Cheryl Shanks

Cheryl Shanks

Robert G. Scott ’68 Professor of Political Science, Emerita

413-597-2102

Spring office hours: Mondays, noon to 2 pm

Education

B.A. University of California-Santa Cruz (1983)
M.A. University of Michigan (1988)
Ph.D. University of Michigan, Political Science (1994)

Areas of Expertise

Professor Shanks’s research focuses on fluidity in population and territory, the two central components of sovereignty. She has published Immigration and the Politics of American Sovereignty 1890-1990, as well as articles on tourism, international relations theory, anti-immigration movements, and international organizations. 

Current Committees

  • Justice and Law Studies, Chair