Michael Westberg, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office locationStudent Resource Center, 588,
Area(s) of Expertise: Eastern European Politics, Comparative Methods and Political Theory
Overview
Dr. Michael Westberg joined 天美社区’s Political Science & International Affairs Department for the fall 2025 semester after two years as a Limited Term Lecturer in Georgia State University’s Department of Political Science. His professional and teaching interests lie in the areas of Eastern European politics, Comparative Methods and Political Theory.
Courses Taught
• Introduction to Research Methods
• Theories of Democracy
• Comparative Politics
• International Politics
• Eastern European Politics
• Global Issues
• American Politics
Education
• Ph.D. Political Science, Georgia State University, 2022
• Master of Arts, Political Science, Georgia State University, 2017
• Bachelor of Art, Political Science, Georgia Southern University, 2009
Research/Special Interests
• Eastern European politics
• Comparative Methods
• Political Theory
Publications
• Belk, Adolphus, Lakeyta Bonnette-Bailey, Lestina Dongo, and Michael Westberg, “Activism and Perpetuation” in For the Culture: Hip-Hop and the Fight for Social Justice. Ed. by Lakeyta Bonnette-Bailey and Adolphus Belk. Anne Arbor: University of Michigan Press. 2022.
• Luke, Russell Evan, and Michael Westberg, “Perceptions of Attitudinal Change: The End of History Illusion and Polarization,” Questions in Politics, vol. 9: 17-29. 2022.
• Westberg, Michael, “Who Supports Putin? Clientelism Among Middle Income Voters in Russia,” Under review at Slavic Review.