James Korman

Vita: Korman earned his Ph.D. in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Delaware (2024), with a primary focus in Comparative Politics (Latin America) and a secondary field in Quantitative Methods. He also holds an M.A. in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Delaware, an M.A. in International Affairs from The Pennsylvania State University, and a B.A. in Spanish and Political Science from Shippensburg University. His teaching experience includes serving as Instructor of Record at the University of Delaware, Delaware Valley University, and leading advanced methods instruction at the Inter‑university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), where he taught Maximum Likelihood Estimation II. Prior to his current academic work, he served in the U.S. Army Reserve, worked in disaster relief and public service roles, and applied his analytical skills in the private sector, including as a Personal Banker at WSFS Bank.

Teaching Interests: Introduction to Comparative Politics; Introduction to International Relations; Latin American Politics; Corruption and State Capture; Political Economy; Research design and Quantitative methods

Research Interests: Governance; Corruption and State capture; Illicit Networks; Political Economy; Informal Institutions; Latin American politics; Wealth Inequality 

Selected Publications: 

Carrión, J. F., & Korman, J. G. (2023). Populism and state capture: Evidence from Latin America. European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies / Revista Europea de Estudios Latinoamericanos y Del Caribe, 116, 1–21.

James Guy Korman; Assessing the impact of wealth inequality on state capture in Latin America. International Journal of Development Issues 1 June 2023; 22 (2): 198–213.