William Muck
Professor of Political Science; Chair, Department of Political Science; Coordinator of Global Studies
Political Science

Professor of Political Science, William Muck arrived at North Central in 2008. Muck is currently the chair of the Political Science Department as well as the coordinator for the College’s Global Studies and Model United Nations programs. He teaches a variety of courses on international politics and foreign policy. His scholarship focuses on international security, the practice of military intervention, and the pedagogy of promoting civic engagement. He has been active in presenting research at various international studies conferences around the world. In 2018, Bill was named a Ruge Fellow by North Central College for his contributions to teaching and learning on campus. He is co-author of the book, Technology and Civic Engagement in the College Classroom as well as other articles on international security and higher education pedagogy. If you are in the Chicago area you may have seen Bill on the WGN Evening News offering political analysis. You can also listen to him on his weekly podcast, The Politics Lab.
Download CVSelected Scholarship
Muck, William. “Colonialism/Postcolonialism” In The Routledge Companion to Race and Ethnicity edited by Stephen Maynard Caliendo and Charlton Mcllwain. 2010.
Muck, William and Philip Barker. “The Secular Roots of Religious Rage: Shaping religious identity in the Middle East.” Politics and Religion (Autumn 2009) pages 177- 195.
Muck, William. "Creating Social Capital." In Globalization and Its Outcomes, edited by John O'Loughlin, Lynn Staeheli and Ed Greenberg. New York: Guilford Press, 2004.
Courses Taught
International Relations
American Foreign Policy
International Law
Ethnic and Religious Conflict
Model United Nations
International Organization and Governance
Ethics of War and Peace: The Just War Tradition