Bible, Theology & Ministry Faculty
Communication, Visual, & Performing Arts Faculty
English Faculty
History, Philosophy & Social Sciences Faculty
Music Faculty
Psychology Faculty
School of Business & Leadership Faculty
School of Education & Human Development Faculty
School of Nursing & Health Sciences Faculty
Natural Sciences Faculty
Social Work Faculty
Scott Waalkes
Ph.D., Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia (1996)
M.A., Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia (1992)
B.A., Political Science, Calvin College (1990)
2020-Present, Director of General Education
2008-Present, Professor of International Politics, Malone University
2016 (Fall), Sabbatical Fellow in Public Policy, American Studies Program, Washington, DC
2004-08, Associate Professor International Politics, Malone College
2004-05, Visiting Fulbright Scholar, Department of Economics and Finance, College of Business Administration, University of Bahrain
1998-2003, Assistant Professor of International Politics, Malone College
1997-98, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Calvin College
1996-97, Lecturer, Department of Government and Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia
Recent Scholarly Work
"Soccer 2, Saints 0: World Soccer as a Rival to Traditional Religion," In All Things, February 1, 2017, http://inallthings.org/soccer-2-saints-0-world-soccer-as-a-rival-to-traditional-religion
"The Puzzle of Obama's 'Small-Ball' Strategy: Caution, Retrenchment, and Realism," PS: Political Science and Politics 50 (January 2017), pp. 49-53.
"Does Soccer Explain the World or Does the World Explain Soccer? Soccer and Globalization," Soccer and Society 18:2-3 (March/May 2017), pp. 166-180.
"Whatever Happened to Nuclear Weapons?—A Review Essay," Christian Scholar's Review 44:4 (Summer 2015), pp. 389-404.
"Rethinking Work as Vocation: From Protestant Advice to Gospel Corrective," Christian Scholar's Review 44:2 (Winter 2015), pp. 135-153.
The Fullness of Time in a Flat World: Globalization and the Liturgical Year (Cascade Books, 2010)
Teaching Assignments
The Global Economy
Globalization and Cultural Geography
History and Politics of the Modern Middle East
Home and Other Places
Introduction to World Politics
Principles of Macroeconomics
Political Science Senior Seminar
Work and Vocation
Professor Waalkes examines presidential administration transitions
Professor of International Politics
Brehme Centennial Center 106D
Emailswaalkes@malone.edu