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
HighlightsCombines deep theoretical insight with empirical analysis, bridging American political thought and development; recognized for advancing understanding of presidential rhetoric and its democratic implications; awarded for teaching excellence and research; influential in shaping integrative and interdisciplinary approaches in higher education.
Focused research areas include The evolution and impact of presidential rhetoric; American constitutional interpretation and development; the interplay between political communication, media, and democracy; comparative political systems; gender and metaphors in politics.
- Mellon Research Grant (Wesleyan), 2010
- Faculty Development Fellowship (Tulsa), 2005, 2006 & 2007
- APSA Centennial Center Visiting Scholar, 2003-2004
- Presidency Research Fellowship (APSA), 2003
- 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