Robert Laffey, Assistant Professor

Robert Laffey, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Government

 

 

 

 

 

Phone: 617.305.5104
Fax: 617.367.4623
Email: rlaffey@suffolk.edu
Office: 73 Tremont St., Rm. 1079

 

Education

• PhD, University of Notre Dame

Fields of Interest

• International Relations
• Middle East Politics
• U.S. Foreign Policy

Research Interests

• U.S. and Middle East relations
• U.S. and the Arab-Israeli conflict

Working Papers 

The U.S. Senate and Its Support for Israel

 

Presentations

Christian Communities in the Middle East – Paulist Center, Boston, October 2003

 

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in Historical Perspective – Providence College, October 2002

 

Courses Taught

GVT 110 - Introduction to American Government

GVT 120 - Research Methodology

GVT 311/611 - Politics of the Arab-Israeli Conflict

GVT 363/672 - American Foreign Policy

GVT 384/692 - U.S. and the Middle East

GVT 462/662 - Approaches to Foreign Policy and Diplomacy 

GVT 485/685 - Politics of the Middle East

GVT 489/689 - Islam and Politics

GVT 490/690 - International Relations of the Middle East

GVT 774 - Ethical Issues in International Relations

GVT 778 - Advanced Research Methods in International Relations