Dr. Robert Jeffries

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Associate Professor · History & Political Science

Dr. Jeffries studies comparative urban governance, focusing on how mayoral authority, council structures, and intergovernmental relations shape policy outcomes in American and European cities. His current project compares climate governance across ten mid-size metros.

POLSCI-201 POLSCI-381

Contact & office

✉ rjeffries@urbanicity.space

🏢 Merrick Hall 218

Office hours: Tue 2:00 PM-4:00 PM · Krieger Hall 220 | Thu 10:00 AM-12:00 PM · Krieger Hall 220

College

Ph.D. Political Science — University of Chicago (2013)

M.A. International Relations — London School of Economics (2009)

B.A. Government — Dartmouth College (2007)

Family

Married to a high-school civics teacher; they argue amendments at dinner, happily.

Spouse: Corinne Jeffries, a high-school civics teacher