Department of Political Science
Texas A&M University
2010 Allen Building
4348 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4348
Tel: (979) 845-2511
Fax: (979) 847-8924
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Faculty

Michael T. Koch
Assistant Professor
 
Office Phone: (979) 845-1853
Office Location: 2073 Allen Building
Office Hours: TTh 11-1 pm or by appointment.
Email: mtkoch@polisci.tamu.edu
 
Dr. Michael T. Koch’s research focuses on the intersection of domestic and international politics. He examines how variations in political systems within states affect foreign policy outcomes, for example how political competition and the subsequent partisan outcomes in democratic governments shape decisions over the use of force against other states. Prior to joining the Texas A&M University faculty Dr. Koch served as a lecturer of political science at the University of California, Davis.

Dr. Koch was the recipient of an Institute of Global Conflict and Cooperation dissertation fellowship, and after graduating was a post-doctoral research fellow at Pennsylvania State University and was then awarded a UC Davis Faculty Fellowship.

Dr. Koch’s publications include “Casualties and Democratic Accountability: Electoral Rules and Costly Conflicts” in Journal of Conflict Resolution (with Scott S. Gartner) and “Testing Contending Explanations of the Democratic Peace” in Conflict Management and Peace Science (with Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Randolph M. Siverson).
 
Courses Taught

Summer (Term 1) 2006
POLS 415-100 Contemporary Issues in American Foreign Policy 12:00 to 1:35 M-F ALLN 1016
 
Spring 2007
POLS 429-501 Issues in World Politics 10:55 to 11:45 MWF ALLN 1015
POLS 447-500 National Security Policy 2:25 to 3:15 MWF ALLN 1015
 
Fall 2007
POLS 415-500 Contemporary Issues in American Foreign Policy 10:55 to 11:45 MWF ALLN 1005
POLS 429-502 Issues in World Politics 2:25 to 3:15 MWF ALLN 1005
 
Spring 2008
POLS 206-510 American National Government 2:20 to 3:35 TR CHEM 100
POLS 447-500 National Security Policy 6:15 to 7:30 TR ALLN 1005
 
Summer (Term 1) 2008
POLS 415-100 Contemporary Issues in American Foreign Policy 10:00 to 11:35 MTWRF ALLN 1005
 
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