Michael Bufano, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics and International Affairs
- bufano@etsu.edu
- 301C Rogers-Stout Hall
Dr. Bufano is an assistant professor of international relations and comparative politics. He received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Alabama. Dr. Bufano is currently conducting research on racial identity politics, migrations, and transnational activism in North Africa. He recently completed field research in Tunisia with funding from the Project on Middle East Political Science and the Graduate School at the University of Alabama. He has published works on anti-establishment and authoritarian attitudes in the country, and has also conducted research at the American University in Cairo where he earned his master’s degree in political science and a certificate of proficiency in Arabic.
Education
Ph.D., Political Science, University of Alabama
Master's in Political Science, American University, Cairo
Teaching Interests
Dr. Bufano teaches courses on comparative politics, politics of Sub-Saharan Africa, populism and international relations.
Research Interests
Dr. Bufano's research interests focus on racial identity politics, migrations, foreign policy dynamics and transnational activism. He recently completed field research in Tunisia to further study the impact of anti-establishment and authoritarian attitudes in the country.
Publications
Bufano, M. (2024). The use of intersectional tactics by Tunisia's multicultural movement to build social capital and sustain collective action: It is not what we say or think that defines us but what we do. Mediterranean Politics. https://doi.org/10.1080/13629395.2024.2388949
Bufano, M. (2021). Popular support for military intervention and anti-establishment alternatives in Tunisia: Appraising outsider eclecticism. Mediterranean Politics. https://doi.org/10.1080/13629395.2021.1974691
Albrecht, H., Bufano, M., & Koehler, K. (2021). Role Model or Role Expansion? Popular Perceptions of the Military in Tunisia. Political Research Quarterly.