Kevin Dooley Kevin L. Dooley, Ph.D., is an associate professor of political science at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Since joining the faculty in 2003, he has taught comparative politics, ethics in international relations, American foreign olicy, and early and modern political theory courses. He received his doctorate from Rutgers University in 2004. Dr. Dooley's primary research interests include the role that the social contract played in the evolution of democracy, globalization, nationalism and the erosion of democratic norms in Central and East Europe. In addition to numerous articles, he is the author of POLITICS STILL MATTERS: GLOBALIZATION, GOVERNANCE, AND THE REVIVAL OF REGIONAL MINORITIES (2008); ALLEGORIES AND METAPHORS IN EARLY POLITICAL THOUGHT: FROM PLATO TO MACHIAVELLI (2018); and STATES OF NATURE AND SOCIAL CONTRACTS (2021). Dr. Dooley and his wife, Lauren, live in Brick, New Jersey, with their two children, Jack and Megan. Read More Read Less