2023-2024 PhD Graduates
Congratulations to our 2023-2024 Political Science PhD graduates! We are proud of our graduates' dedication, hard work, and passion. We are excited to see what the future has in store for our new alumni!
![Headshot of Carl Graefe](/sites/cla.umn.edu/files/styles/teaser_image_portrait/public/carl_graefe.png?h=9a733906&itok=oC6yWyHg)
Dissertation: "New Spaces: On Territoriality in an Expansive Era."
Subfields: International relations, political methodology
Minor: Geographic Information Science
Advisor: Tanisha Fazal
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Dissertation: "Who's Got the Power? Putting Individual and Institutional Power in Their Collective Place."
Subfields: American politics, political methodology
Advisor: Kathryn Pearson
![Headshot of Ibrahim Oker](/sites/cla.umn.edu/files/styles/teaser_image_portrait/public/ibrahim_oker.png?h=9a733906&itok=Wy6Z7jnx)
Dissertation: "The Politics of Authoritarian Social Welfare Provision: Why Do Some Autocracies Develop Generous Welfare States?"
Subfields: Comparative politics, political methodology
Advisor: Teri Caraway
![Headshot of Pongsakorn Suwanpong](/sites/cla.umn.edu/files/styles/teaser_image_portrait/public/pongsakorn_suwanong.png?h=9a733906&itok=mZtY4C0J)
Dissertation: "Dollar's Preeminence: The Political Economy of Exchange Rate Policy in the Twenty-First Century."
Subfields: Comparative politics, political methodology
Advisor: Jane Sumner