Clayton, Edward
FACULTY
Biography
Dr. Clayton teaches in the Political Science program. He served as the Political Science Master of Arts (MA) Program Director from Spring 2013-2017 and served as the Interim Department Chair Spring 2017 semester. He served as the Political Science Director Fall of 2022.
More about Edward Clayton
Education
- Ph.D., Political Science, December 1998
Dissertation: "Civic Friendship, Ancient and Modern"
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - M.A., Political Science, December 1996
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - B.A., Political Science, May 1989
Honors Independent Study Thesis: "Judicial Decision-Making and Abortion" College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio
Research Interests
The political philosophy of Aesop's Fables and the Life of Aesop as they have been interpreted and used from Greek times to the present.
Fields of Specialization
- Greek and Roman Political Theory
- Democratic Political Theory
- Feminist Political Theory
Courses Taught
PSC 100 Introduction to Political Science
PSC 105 Introduction to American Government and Politics
PSC 275 Great Political Thinkers
PSC 375 Modern Ideologies