Florian Gawehns Instructor Government

Bio: Florian Gawehns is currently finishing is PhD at the University of Maryland, College Park. His primary subfield is American Politics with specific interests in Congress, intraparty organizations and foreign policy. Before starting his PhD at Maryland, he spent three years working for an NGO in his home country, Germany. Florian holds a M.A. and B.A. in Political Science from the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, a public, research-oriented university in the city of Halle, Germany.

Florian taught a wide range of classes, both as TA and primary instructor. Previously, he lectured at The Catholic University of America, designing and teaching courses on The U.S. Presidency and American Political Parties, both of which received excellent student evaluations.

In his research, Florian explores the intersection of Congress, ideology and public policy. In a paper in State Politics & Policy Quarterly, Florian and his coauthor Matthew Green (The Catholic University of America) examine the rise of ideological intraparty organizations in US states modeled after the congressional House Freedom Caucus. They find that these caucuses were initially driven by legislators’ concerns over ideological unity but are now fueled by conservative entrepreneurs aiming to create a national network.

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