Thomas W. Heilke

Director for Special Projects, International Programs &
Professor of Political Science

Contact Information

Office phone number(s): 785-864-6161
Office: 300 Strong Hall
Office Hours: by appointment only
Vita: http://www.ku.edu/~kups/people/vitae/HeilkeVita09.pdf
Personal Web Page: http://www.ku.edu/~heilke
Email Address: heilke@ku.edu

Mailing Address:	Department of Political Science
	1541 Lilac Lane, 504 Blake
	Lawrence, KS 66044
	USA

Background

Educational Background
Graduated from:

Duke, Ph.D., Political Theory, 1990

First Appointed at KU: 1990

Areas of Interest

Brief list of research and teaching interests:

Political Philosophy and the History of Political Thought; Religion and Politics; International Relations

Research Statement:

Over time, my various research projects have addressed one primary question: what is the existential meaning attributed to political power? From early in my undergraduate studies, I have concluded that how we interpret the presence and use of political power is a vital part of our existence as human beings. It gives meaning and order to our political lives, and the search for such meaning and order at not only the individual, but also the communal level, is a constant in human affairs. The principal objective of my research has been to clarify the substance of such interpretations, the forms they take, and to understand their effect, if any, on our political activities.