Ian McManus

Dr. Ian McManus is an Assistant Professor of Political Science whose work focuses on the effects of macroeconomic changes on political competition and social well-being. His research interests include welfare state politics, social inequality, gender equality, economic crises, labor markets, European politics, and the political economy of technology. He was an LSE Fellow in Social Policy at the London School of Economics and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Lisbon. He was the recipient of a Doctoral Research Grant from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and was a visiting scholar at the Free University of Berlin. Dr. McManus is part of a group of faculty members working on a National Endowment for the Humanities grant to develop an interdisciplinary undergraduate curriculum that combines datascience and the humanities to address pressing social questions. At Emerson, he teaches courses in comparative politics, international relations, and political economy.

Companies

• Assistant Professor Of Political Science Emerson College (2020)
• Assistant Professor Of Political Science Marlboro College (2018 — 2020)
• LSE Fellow The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2017 — 2018)
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow Institute of Social Sciences University of Lisbon (2017 — 2017)
• Lecturer California State University, Northridge (2016 — 2017)
• Lecturer and Teaching Assistant, Political Science Northeastern University (2010 — 2016)
• Project Coordinator, Health and Human Development Global Programs Education Development Center (2007 — 2015)
• Research Assistant, Political Science Northeastern University (2011 — 2014)
• Administrative Aide to State Representative (Internship) Commonwealth of Massachusetts (2006 — 2006)

Education

• PhD Northeastern University (2010 — 2016)
• Visiting Fellow Freie Universität Berlin (2015 — 2015)
• Master's degree Northeastern University (2010 — 2012)
• BA University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2003 — 2006)