Political Science An Overview of the Fields

James W. Peterson is Professor of Political Science and Head of the Department of Political Science at Valdosta State University, USA. Previous books include NATO and Terrorism: Organizational Expansion and Mission Transformation (2011) and Building a Framework of Security for Southeast Europe and the Black Sea Region: A Challenge Facing NATO (2013) . His teaching centers on a course that considers how the Arab Spring challenges existing alliances and on a doctoral dissertation course for graduate students in public administration.