Colm FOX
Full-time Faculty
Associate Professor of Political Science; Lee Kong Chian Fellow
Colm Fox is an Associate Professor of Political Science at SMU. He studies elections, ethnic politics, media, social movements and protest in Southeast Asia. His work has been published in international peer-reviewed journals such as Political Communication, Comparative Political Studies, Journalism Studies and Democratization. His monograph ‘Bonding, Bridging, and Bypassing: Understanding Ethnic Politics in Diverse Societies’ has recently been published by Oxford University Press.
Qualifications
- PhD (Political Science), George Washington University, 2014
- MA (Pacific & International Affairs), UC San Diego, Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, 2005
- BA (Communications with Honors), Dublin City University, 1994
Research Areas
- Democracy
- Elections
- Voting Behavior
- Political Communications
- Ethnic Politics
- Ethnic Conflict
- Southeast Asian Politics
Course(s) Taught in SMU
- Introduction to Political and Policy Studies
- Mass Media and Public Opinion
- Elections and Media