Felicity Vabulas
Biography
Dr. Vabulas is the Blanche E. Seaver Associate Professor of International Studies at Pepperdine University. Her research focuses on the political economy of international cooperation. Specifically, she is interested in when and why states change how they cooperate internationally and the implications this has for international relations. Her research includes examining states’ exit from international agreements, states’ engagement in informal modes of global governance, and states pushing for different foreign policy strategies through foreign lobbying. Her research is published in the Review of International Organizations, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Peace Research, Global Perspectives, Global Policy, European Journal of International Relations, International Politics and multiple edited volume chapters. She has been awarded a Seaver College Endowed Professorship and the Howard A. White Award for Excellence in Teaching. Her earlier research received a best paper award from the American Political Science Association and has been supported by the World Bank, the National Science Foundation, and the International Studies Association. She serves as a Council on Foreign Relations Higher Education Ambassador and Vice President of the Board of Directors for the Culver City Education Foundation.
Education
- PhD, Public Policy, The University of Chicago, 2013
Areas of Expertise
- International Organizations
- Global Governance
- U.S. Foreign Policy
Topics
- Democratization
- Diplomacy
- Global Governance
- International Law
- International Organizations
- International Political Economy
- International Relations
- Lobbying
- NGOs
- Research Design
- US Foreign Policy
Courses
- INTS 344: International Relations
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INTS 351: The Global Economy
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INTS 452: Intelligence Analysis
- INTS 497: Capstone