Teaching

This page contains information on the courses I teach, students evaluations and samples of class syllabi.

Graduate Supervision

I am happy to supervise students interested in democratization, authoritarianism, electoral and party politics, digital democracy, representation of women and minorities.

Current PhD Supervision

  • Joseph Antwi-Bosiaki: Paradox of Smart City’s Success and Failure in Africa
  • Aye Lei Tun: Transnational Networks and Civil Society Organization in Myanmar and Thailand
  • Rebecca Denyer: Digital Activism in Asia

Completed PhD Supervision

  • Cassandra Preece: Speaking for the Nation: Representation through Indigenous and Minority Language Recognition in Taiwan, New Zealand and Southeast Asia
  • Helen Beny: Digital Discrimination Against Historically Marginalized Communities in Ethiopia and India
  • Garima Sarkar: Barriers to Women in Politics: Candidate Selection and Informal Party Politics in India
Dr. Cassandra Preece, Nov 2025
Dr. Helen Beny, Sep 2025
Dr. Garima Sarkar, Sep 2024

Graduate Seminars

  • Poli Sci 740: Theories of Comparative Politics
  • Poli Sci 716: Comparative Authoritarianism
  • Poli Sci 765: Gender and Politics of Representation (Reading Course)
  • Poli Sci 765: Digital Threats to Democracy (co-taught with Dr. Tony Porter)
  • Pub Pol 708: Digital Democracy: Threats and Responses (co-taught with Dr. Tony Porter)

Undergraduate Courses

  • Poli Sci 3LC3: Southeast Asian Politics
  • Poli Sci 4KC3: Comparative Democratization
  • Poli Sci 3H03: Honours Issues in Comparative Politics (Digital Authoritarianism)
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Reading Group (College of Alice and Peter Tan, NUS)

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Teaching Evaluations (McMaster University)

Year TermCourseResponse Rate Student
Evaluation
2024WinterPoli Sci 740
Poli Sci 3LC326%9.38
2023FallPoli Sci 71687.5%9.43
Poli Sci 3H0334.1%9.5
2022WinterPoli Sci 74080%9.13
2021FallPoli Sci 3LC321%9.5
Poli Sci 71650%9.3
Pub Pol 708NANA
2021WinterPoli Sci 740
Poli Sci 3H0320%8.5
2020FallPoli Sci 4KC360%8.8
Poli Sci 3LC357%8.1
2019FallPoli Sci 3LC332%9.07
Poli Sci 74043%9.0
2018WinterPoli Sci 4KC365%9.27
Poli Sci 74050%9.66
2017FallPoli Sci 3LC365%9.41
Poli Sci 71667%7.0
2017WinterPoli Sci 3LC379%9.68
Poli Sci 71682%9.6
2016  FallPoli Sci 4KC385%9.35
Poli Sci 74080%8.5
2016  WinterPoli Sci 4KC385%9.67
Poli Sci 3H0381%8.92
2015  FallPoli Sci 3LC381%9.12
Poli Sci 74057%9.5
2015  WinterPoli Sci 3H0390%9.21
Poli Sci 4KC385%9.27
2014  FallPoli Sci 74090%8.9
Poli Sci 3LC360%9.52
2014  WinterPoli Sci 740100%9.63
Poli Sci 3LC361%9.24
2013  FallPoli Sci 3H0370%8.43
Poli Sci 4KC394%7.4
2013  WinterPoli Sci 740100%6.71

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