Assistant Professor
Department of Civic Engagement and Public Service University College

678-839-4989
dmclean@westga.edu

Pafford Social Science Building - Room 123
Office Hours
Fall 2020: Mon. & Wed. 9a - 1p (virtual)

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Dylan McLean

Dylan S. McLean is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civic Engagement and Public Service at the University of West Georgia. He joined the West Georgia faculty in 2015 after earning his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. Dr. McLean's dissertation, "Gun Test: Evaluating Theoretical Explanations for Canada-U.S. Political Differences through the Lens of the Politics of Gun Control," won the Best Dissertation award from the Association for Canadian Studies in the US.  It compared gun related political culture in the U.S. and Canada and used this comparison to develop an explanation for American resistance to the type of comprehensive gun controls which have been implemented in every other developed democracy. At West Georgia, Dr. McLean teaches courses on American and international politics. His primary area of research specialization and interest centers on the interaction between political culture and public policy, particularly gun control policy.  Dr. McLean has presented his research at numerous academic conferences and has published several peer reviewed articles in a variety of journals including Social Science Quarterly and Politics and Policy.

  • B.A., Political Science and Sociology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 2007
  • M.A., Political Science, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 2009
  • Certificate, Advanced Graduate Certificate in Canadian Studies, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 2013
  • Ph.D., Political Science, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 2015

Spring 2021 Sections

  • POLS-1101 (American Government) Section: 10
  • POLS-4505 (American Foreign Policy) Section: 01
  • ORGL-4690 (Org Leadership Capstone) Section: 80E
  • ORGL-4900 (Organizational Internship) Section: 05E

Fall 2020 Sections

  • POLS-1101 (American Government) Section: E01
  • POLS-3501 (International Relations) Section: E01
  • ORGL-4690 (Org Leadership Capstone) Section: 80E
  • ORGL-4900 (Organizational Internship) Section: 05E

Summer 2020 Sections

  • POLS-1101 (American Government) Section: E02
  • ORGL-4690 (Org Leadership Capstone) Section: 01E

Spring 2020 Sections

  • POLS-1101 (American Government) Section: E16
  • ORGL-4690 (Org Leadership Capstone) Section: 80E
  • ORGL-4900 (Organizational Internship) Section: 05E
  • POLS-4984 (Senior Seminar) Section: 01

Fall 2019 Sections

Summer 2019 Sections

  • POLS-1101 (American Government) Section: E05
  • POLS-3501 (International Relations) Section: E01
  • ORGL-4690 (Org Leadership Capstone) Section: 01E

Spring 2019 Sections

  • POLS-1101 (American Government) Section: 15
  • ORGL-4690 (Org Leadership Capstone) Section: 80E
  • ORGL-4900 (Organizational Internship) Section: 05E

Fall 2018 Sections

Summer 2018 Sections

  • ORGL-4690 (Org Leadership Capstone) Section: 01E

Spring 2018 Sections

Fall 2017 Sections

Summer 2017 Sections

  • POLS-1101 (American Government) Section: 03

Spring 2017 Sections

  • POLS-1101 (American Government) Section: 13
  • POLS-1101 (American Government) Section: 14
  • POLS-4202 (Interorganizational Behavior) Section: 50E

Fall 2016 Sections

  • POLS-1101 (American Government) Section: B01
  • POLS-1101 (American Government) Section: 02

Summer 2016 Sections

  • POLS-4985 (POLITICAL CULTURE OF GUNS) Section: E03
  • POLS-5985 (THE POLITICAL CULTURE OF GUNS) Section: E03

Spring 2016 Sections

  • POLS-1101 (American Government) Section: 04
  • POLS-1101 (American Government) Section: 09

Fall 2015 Sections

  • POLS-1101 (American Government) Section: 03
  • POLS-1101 (American Government) Section: 06

Dylan S. McLean and Jason P. Sorens. 2019. “The Changing Ideological Politics of U.S. State Firearms Regulation.”Politics & Policy. 47.4: 638-672.

Anthony Fleming, Dylan S. McLean, and Raymond Tatalovich. 2018. “Debating Gun Control in Canada and the United States: Divergent Policy Frames and Political Cultures.” World Affairs. 181.4: 348–371. [View Publication External Resource]

Dylan S. McLean. 2018. “Gun Talk Online: Canadian Tools, American Values.” Social Science Quarterly. 99.3: 977-992

Dylan S. McLean. 2015. “Guns in the Anglo-American Democracies: Explaining an American Exception.” Commonwealth & Comparative Politics. 53.3: 233-252.

Dylan S. McLean and Munroe Eagles. 2014. “Governance Regimes for Cross-Border Infrastructure: A Comparative Study of Facilities on the Canada—United States Border.” International Journal of Canadian Studies. 49: 285-314.

Gun Control Policy Expert

I am a scholar of gun culture, as well as gun control policy and politics. I am available to discuss the gun control policies of the U.S. and other countries, particularly the English speaking democracies. I have also researched how these policies interact with both the political and cultural environments. I am particularly focused on the political sociology of gun enthusiasm and the gun culture that surrounds it.

International Relations

I am a scholar of international relations, with a particular interest in the micro-level international relations that occur in border regions.

Canadian Politics & Culture

I have general expertise in the area of Canadian studies, with a focus on politics and political culture.