David M.L. Klocek
Professor of Political Science
Professor Klocek is a specialist in political philosophy and theory, with a regional background in Central Europe, Eastern Europe, and Russia. He served in the White House, as an intelligence officer at the CIA, and as a faculty member and administrator at universities in Washington DC and Michigan.
Professional Experience
A correspondence officer at the White House in the administration of President Ronald Reagan, Professor Klocek later served as an intelligence officer at the Central Intelligence Agency, a teaching assistant for former Ambassador to the United Nations Jeane Kirkpatrick at Georgetown University, and a lecturer at Georgetown. From 2000 until 2003 he was Chairman of the Department of Social Sciences at St. Mary’s College in Orchard Lake, Michigan, and from 2003 until 2005 a professor of political science at Madonna University in Orchard Lake.
At the Institute, Dr. Klocek served as Faculty Chairman from 2005-2010 and Vice Dean of Academic Affairs from 2008-2011. He is an Admissions Committee member. In 2011, he co-edited the Institute's accreditation self study for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Professor Klocek has contributed to Perspectives on Political Science and The Review of Politics.
Education
B.S.F.S., magna cum laude, International Politics, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, 1983; A.M., Russian and East European Studies, University of Michigan, 1986; Ph.D., Government, Georgetown University, 2000.
Honors and Awards:
Earhart Foundation Fellowship, 1994-1997
Contact: klocek@iwp.edu
Lectures
2011 IWP Constitution Day Lecture: "Prudence, Constitutions, and the U.S. Constitution"
Constitution Day lecture, 2011
Courses
Western Moral Tradition and American Foreign Policy
