Faculty Profile for Dr. Edward Mihalkanin

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Dr. Edward Mihalkanin
Associate Professor — Political Science
THH 334
phone: (512) 245-3265

Biography Section

Biography and Education

BA in Political Science, Bradley University, 1979
MA in International Affairs, American University, 1985
PhD in International Relations, American University, 1991

Teaching Interests

International Relations Theory
International Political Economy
Intro to International Relations
Politics in Film
American Government: Institutions and Processes

Research Interests

US Foreign Policy, International Relations Theory

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Mihalkanin, E. (2022). Russia, Georgia, and Abkhazia. In Reflections on Abkhazia Series. Ankara, Turkey: Koyusiyah Publishing.
  • Mihalkanin, E. (2017). Historical Dictionary of Human Rights and Humanitarian Organizations, Third Edition. New York City, New York, USA: Rowman & Littlefield.
  • Mihalkanin, E. (2013). US Secretaries of State. In The Oxford Encyclopedia of American and Diplomatic History (Vol. 2, pp. 299–311). Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
  • Gorman, R. F., & Mihalkanin, E. (2007). Historical Dictionary of Human Rights and Humanitarian Organizations,Second Edition. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press.
  • Mihalkanin, E. (2004). James G. Blaine. In American Statesmen: Secretaries of State from John Jay to Colin Powell (pp. 61–73). Westport, CT, USA: Greenwood Press.

Selected Grants

  • Mihalkanin, Edward S (Principal). LBJ Museum of San Marcos Education Exhibit, Hobby Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $20000. (Submitted: January 1, 2015). Grant.
  • Mihalkanin, Edward, Mejia, Jaime A (Co-Principal). The Civitas Project. (Funded: 1995 - 1996). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Board Member
Lyndon Baines Johnson Museum of San Marcos
January 1, 2012-Present
San Marcos City Council, Place 3
San Marcos City Council
December 21, 2016-November 16, 2020
Board Member
San Marcos Juneteenth Committee
July 2021-Present
Board Member
Lyndon Baines Johnson Museum of San Marcos
January 8, 2020-January 2025
Member
Philosophy Department
May 2023-December 2023