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Our scholars represent a wide range of specializations, from international relations and comparative politics to political theory, public policy, and American politics. Explore their profiles to learn more about their research interests, teaching experience, and the unique perspectives they bring to the study and practice of political science.
Spencer Whyte
Spencer Whyte is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware’s Department of Political Science and International Relations. His dissertation work integrates factors of foreign policy role change at all three levels of analysis, addressing questions of institutional and structural constraints on leadership agency. The project traces three cases of role change during British foreign policy crises. More broadly, his research interests center on foreign policy analysis, the decision-making process of foreign policy leaders, national identity, international relations theory, and European politics. He analyzes his research using a mixed-method approach, utilizing archival, process-tracing, survey, and text analysis methodologies. Spencer’s previous work has been published in a Routledge book series on international relations role theory. Whyte has extensive teaching experience, serving as Instructor of Record for Introduction to Comparative Politics and Politics & Social Justice courses, as well as a Teaching Assistant for a number of classes across the International Relations, American Politics, and Comparative Politics subfields.
