Richard Clark is assistant professor of political science specializing in international cooperation and political economy. His research and teaching interests include globalization, international finance, and climate change. He has been a Kellogg Institute faculty fellow since 2024.
Clark’s scholarly contributions have appeared in leading academic journals such as the American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, International Organization, and World Politics. He also has provided commentary for outlets like Brookings, Devex, and The Washington Post, with additional coverage in Nature Climate Change. His first book, Cooperative Complexity: The Next Level of Global Economic Governance, is forthcoming with Cambridge University Press.
Clark’s awards include the Best Dissertation award from the APSA International Collaboration section, the MPSA’s Best Paper in International Relations award, the ISA’s Lawrence S. Finkelstein Prize, and the Best Paper Award from the Women, Gender, and Politics Research Section at APSA.
Before coming to Notre Dame, Clark taught at Cornell University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance at Princeton University. A 2016 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, he holds a PhD in political science from Columbia University.