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Britt A. Cartrite

Britt A. Cartrite

Assistant Professor of Political Science
Joined Alma College Faculty in 2005
SAC 353
(989) 463-7370
Office Hours: M: 12:30-1:30; W: 12:30-2:30; Th: 10:30-12:00; F: 12:30-2:00
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Education

  • Ph.D., University of Colorado (2003)
  • M.A., University of Colorado (2000)
  • M.A., University of Denver (1999)
  • B.A., University of Denver (1997)

Research Interests

Ethnic politics, European politics, complexity and computational modeling

Recent Courses Taught

Selected Articles

  • Britt A. Cartrite (with Dan Miodownik).  "Demarking Political Space: Territoriality and the Ethnoregional Party Family."  Nationalism & Ethnic Politics.  12(1), Spring 2006.

Selected Reviews

  • Britt A. Cartrite.  Review of Where Nation-States Come From: Institutional Change in the Age of Nationalism, by Philip G. Roeder.  Nationalism and Ethnic Politics.  2008. 13. 4.  December 15, 2008.

Recent Presentations

  • "Ethnopolitical Mobilization in the North Sea Region."  International Political Science Association Research Committee on Ethnicity and Politics.  Madrid.  September 11-13, 2008.
  • "Rethinking Ethnic Politics in Europe."  European Union Center of Excellence.  University of Pittsburg.  January 26, 2007.
  • "How Deep are the Ruts in Path Dependency."  American Political Science Association.  Philadelphia, PA.  August 31-September 3, 2006.
  • Dan Miodownik.  "The Analytical Infrastructure for Ethnicity and Politics: A Study of the Current Methodology, Concepts, Approaches, Centres, Training and Communication."  International Political Science Association.  Fukuoka, Japan.  July 9-13, 2006.
  • Dan Miodownik.  "Taking Territoriality Seriously: Ethnoregional Parties and Elections."  Midwestern Political Science Association.  Chicago, IL.  April 20-23, 2006.
  • "The Emergence of Political Hierarchy."  Midwestern Political Science Association.  Chicago, IL.  April 20-23, 2006.
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Selected External Research Grants

  • Britt Cartrite.  Barry Silverman, University of Pennsylvania.  "MURI, "Socio-Cognitive Agent-Based Modeling of Sub-National Conflicts."  Office of Naval Research.
  • Britt Cartrite.  Ian Lustick, Dan Miodownik.  "Understanding the Dynamics of Authoritarian Regimes: Using Virtualstan to Compare the Implications of Bureaucratic Authoritarianism, Bureaucratic Feudalism, and Neopatrimonialism in the Muslim Middle East and Related Regions."  Department of Education.

Awards, Honors, Recognitions

Professional Memberships

  • International Political Science Association
  • Midwestern Political Science Association
  • Sigma Xi
  • American Political Science Association

Service to the College

  • Member, Institutional Review Board
  • Faculty sponsor, Pi Sigma Alpha
  • Elected Social Science Representative, Educational Policy Committee
  • Elected Social Science Representative, Education and Technology Committee
  • Elected Social Science Representative, Strategy and Planning Council
  • Member, Institutional Review Board
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Service to the Community

  • Panelist, "Debate About Hurricane Katrina", November 15 2005

Service to the Profession

 

The memory and spiritual ideals of the late Bishop Thomas Makarios remain alive in a figurative sculpture that was dedicated in May 2009 near the center of campus. The Bishop, professor of religious studies at Alma for 25 years, was founder of the American Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Church of India and the first Metropolitan Bishop of Canada, United Kingdom and Europe, and South Africa.

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Student Profile

Brett Seymoure

Brett Seymoure
Graduation: 2009
Major: Biology
From: Paw Paw, Michigan
Interests: Sports, Politics

Alma’s close faculty-student interaction provides numerous benefits such as the ability to do undergraduate research on a graduate level. Alma’s professors treat students more as peers welcoming student input and collaboration on faculty projects. When students are involved in research, faculty aggressively pursue publication of findings including students as co-authors.

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