LIM, Elvin
Elvin Lim is the founding Dean, College of Integrative Studies, Professor of Political Science, and the Director of the Wee Kim Wee Centre. He specialises in presidential and executive politics, political communication, political development, political thought, and constitutional law. He is the author of The Lovers Quarrel: The Two Foundings and American Political Development (Oxford University Press, 2014) and The Anti-Intellectual Presidency: The Decline of Rhetoric from George Washington to George W. Bush (Oxford University Press, 2008) and research articles that reflect his interdisciplinary research interests. He is a winner of the Founders Award of the Presidency and Executive Politics section of the American Political Science Association. He is a member of the Social Science Research Council Expert Panel, and is a Director of the Board of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.
Prior to joining SMU, he held positions at the National University of Singapore and at Wesleyan University in the United States.
Qualifications
- DPhil, Nuffield College, Oxford, 2005
- MA, Oxford (conferred), 2004
- MSc (Politics Research), Nuffield College, Oxford, 2001
- BA, Christ Church, Oxford, 2000
Research Interests
- American Politics
- Constitutionalism
- Federalism
- Political Communication
- Political Theory
Course(s) Taught in SMU
- Big Questions
Research Areas and Areas of Expertise
Strategic Priorities
HighlightsBridges rigorous political science research with public discourse and educational innovation; recognized for advancing understanding of American political institutions and rhetoric; awarded for teaching excellence and research impact; frequently consulted as keynote speaker and expert panelist in academic and public forums.
Focused research areas include The evolution of American political institutions and rhetoric; the role of the presidency in democratic discourse; constitutional interpretation and development; intersections of political communication, ideology, and public policy.
- Mellon Research Grant (Wesleyan), 2010
- Faculty Development Fellowship (Tulsa), 2005, 2006 & 2007
- APSA Centennial Center Visiting Scholar, 2003-2004
- Nuffield-Yale Research Fellow, 2002-2004
- Andrew Mellon Research Grant, Oxford, 2002, 2003
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- ET LIM, TK KOHTSL Education Ltd., 2023
Elvin Lim is the founding Dean, College of Integrative Studies, Professor of Political Science, and the Director of the Wee Kim Wee Centre. He specialises in presidential and executive politics, political communication, political development, political thought, and constitutional law. He is the author of The Lovers Quarrel: The Two Foundings and American Political Development (Oxford University Press, 2014) and The Anti-Intellectual Presidency: The Decline of Rhetoric from George Washington to George W. Bush (Oxford University Press, 2008) and research articles that reflect his interdisciplinary research interests. He is a winner of the Founders Award of the Presidency and Executive Politics section of the American Political Science Association. He is a member of the Social Science Research Council Expert Panel, and is a Director of the Board of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.
Prior to joining SMU, he held positions at the National University of Singapore and at Wesleyan University in the United States.
Qualifications
- DPhil, Nuffield College, Oxford, 2005
- MA, Oxford (conferred), 2004
- MSc (Politics Research), Nuffield College, Oxford, 2001
- BA, Christ Church, Oxford, 2000
Research Interests
- American Politics
- Constitutionalism
- Federalism
- Political Communication
- Political Theory
Course(s) Taught in SMU
- Big Questions