Faculty

Anne Boxberger

Flaherty

Academic Title

Professor, Political Science & Public Policy

Research Interests
  • American Indian/ Native American Politics
  • Indigenous Politics
  • American Politics
  • Intergovernmental Politics
  • Interdisciplinary Teaching
Research Summary

Anne Flaherty’s research has focused on indigenous peoples’ politics, primarily Native nations in the United States. Among other work, she has published two books Native policy in the United States.  One is on intergovernmental conflict and cooperation between states and Native nations over jurisdiction for taxation. Her second book explores the role of presidential attention and rhetoric in shaping outcomes for federal Indian policy.  Dr. Flaherty also has research on interdisciplinary teaching and is developing a new stream of work focused on food politics and policy.

Education
  • Ph.D., Political Science, Duke University
  • M.A., Political Science, Duke University
  • M.A., Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney
  • B.A., Political Science and International Studies, University of Richmond
Areas of Expertise
  • American Indian/ Native American Politics
  • Intergovernmental Relations
  • Music and Politics
  • Presidential Rhetoric
  • Immigration and Refugee Policies
  • Food Politics
Recent Publications

Books:

Flaherty, Anne F. Boxberger. 2017. States, American Indian Nations, and Intergovernmental Politics: Sovereignty, Conflict, and the Uncertainty of Taxes. New York, New York: Routledge (Taylor and Francis). https://www.routledge.com/9781138666276

Recent Articles:

Flaherty, Anne F. Boxberger. 2023. Presidential Rhetoric and Indian Policy: From Nixon to the Present. New York, New York: Routledge (Taylor and Francis).

Flaherty, Anne F. Boxberger.  2021. “A New and Coherent Strategy?” Presidential Attention and Rhetoric in the Era of Indian Self-Determination, from 1969-present.” Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, 6 (3): 478-98.

Pruett, Laura Moore and Anne Boxberger Flaherty. 2018. “Trax in the Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts Classroom.” American Music, 35 (4): 531-536.

Flaherty, Anne F. Boxberger.  2017. States, American Indian Nations, and Intergovernmental Politics: Sovereignty, Conflict, and the Uncertainty of Taxes. New York, New York: Routledge (Taylor and Francis).