Thomas Liguori, Ph.D.
Area(s) of Expertise: Political Theory and the South Asian region
Overview
South Florida native Dr. T.J. Liguori joined PSIA in the fall of 2025 after spending 2024 as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Jacksonville University, and the preceding 14 years in various teaching positions at Florida International University and the University of New Hampshire. He received both his Master of Arts (M.A.) and his Ph.D. degrees in International Affairs from Florida International University (FIU). In addition, Dr. Liguori holds an M.A. in Asian Studies, also from FIU. His professional and teaching interests lie in the areas of the political theory and the South Asian region.
Courses Taught
Numerous courses in such diverse topics as:
American National Government, Congressional Politics, International Politics Contemporary International Problems, Modern Political Theory and Ancient and Medieval Political Theory, Theories of International Relations and Global Issues
Education
- Ph.D., International Relations, Florida International University, 2020 (with distinction)
- M.A., Asian Studies, Florida International University, 2012
- M.A., International Studies, Florida International University, 2008
- B.A., International Relations, Florida International University, 2006 (with distinction)
Research/Special Interests
- Historical International Relations
- IR Theory and International Political Theory
- South Asia (especially Kashmir)
- Intellectual History
- Critical Security Studies, especially Ontological Security
- Race, Ethnicity, and Difference in IR
- Postcolonial/Decolonial IR
- Critical Geopolitics
- International Ethics
- Religion and Secularism in IR