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The College of Saint Rose
432 Western Avenue
Albany New York 12203
1-800-637-8556

Dr. Angela Ledford

Associate Professor of Political Science

Director of the Graduate Program, History and Political Science

Office: 979 Madison Avenue, Rm #14

Phone: 518-458-5326

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Education

B.A., Political Science, Texas Tech University

M.A., Political Science, Texas Tech University

Ph.D., Political Science, University of South Carolina

Specialization

Political Theory (feminist theory and democratic theory)

Teaching

Courses in contemporary political thought (especially as it relates to globalization, social difference, and structural inequality), the philosophy of social science, interest groups and social movements, political parties and elections, Women’s Studies, and American Studies

Syllabi - Spring 2008

AMS 230: The Construction of Race in America

POS 373: Democratic Theory

POS 376: Feminist Theory

POS 328: Interest Groups and Social Movements

POS 504: The Political Science Discipline

POS 554: Race and Representation

Publications

Co-author of an article on race, citizenship, and the relocation of the South Carolina Confederate flag and reviews books and manuscripts for Citizenship Studies, New Political Science, Gender and Politics, and Whitehouse Studies.

Currently working on a book-length manuscript, The Razor’s Edge:  Group Representation, Feminist Theory, and the Promise of Justice, which focuses on feminist theory contributions to a more just understanding of political representation for historically marginalized groups. 

Distinctions

2006-07 resident fellow in the Center for Citizenship, Race, and Ethnicity Studies (CREST) at the College of Saint Rose

Member of the American Political Science Association, The Caucus for a New Political Science, the Northeastern Political Science Association, and the National Women’s Studies Association.

Hobbies

In addition to her academic pursuits, Angela is an avid hiker, pool player, beer connoisseur, and college football fan.

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