Prof. John Constantelos

Contact
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
1125 Au Sable Hall
Grand Valley State University
1 Campus Drive
Allendale, MI 49401-9403
e-mail: constanj@gvsu.edu
tel.: 616-331-2869

Education
Ph.D., Political Science, Duke University, 1996
M.S., International Food and Nutrition Policy, Tufts University, 1986
M.A., International Relations, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, 1980
B.A., Political Science, Tufts University, 1978

Courses
Issues in World Politics
International Political Economy
Government and Politics of Western Europe
The European Union
Political Analysis
Political Science Capstone
International Relations Capstone

Selected Publications
"Interest Group Strategies in Multi-level Europe." Journal of Public Affairs 7:1 (February 2007).Download

“The Europeanization of Interest Group Politics in Italy: Business Associations in Rome and the Regions.” Journal of European Public Policy 11:6 (December 2004).

"Continental Europe: France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece" in Research Guide to U.S. and International Interest Groups, Clive S. Thomas, ed. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2004.

“Italy: The Erosion and Demise of Party Dominance” in Political Parties and Interest Groups: Shaping Democratic Governance, Clive S. Thomas, ed. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001.

"Multi-level Lobbying in the European Union: A Paired Sectoral Comparison Across the French-Italian Border." Regional and Federal Studies 6:3 (Autumn 1996).

Recent Presentations
"Explaining Generosity: Comparing U.S. and European Public Opinion on Foreign Aid" (with Polly Diven), Transatlantic Studies Association, Cork, Ireland, July 2007.

Chair and Discussant, "What Ever Happened to the 'Europe of the Regions?' Revisiting the Regional Dimension of European Politics." European Union Studies Association Tenth Biennial International Conference, Montreal, May 2007.

Panelist, "Forum on Offshoring," Society for Advancement of Management and International Business, Grand Valley State University, October 18, 2006.

"Strategie dei Gruppi d’Interesse nell’Europa Multilivello [Interest Group Strategies in Multi-Level Europe]," Faculty of Political Science, University of Perugia, May 3, 2006.

"Interest Group Responses to Regional Integration: Does Political Decentralization Matter?" 46th Annual International Studies Association Convention, March 1-5, 2005, Honolulu, Hawaii

“The Europeanization of Interest Group Politics in Italy: Business Associations in Rome and the Regions.” Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, September 2004.

Biography
I developed and have taught a variety of comparative politics, international relations, and research methods courses at GVSU. I served as the department chair and international relations program coordinator from 2002-2006. My research focuses on the domestic politics of international integration, particularly in the European Union. I have been working on a panel study of the "multi-level" lobbying strategies of business associations in Genoa, Italy and Marseille, France. My interest in Italy began as a graduate student at the Johns Hopkins Bologna Center. Later, I was a visiting fellow at the EU's European University Institute in Florence, and a Fulbright scholar in Genoa. I helped develop the department's faculty exchange with the University of Perugia, and have visited Grand Rapids' beautiful sister city several times. I also enjoy visiting Greece, where I have family in the Peloponnese and Chios. Before starting my academic career, I was an international economist for a management consulting firm, and a manager for two international development agencies, CRS in Senegal, and ACCION in Boston.