Kathleen E. Powers
Associate Professor
Appointments
Associate Professor of Government
Faculty Coordinator, War & Peace Fellows Program, Dickey Center for International Understanding
Area of Expertise
foreign policy public opinion,
political psychology,
nationalism,
experiments,
surveys,
foreign policy
Biography
I research foreign policy, public opinion, and international security using theories and concepts from psychology. Much of my work examines how nationalism and values shape foreign policy public opinion. I also conduct research about motives in international conflict. At Dartmouth, I teach courses on international relations, political psychology, and foreign policy public opinion.
My book, Nationalisms in International Politics, was published by Princeton University Press and receieved the International Political Psychology's 2023 David O. Sears award for the best book on the psychology of mass politics. My research has been published in the American Journal of Political Science, Foreign Policy Analysis, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Politics, Political Psychology, and the State of Nationalism: An International Review.
I received my PhD from Ohio State University. Before joining Dartmouth's Government department, I held a fellowship at the Dickey Center for International Understanding and taught at the University of Georgia.
Education
Ph.D. The Ohio State University
B.S. Arizona State University
Taught Courses
Publications
Book
Kathleen E. Powers (2022). Nationalisms in International Politics, Princeton University Press.
Articles
Kathleen E. Powers and Brian C. Rathbun. 2023. "When the Rich get Richer: Class, Globalization and the Sociotropic Determinants of Populism," International Studies Quarterly, 60(4).
Kathleen E. Powersand Dan Altman. 2023. "The Psychology of Coercion Failure: How Reactance Explains Resistance to Threats," American Journal of Political Science, 67(1), 221-238.
Kathleen E. Powers, Joshua D. Kertzer, Deborah J. Brooks, and Stephen G. Brooks, Forthcoming. "What's Fair in International Politics? Equity, Equality, and Foreign Policy Attitudes," Journal of Conflict Resolution.
Kathleen E. Powers, Jason Reifler, and Thomas J. Scotto, 2021. "Going Nativist: How Nativism and Economic Ideology Interact to Shape Beliefs about Global Trade," Foreign Policy Analysis, 17 (3).
Brian C. Rathbun, Kathleen E. Powers, and Therese Anders, 2019. "Moral Hazard: German Public Opinion on the Greek Debt Crisis", Political Psychology, 40(3), 523-541.
Joshua D. Kertzer, Kathleen E. Powers, Brian C. Rathbun, and Ravi Iyer. 2014. "Moral Support: How Moral Values Shape Foreign Policy Attitudes." The Journal of Politics, 7(3), 825-840.
Contact