Thomas Kostrzewa

Pronouns: He/Him/His

Part-time Instructor

Location:

3232 Wood Hall, Mail Stop 5424

Mailing address:

School of Environment, Geography, and Sustainability
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5424 USA

Education:

Ph.D., International Relations, University of Notre Dame

Teaching Interests:

Comparative Genocide
International Relations
Chinese Politics
East Asia

Research Interests:

Political System Collapse
Ethno-nationalism
Chinese Minority Policies

Creative Interests:

Urban Design
Construction Design
And a good playlist for a dance party

Bio:

Just a kid from Detroit and U.P. of Michigan that found his way to study in East Europe and Moscow in 1973. Ten years and 92 countries later came back to Michigan having worked in China in the early 1980's Highly involved in local politics and study abroad for our students.

See https://wmich.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/u81/2014/kostrzewabio.pdf