Paul Joseph Schuler
- Associate Professor, School of Government and Public Policy
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
- Associate Director, School of Government and Public Policy
Contact
Biography
Paul Schuler specializes political institutions and Southeast Asian politics. His work on the Vietnamese politics has appeared in journals such as the American Political Science Review, Legislative Studies Quarterly, and the Journal of East Asian Studies. He has also appeared in the New York Times and BBC. His current project is a book on the evolution of the Vietnam National Assembly.
Degrees
- Ph.D. Political Science
- University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States
- Deliberative Autocracy: Managing the Risks and Reaping the Rewards of Partial Liberalization in Vietnam
- M.P.A. International Relations
- University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States
Work Experience
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2015 - Ongoing)
- United Nations Development Programme (2014 - Ongoing)
- Stanford University, Palo Alto, California (2014 - 2015)
Awards
- SBS Deans Fellow
- SBS, Fall 2025
- SBS International Research Award
- University of Arizonas College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Spring 2025
- Visiting Senior Fellow
- University of Tokyo, Summer 2024
- 2019 APSA Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research Section Sage Best Paper Award
- APSA Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research Section, Fall 2019
- Stanford-NUS Lee Kong Chian Fellowship on Contemporary Southeast Asia
- Stanford University and National University of Singapore, Fall 2018
Interests
Research
Politcal behavior in authoritarian regimes, political institutions, Vietnamese politics.
Teaching
Comparative politics, authoritarian regimes, East and Southeast Asia
Courses
2026-27 Courses
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Dictators
PA 417 (Fall 2026) -
Dictators
POL 417 (Fall 2026) -
Honors Thesis
PPEL 498H (Fall 2026) -
Intnl Relations E Asia
POL 564 (Fall 2026)
2025-26 Courses
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Comp Politics- Age of Globaliz
LAS 204 (Spring 2026) -
Comp Politics- Age of Globaliz
POL 204 (Spring 2026) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Spring 2026) -
Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Spring 2026) -
Independent Study
POL 699 (Spring 2026) -
Comparative Politics
POL 640 (Fall 2025) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Fall 2025) -
Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Fall 2025) -
Intnl Relations E Asia
POL 564 (Fall 2025)
2024-25 Courses
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Authoritarian Regimes
POL 651 (Spring 2025) -
Comp Politics- Age of Globaliz
LAS 204 (Spring 2025) -
Comp Politics- Age of Globaliz
POL 204 (Spring 2025) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Spring 2025) -
Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Spring 2025) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Fall 2024) -
Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Fall 2024) -
Intnl Relations E Asia
POL 564 (Fall 2024) -
Pol of East & Southeast Asia
POL 448 (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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Comp Politics- Age of Globaliz
LAS 204 (Spring 2024) -
Comp Politics- Age of Globaliz
POL 204 (Spring 2024) -
Dictators
PA 417 (Spring 2024) -
Dictators
POL 417 (Spring 2024) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Spring 2024) -
Honors Independent Study
POL 499H (Spring 2024) -
Comparative Politics
POL 640 (Fall 2023) -
Dictators
PA 417 (Fall 2023) -
Dictators
POL 417 (Fall 2023) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Fall 2023) -
Independent Study
POL 699 (Fall 2023) -
Intnl Relations E Asia
POL 564 (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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Dissertation
POL 920 (Spring 2023) -
Dictators
PA 417 (Fall 2022) -
Dictators
POL 417 (Fall 2022) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Fall 2022) -
Intnl Relations E Asia
POL 564 (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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Comp Politics- Age of Globaliz
LAS 204 (Spring 2022) -
Comp Politics- Age of Globaliz
POL 204 (Spring 2022) -
Dictators
PA 417 (Spring 2022) -
Dictators
POL 417 (Spring 2022) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Spring 2022) -
Dictators
PA 417 (Fall 2021) -
Dictators
POL 417 (Fall 2021) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Fall 2021) -
Intnl Relations E Asia
POL 564 (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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Dictators
PA 417 (Spring 2021) -
Dictators
POL 417 (Spring 2021) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Spring 2021) -
Independent Study
POL 499 (Spring 2021) -
Independent Study
POL 699 (Spring 2021) -
Intnl Relations E Asia
POL 564 (Spring 2021) -
Pol of East & Southeast Asia
POL 448 (Spring 2021) -
Comparative Politics
POL 640 (Fall 2020) -
Dictators
PA 417 (Fall 2020) -
Dictators
POL 417 (Fall 2020) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Fall 2020) -
Independent Study
POL 399 (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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Dictators
PA 417 (Spring 2020) -
Dictators
POL 417 (Spring 2020) -
Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Spring 2020) -
Independent Study
POL 699 (Spring 2020) -
Intnl Relations E Asia
POL 564 (Spring 2020) -
Pol of East & Southeast Asia
POL 448 (Spring 2020) -
Comp. Pol. Institutions
POL 650 (Fall 2019) -
Dictators
POL 417 (Fall 2019) -
Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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Electoral Sys+Consequenc
POL 430 (Spring 2019) -
Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Spring 2019) -
Independent Study
POL 699 (Spring 2019) -
Intnl Relations E Asia
POL 564 (Spring 2019) -
Pol of East & Southeast Asia
POL 448 (Spring 2019)
2017-18 Courses
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Electoral Sys+Consequenc
POL 430 (Spring 2018) -
Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Spring 2018) -
Pol of East & Southeast Asia
POL 448 (Spring 2018) -
Authoritarian Regimes
POL 651 (Fall 2017) -
Electoral Sys+Consequenc
POL 430 (Fall 2017) -
Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Fall 2017) -
Intnl Relations E Asia
POL 564 (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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Pol of East & Southeast Asia
POL 448 (Spring 2017) -
Comp. Pol. Institutions
POL 650 (Fall 2016) -
Intnl Relations E Asia
POL 564 (Fall 2016)
2015-16 Courses
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Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Spring 2016) -
Pol of East & Southeast Asia
POL 448 (Spring 2016)
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