Thomas Sherlock is Professor of Political Science at West Point. He received his doctorate in political science from Columbia University, and teaches courses on comparative politics, democratization, and the post-Soviet region.
Dr. Sherlock is the author of Historical Narratives in the Soviet Union and Post-Soviet Russia, and co-author of The Fight for Legitimacy: Democracy vs. Terrorism. His articles have appeared in numerous scholarly journals including Comparative Politics, Problems of Communism, Ab Imperio, Prepodovanie istorii i obshchestvovedeniia v shkole (Russia), and Commentaire (France). He has contributed chapters to several edited volumes, including most recently books sponsored by the Carnegie Council and by the United Nations University and the Centre for International Studies and Research (CERI, Paris).
Dr. Sherlock’s research interests include the politics of identity in Eurasia and South Asia.