Dr. Sarah Andrews
Associate Professor of Political Science
Teaching Area(s)
Education
PhD, Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia
MA, University of Virginia
BA, Principia College
Contact
618.374.5496
"I love engaging with students about major issues facing our world and helping students become excited about being engaged global citizens."
Dr. Sarah Andrews' expertise is in the comparative politics, with a particular regional focus on sub-Saharan Africa. As part of her doctoral research, she spent a year conducting field research in Burkina Faso and Malawi. Prior to her graduate studies, she was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Burkina Faso.
Scholarly Interests
Sarah Andrews' scholarly interests include African politics, the political economy of development, and agricultural policy and food security.
Contributions to Field
- Teaches political science and global studies to undergraduates
- Has conducted original research on the role of bureaucrats in implementing agricultural policy in sub-Saharan Africa
- Has given presentations at various Political Science and African Studies conferences
Memberships and Affiliations
- American Political Science Association
- Midwest Political Science Association
- African Studies Association
Publications and Presentations
- "Agricultural Clientelism in the 2014 Campaign." 2015. In The 2014 Malawi Tripartite Elections - Democracy Maturing? Ed. Nandani Patel and Michael Wahman. Malawi: NICE.
- “Ethnocentrism Reduces Foreign Direct Investment.” 2018. The Journal of Politics 80(2): 697-700. (with David Leblang and Sonal S. Pandya)
- “Elite Defection and Grassroots Democracy under Competitive Authoritarianism: Evidence from Burkina Faso.” 2019. Democratization 26(4): 626-644. (with Lauren Honig)
- A number of conference presentations at the annual conferences of the American Political Science Association, the Midwest Political Science Association, and the African Studies Association.
