• B.A., Social Science, New College of the University of South Florida
• Ph.D. Political Science, Syracuse University

• International Relations
• U.S. Foreign Policy
• Latin American Politics
• Political Theory
• American Politics
• Mexican Politics

• INR 3003 Theories of International Relations
• INR 4303 U.S. Foreign Policy
• INR 4300 International Security
• INR 4703 International Political Economy
• POT 3003 Political Theories
• POT 3075 Culture and Politics
• POT 4024 American Political Thought
• CPO 3003 Latin American Politics
• POS 2041 American National Government

1. Textbook

• Richard W. Coughlin, Fragile Democracy: A Critical Introduction to American Government (Kendall Hunt, 2022).

https://he.kendallhunt.com/fragile_democracy

2. Peer Reviewed Research

1. Richard Coughlin , “The Fourth Transformation: The Trajectory of Neoliberalism in Mexico,” Latin American Perspectives, June 4, 2022. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0094582X221103875?journalCode=lapa
2. Richard Coughlin , “From the Frontier to the Border,” Crossings- Journal of Migration and Culture, 11 (1), 2020: 104-115.
3. Richard Coughlin , “The Strong State and Governing Through Crime in the United States,” Florida Political Chronicle, 25(2), 2018: 160-184.
4. Richard Coughlin, “From the Residual to the Emergent: Reflections on Double Movements and Contemporary History,” NAAAS Conference Proceedings, January 1, 2015, C99
5. Richard W. Coughlin “Gender and Negotiation in Model UN Role Playing Simulations,” Journal of Political Science Education, 9 (3), 2013: 320-335.
6. Richard Coughlin, “Reflections on Development in the Age of Finance Capital,” Florida Political Chronicle, Fall 1998.
7. Richard Coughlin, “Development as a Civilizing Process: State Formation in Mexico,” The Global Economy as Political Space, edited by Steve Rosow, Naeem Inayatullah, and Mark Rupert, Lynn Reinner Press (1994).

3. Published Reviews and Essays (recent)

1. Richard Coughlin (2022), “Why the New Deal Matters – Book Review,” American Political Thought, Volume 11, Number 1: 156-9.
2. Richard Coughlin, “Burden of Consequences,” Travis Sommerville, Burden of Consequences, Wasmer Art Gallery, Florida Gulf Coast University, January 28 – March 3, 2022 https://issuu.com/floridagulfcoastuniversityartgaller/docs/travis_somerville_exhibition_brochure
3. Richard Coughlin, “What’s the Matter with America?” Atlas Institute for International Affairs, June 21, 2021. https://www.internationalaffairshouse.org/whats-the-matter-with-america/
4. Richard Coughlin, “Review – Latin American Extractivism,” E-International Relations, June 4, 2021. https://www.e-ir.info/2021/06/04/review-latin-american-extractivism/
5. Richard Coughlin , “Review – The Scientist and the Spy,” E-International Relations, November 14, 2020. https://www.e-ir.info/2020/11/14/review-the-scientist-and-the-spy/
6. Richard Coughlin , “Review Feature: The American Foreign Policy Consensus in Crisis,” E-International Relations, October 9, 2019. https://www.e-ir.info/2019/10/09/review-feature-the-us-foreign-policy-consensus-in-crisis/
7. Richard Coughlin , “Review, Future Politics: Living Together in a World Transformed by Tech,” E-International Relations, February 21, 2019. https://www.e-ir.info/2019/02/21/review-future-politics-living-together-in-a-world-transformed-by-tech/
8. Richard Coughlin , “Art and Spectacle,” in Up Close and Unimaginable Catalog, Wasmer Art Gallery, Florida Gulf Coast University, January 31-February 28, 2019 https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/pastexhibitions/2018-2019/upcloseandunimaginable
9. Richard Coughlin , “Review Feature – Organized Crime in Mexico,” E-International Relations, January 17, 2019. https://www.e-ir.info/2019/01/17/review-feature-organised-crime-in-mexico/
10. Richard Coughlin , “War and Identity: The Path to Trump and Beyond,” E-International Relations, November 30, 2018. https://www.e-ir.info/2018/11/30/war-and-identity-the-path-to-trump-and-beyond/
11. Richard Coughlin , “Review - US vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism,” E-International Relations, September 6, 2018. https://www.e-ir.info/2018/09/06/review-us-vs-them-the-failure-of-globalism/
12. Richard Coughlin , “Review – American Abroad,” E-International Relations, August 23, 2018. https://www.e-ir.info/2018/08/23/review-america-abroad/
13. Richard Coughlin , “Review – Four Futures: Life After Capitalism,” E-International Relations, January 11, 2018 https://www.e-ir.info/2018/01/11/review-four-futures-life-after-capitalism/
14. Richard Coughlin , “Review – The International Law of State Responsibility – an Introduction,” E-International Relations, Aug 18, 2017. https://www.e-ir.info/2017/08/18/review-the-international-law-of-state-responsibility-an-introduction/
15. Richard Coughlin , “Review – Drug War Capitalism,” E-International Relations, August 9, 2017. https://www.e-ir.info/2017/08/09/review-drug-war-capitalism/
16. Richard Coughlin , “Review: Splinterlands,” E-International Relations, January 21, 2017. https://www.e-ir.info/2017/01/21/review-splinterlands/
17. Richard Coughlin , “NAFTA’s Future and Regional Security Cooperation,” E-International Relations, March 7, 2015 https://www.e-ir.info/2015/03/07/naftas-future-and-regional-security-cooperation/