JOSHI, Devin
Prof. Devin Joshi is a faculty member and Associate Professor in the School of Social Sciences at SMU and was previously Associate Professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. He received his BA from Stanford University, MA from the University of Hawai’i and PhD from the University of Washington. The courses he teaches at SMU are Introduction to Political and Policy Studies, Comparing Political Systems, and Gender Politics: Exclusion and Empowerment. Formerly a visiting scholar at Peking University, Seoul National University, and Uppsala University, his research areas include ideology and leadership, international organizations and human development, Daoist political thought, and parliamentary representation. Author of over fifty peer-reviewed journal articles, his recent books include Substantive Representation of Women in Asian Parliaments (co-edited with Christian Echle), Globalization and Human Development (co-authored with Roni Kay O’Dell) and Putting Daoist Thought into Practice: Happiness, Longevity, and Enlightenment.
Qualifications
- PhD in Political Science, University of Washington, 2008
- MA in Political Science, East-West Center / University of Hawai’i, 2001
- BA in History, Stanford University, 1998
Research Interests
- Comparative Asian Politics
- Good Governance
- Women in Politics
- Political Ideology
- Education Policy
- International Organizations
Course(s) Taught in SMU
- Introduction to Political and Policy Studies
- Comparing Political Systems
- Gender Politics: Exclusion and Empowerment