Dr. Samuel Lucas McMillan, Assistant Professor of Political Science
CONTACT INFORMATION
Lander University
Department of Political and Social Sciences
320 Stanley Avenue
Greenwood, South Carolina 29649
USA
(864) 388-8275 phone
(864) 388-8020 fax
smcmillan@lander.edu e-mail
Lucas McMillan joined the Lander University faculty in 2008 as
Assistant
Professor of Political Science.
He was awarded the Monica Martin Stranch Endowed Professorship for
exemplary teaching in 2012.
His book,
The
Involvement of State Governments in U.S. Foreign Relations
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2012), overviews the increasing involvement of U.S. states and governors in international
issues since the 1950s. It examines political, economic, and defense
contexts of foreign relations and provides a detailed examination of
U.S. states' work to attract foreign investment and promote exports.
The book also analyzes intergovernmental relationships and compares
U.S. states' activities with other sub-state governments. Dr.
McMillan's research also appears in the journals Foreign Policy
Analysis, International Interactions, and
International Studies Perspectives, has written book reviews
and teaching commentary for other
publications such as the Journal of Political Science Education,
and published many op-ed essays in regional
newspapers. He also provides analysis for reporters from newspapers and wire services.
Dr. McMillan's teaching and research interests include American
foreign policy, constituent diplomacy (paradiplomacy), international political economy,
European politics and integration, U.S. state politics, and
federalism.
Active in professional service, he served as President of the
South
Carolina Political Science Association in 2011-2012.
A native of Mullins, South Carolina, Dr. McMillan is a graduate of Mullins High School.
He earned a B.A. in government and economics from Wofford College
and spent a semester studying at the
University of St. Andrews in Scotland. He returned to
Great Britain as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar and earned an M.A.
in international relations at the University of Warwick in England.
He completed his Ph.D. in political science from the University of
South Carolina.
Dr. McMillan enjoys living in Greenwood
with his wife, two adorable boys, and crazy dog.
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To learn more about Dr. McMillan, you can see page 8
in the summer 2012 edition of The Legacy, the magazine of
the Watson-Brown Foundation.