Ian M. Hartshorn

Ian M. Hartshorn is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Reno. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania (2015), an M.A. from the same institution (2012), and a B.A. in Religion and Middle East Studies from Bucknell University (2007). His research focuses on labor politics under authoritarian and democratizing regimes, with special attention to trade unions, higher education, qualitative methods, and rentier economies. He co-authored Labor Politics in North Africa (Cambridge UP) and co-leads the Regimes and Political Parties Project (RPPP) with Dr. Allison Evans.

• Research Themes: Middle East studies, contentious politics, political pedagogy, migration policy
• Key Projects: RPPP, editorial board of Mediterranean Politics, former co-chair of APSA Labor Politics Group

His scholarship examines labor mobilization in Egypt, Tunisia, and post-authoritarian contexts, analyzing how unions navigate political transitions. Recent work explores education's role in social mobility and migration dynamics in the Persian Gulf.

Publications span journals like Political Research Quarterly and Global Governance, with op-eds in The Washington Post. He regularly reviews books on Middle Eastern political economy and Islamism.