Jonathan Becker
Associate Dean of the College, Dean of International Studies; Associate Professor of Political Studies; Director, Global and International Studies Program

Academic Program Affiliation(s): Global and International Studies, Political Studies, Russian and Eurasian Studies

Academic Expertise: Political Studies

Area of Specialization: Russian and East European Politics, Media and Politics, Comparative Politics

Biography:
B.A., McGill University; D. Phil., St. Antony’s College, Oxford University. Specialization in Soviet, Russian, and Eastern European politics; media and politics. Taught at Central European University, University of Kiev Mohyla Academy, Wesleyan University, Yale University. Author of Soviet and Russian Press Coverage of the United States: Press, Politics and Identity in Transition (1999; new edition, 2002). Articles in European Journal of Communication, Journalism and Mass Communications Quarterly, Slovo, among others. Director, Global and International Studies Program; Academic Director, Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program. (2001– ) Associate Professor of Political Studies.