ethics in International Relations – PS 378
- Reading and Research in Political Science – PS 299
- The American Judiciary – PS 307
2023 Spring
- Modern Political Thought – PS 222
2022 Fall
2022 Spring
- Modern Political Thought – PS 222
2021 Fall
- Model United Nations – PS 108
2021 Summer B
- Introduction to Political Science: Power and Globalization – PS 101
2021 Summer A
- Model United Nations – PS 108
2021 Spring
Frequently Taught Classes
- Comparative European Governments (PS 361)
- Early Political Thought (PS 221)
- Environmental Policy (PO 330, PS 330)
- Ethics in International Relations (PS 378)
- International Organizations (PS 382)
- International Political Economy (PS 278, SO 278)
- Introduction to Political Science (PS 101)
- Introduction to Political Science: Power and Globalization (PS 101)
- Law and Society (PS 364, SO 364)
- Model United Nations (PS 108)
- Modern Political Thought (PS 222)
- Political Theory I (PS 221)
- Political Theory II (PS 222)
- Reading and Research in Political Science (PS 299)
- The American Judiciary (PS 307)