Faculty

aminig@ulv.edu	Gitty M. Amini Assistant Professor of Political Science Dr.Amini received her B.A. in 1991 from UCLA, her M.A. from Columbia University in 1998 and her Ph.D. in 2001 from UCLA. She was a Visiting Assistant Professor at UCLA and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Monterey Institute of International Studies before coming to the University of La Verne. She teaches courses in international relations, comparative politics and methods. Her main interests are international security studies, international relations theory, game theory, and Middle Eastern and East Asian politics. Amongst her publications are "North Korea and Vietnam," and "Iran: The Failure of Economic Incentives and Disincentives," in The New Great Power Coalition: Toward a World Concert of Nations (2001). Professor Amini is the Model United Nations Advisor at the University of La Verne. Professor Amini is also the Chair of International Studies Programs

marcusk@ulv.edu	Kenneth Marcus Associate Professor of History Web site: http://faculty.ulv.edu/~marcusk Dr. Marcus received his B.A. in History at UC Berkeley in 1984, his MBA at the Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris in 1987, and his Ph.D. in History at Cambridge University in 1992. He teaches European history, American history, Historiography, and World Civilizations. His research is mainly in the field of cultural history. A Fellow at the Huntington Library in 2001 and 2002, he has written on late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century Los Angeles, and his article "The Start of Something Big: Theater Music in Los Angeles, 1880-1900" appeared in California History (Spring 2002). He is currently completing a monograph, Musical Metropolis: Los Angeles and the Creation of a Music Culture, 1880 to 1940 (Palgrave Macmillan, to be published November 2004). He has also written on early modern Germany. His first book dealt with the advisers to the dukes of sixteenth century Wurttemberg, The Politics of Power: Elites of an Early Modern State in Germany (Philipp von Zabern, 2000), and he has published articles on music and politics in Reformation Germany and Switzerland. Professor Marcus has recorded several CDs, among them Some American Music, which he uses in the classroom. He is Director of the International Studies Institute.

somvichi@ulv.edu	Kamol Somvichian Professor of Political Science Dr. Somvichian received his B.A. from Chulalongkorn University, his M.A. from New York University, and his Ph.D. in Politics and Economic Development from the University of London, England. A recipient of the Fulbright, Rockefeller, and Woodrow Wilson Scholarships, Dr. Somvichian was elected to the National Legislative Assembly and the Parliament of Thailand in the 1970s. He was a visiting Fulbright Professor at Swarthmore College and served as president of several multinational corporations including the Hyatt Hotel and Avis in Thailand. Dr. Somvichian's political experience includes serving as Deputy Secretary General of the Democratic Party, Advisor to the Governor in Bangkok, Advisor to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Chief Economic Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister, Thailand. Professor Somvichian is the author of seven books: Modern Thai Politics, The Foreign Policy of Thailand, Introduction to the Science of Politics, Thai Political Development, Urbanization in Southeast Asia, Classical Political Thought (with Kramon Tongthamachart), and most recently, Political Reform for Thailand (2000). He is currently working on a book on Buddhism and the Problem of Modernization.