Wheaton College Norton, Massachusetts
Wheaton  Faculty

Alireza Shomali

Assistant Professor of Political Science
Degrees

Ph.D., Maxwell School of Citizenship, Syracuse University
M.A., Maxwell School of Citizenship, Syracuse University
M.S., Sharif University of Technology

Main Interests

Political Theory: Comparative Political Theory, History of Western Political Thought, Medieval and Contemporary Islamic Political Thought
Comparative Politics: Themes and Theories of Comparative Political Analysis, Politics and Religion in the Middle East

Teaching Interests

Pols 207 Classical and Medieval Political Theory
Pols 227 Modern Political Theory
Pols 263 Politics of the Middle East
Pols 307 Freedom and Justice
Pols 337 Power and the State
Pols 347 Islamic Political Thought