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Ronald Schmidt Jr.
Associate Professor of Political Science
Office
55 Exeter Street, Portland Campus
Office Hours Spring 2013
Monday & Wednesday 1:00-2:30Contact Information
Phone: (207) 780-4581
Email: rschmidt@usm.maine.edu
Dr. Ronald Schmidt is an Associate Professor of Political Science in the Deaprtment of History and Political Science. Professor Schmidt received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. He joined the University of Southern Maine in 1999 and is currently the department's Faculty Advising Liaison.
Ph. D. University of California, Berkeley (1998)
M.A. University of California, Berkeley (1990)
B.A. University of California, Berkeley (1988)
Research Interests
Professor Schmidt specializes in political theory (American and European), racial and ethnic politics (American) and urban politics.
Recent Publications
Professor Schmidt is the author of This Is the City: Making Model Citizens in Los Angeles (University of Minnesota Press, 2005).
He is currently working on a new manuscript investigating the historical and comparative context for contemporary political discourse related to political crisis and mourning.
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