Contact info
- 678-839-4989
- dmclean@westga.edu
- Pafford Social Science Building - Room 128
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Office Hours
By appointment
Instructor
Biography
Dylan McLean is an Instructor in the Department of Political Science 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. Dr. McLean's doctoral dissertation, entitled "Gun Test: Evaluating Theoretical Explanations for Canada-U.S. Political Differences through the Lens of the Politics of Gun Control," compared gun 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 primarily teaches American Government. In general, his teaching interests and experience span the sub-fields of American, comparative, and international politics. His primary area of research specialization centers on the interaction between firearm-related policies, politics, and cultures in the Anglo-American democracies, including the U.S. Dr. McLean has presented his research at numerous academic conferences and it has appeared in the International Journal of Canadian Studies as well as Commonwealth and Comparative Politics.
Education / Degrees
- 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