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Shanna Kirschner is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Allegheny College. She holds a B.A. from Carleton College and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on comparative politics, with an emphasis on Latin America, ethnic mobilization, and criminal governance in Mexico. She has conducted fieldwork in Mexico and Chile, including a Fulbright Scholarship at the Catholic University of Chile in 2019. Her work examines community resistance to organized crime, labor relations in Yucatán, and multicultural legislation in Mexico. Key collaborations include projects with Guillermo Trejo and Sandra Ley on criminal violence in Mexico. Kirschner also contributed to a textbook on Mexican politics and co-authored studies on migration and security in Mexico City.
Her research awards include a Fulbright Scholarship and a Doctorate in Humane Letters (honoris causa) from Central College. Notable publications include analyses of indigenous resistance to narco rule and the impact of ethnic autonomy institutions. She teaches courses on Latin American politics, U.S.-Latin American relations, and the politics of memory. Kirschner’s interdisciplinary work bridges academic research with practical classroom applications, emphasizing collective citizen organizing and rights advocacy.
