Governance & Public Law

We examine the institutions and function of democracy. Our interests include:

Relationships among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government
The legal framework for governance, policy development and implementation
Dynamics across public, private, and nonprofit sectors
The use of technology in governance
The emergence of collaborative structures for managing resources
Intergovernmental relations, federalism, collaborative governance, dispute resolution, and dialogue and deliberation

Faculty Members

Distinguished Professor, Keller-Runden Professor of Public Service

Email:: lbingham@indiana.edu

Claudia N. Avellaneda

Associate Professor; Fischer Faculty Fellow; and Faculty Affiliate to the Ostrom Workshop, the Political Science Department, and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS)

Phone:: (812) 856-9026
Email:: cavellan@indiana.edu

Clinical Associate Professor

Phone:: (812) 856-4514
Email:: davabell@iu.edu

Associate Professor

Phone:: (812) 855-1460
Email:: brassj@indiana.edu

Clinical Associate Professor

Phone:: (812) 856-2582
Email:: becate@indiana.edu

Professor

Phone:: (812) 855-2426
Email:: dancole@indiana.edu

Sameeksha Desai

Associate Professor; Director, Manufacturing Policy Initiative; Associate Director, Institute for Development Strategies

Phone:: (812) 856-5616
Email:: desai@indiana.edu

Professor

Phone:: (812) 855-3933
Email:: grahamjd@indiana.edu

Director, Civic Leaders Center; Professor of Practice

Phone:: (812) 855-2275
Email:: phelmke@indiana.edu

Lynton K. Caldwell Professor

Phone:: (812) 855-6990
Email:: dkonisky@indiana.edu

Director, Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Phone:: (812) 856-7833
Email:: aneed@indiana.edu

Sean Nicholson-Crotty

O'Neill Professor; Director, Graduate Mentoring Center; Adjunct Professor of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences

Phone:: (812) 855-0122
Email:: seanicho@indiana.edu

Frank Nierzwicki, Jr.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Phone:: (812) 855-0773
Email:: fnierzwi@indiana.edu

Clinical Associate Professor

Phone:: (812) 856-3462
Email:: shanovak@iu.edu

Kenneth R. Richards

Professor

Phone:: (812) 855-1461
Email:: kenricha@iu.edu

Amanda Rutherford

Associate Professor; Director, Undergraduate Honors Program

Phone:: (812) 856-0828
Email:: aruther@indiana.edu

Professor

Phone:: (812) 855-0563
Email:: trananh@indiana.edu

J. Landon Yoder

Assistant Professor

Phone:: (812) 856-7290
Email:: yoderl@indiana.edu

50 years at O'Neill