Edward G. DeClair, PhD

Associate Professor of Political Science
Associate Professor in the Westover Honors College

Education

2004-present, Assistant Dean for International Programs
2000-present, External Consultant/Program Reviews
2000-present, Academic Liaison, Study Abroad Programming
2002-2020, Director, University of Lynchburg Westover Honors Program
1998-present, Associate Professor, University of Lynchburg, Department of Political Science
2000-2004, Secretary-General, Mid-Atlantic European Union Simulation Consortium
1992-2002, Department Chair, University of Lynchburg International Relations Program
1992-1998, Assistant Professor, Gettysburg College, Department of Political Science
1991-1992, Instructor, Gettysburg College, Department of Political Science
1990-1991, Instructor, Berry College, Department of Political Science
1989-1990, Visiting Instructor, Emory University, Department of Political Science

Politics on the Fringe: The People, Policies, and Organization of the French National Front. Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 1999.
“Stimulating Simulations: Making the EU a Classroom Reality” (with Gretchen Van Dyke and Peter Loedel).International Studies Perspectives, Volume 1, Issue 2, August 2000.
“Pathways to Power on the Far Right: Elite Recruitment in the French National Front.” Southeastern Political Review, Volume 26, No. 1, march 1998, pp. 103-126.
“Teaching the Politics of the European Union Through a Multi-University Simulation” (with Kirsten Bookmiller and Peter Loedel). European Community Studies Association Review, Spring 1998, pp. 10-11.

1984-1985: Recipient, Rotary International Ambassadorial Fellowship, Studied at the University of Paris II
Phi Kappa Phi