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Sarah Staszak

Assistant Professor

School/Division

Division of Social Science

Department

Political Science

Office

NAC 4/146B

p: 212-650-5468

e: sstaszak@ccny.cuny.edu

  • Profile

    Before joining the department, Prof. Staszak was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Politics Department at Princeton University and a Brookings Institution Research Fellow in Governance Studies.

  • Education

    Ph.D. Brandeis University, 2010.

  • Courses Taught

    10100: United States Politics and Government
    An analysis of processes, values and problems of American government and democracy. Special emphasis is given to national political institutions and issues. 3 hr./wk.; 3 cr.   

    22000: The Judiciary
    How courts function in the political system. Examination of the motivations of judges, the social and cultural contexts of courtroom behavior, and role of the judiciary in policy-making. (W) 3 hr./wk.;3 cr.

  • Research Interests

     Prof. Staszak's research interests include courts and public policy, legal institutions, jurisprudence, and American political development.

  • Publications

    Sarah Staszak, "Institutions, Rulemaking, and the Politics of Judicial Retrenchment,"  Studies in American Political Development 24(2) (October 2010), 168-189.

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