
Fall 2022 office hours: Mondays, 1 to 3 pm
Education
B.A. University of California, Santa Cruz (1983)
M.A. University of Michigan (1988)
Ph.D. University of Michigan, Political Science (1994)
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.
Courses
PSCI 228 LEC
International Organization (not offered 2022/23)PSCI 323 SEM
Law and Politics of the Sea (not offered 2022/23)PSCI 324 SEM
International Legitimation (not offered 2022/23)PSCI 325 / JLST 402 SEM
International and Transitional Justice (not offered 2022/23)PSCI 328 SEM
Human Rights Claims in International Politics (not offered 2022/23)PSCI 422 / JLST 403 SEM
Senior Seminar in Human Rights in International Politics and Law (not offered 2022/23)PSCI 423 SEM
Humanitarianism as Ideology and Strategy (not offered 2022/23)Current Committees
- Committee on Educational Affairs
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