Richard Elgar

  1. Assistant Professor
  2. Associate Director, Thomas Foley Institute
Email Addressrelgar@wsu.edu
LocationBryan Hall 316
Phone509-335-3477

Biography

Curriculum Vitae 

Richard Elgar has lived and worked as an administrator, teacher, writer/journalist, program director and advocate within organizations on three different continents. He currently serves as Assistant Director of the Foley Institute, where he has worked since 2006, and as Executive Director of the Pacific Northwest Political Science Association.

Education

Ph.D. Political Science, Washington State University
M.A. Political Science, Washington State University
B.A. English (Hons) University of Ulster

Research Interests

Latin American politics, gender, inequality, global politics.

Publications

  • Thomas, C.S. and Elgar, R., 2018. Interest Groups in Washington in Clayton, C.W., Donovan, T. and Lovrich, N.P. (eds). Governing the Evergreen State: Political Life in Washington. WSU Press.
  • Elgar, R., 2014. Women’s rights in transition: the collision of feminist interest groups, religion and non‐governmental organizations in three Latin American countries. Journal of Public Affairs, 14(3-4), pp.359-368
  • Clayton, C.W. and Elgar, R., (eds). 2012. Civility and democracy in America: A reasonable understanding. WSU Press.
  • Thomas, C.S. and Elgar, R.,2011, Interest Groups in Washington State: The Political Dynamics of Representation, Influence, and Regulation in Clayton, C.W., and Lovrich, N.P. (eds). Governing Washington: Politics and Government in the Evergreen State, WSU Press.