Faculty Profile: Karl Kaltenthaler

Associate Professor of Political Science
Director, Center for Policy Studies

Contact Information:
214 Olin Hall
Akron, Ohio 44325-1904
330.972.6141
KCK@uakron.edu

Ph.D. Washington University (St. Louis)
M.A. University of Akron
B.A. University of Akron

Karl Kaltenthaler teaches and researches in the area of comparative politics. His research focuses on political economy and mass behavior across countries. His publications include journal articles on the political economy of European integration, central bank decision-making, the political sources of economic outcomes, and public attitudes toward a range of economic policies. He has published two books thus far, The Domestic Politics of German Unification (1998), which he co-edited, and Germany and the Politics of Europe’s Money. His latest book is a study of the politics of policy-making in the European Central Bank. He is also engaged in a long-range research agenda focusing on variations in public attitudes toward terrorism around the world.