Dlynn Williams

Overview

Dr. Dlynn Williams came to North Georgia College (as it was then known) in 1997 after completing her Ph.D. from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Her graduate work focused on international security, East Asian politics, comparative foreign policy and international relations theory. Throughout her time at the University of North Georgia (UNG), Dr. Williams has received awards in both teaching and scholarship. She has been recognized for her internationalization efforts nationally. Due to her strong interest in internationalization she served as the founding Director of UNG’s Center for Global Engagement (CGE) and currently serves as the Department Head of the Political Science & International Affairs Department.

Courses Taught

Undergraduate

American Government
Introduction to Political Science
Global Issues
East Asian Politics
Model United Nations
Comparative Security Issues
Korea in the World System
International Political Economy
Comparative Government
Terrorism and Political Violence
International Relations Theory
International Affairs Capstone

Graduate

International Political Violence

Education

Ph.D., Political Science, Miami University, 1997
M.A., Political Science, Miami University, 1992
B.S., Political Science, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1991

Research/Special Interests

Role of U.S. universities in public diplomacy
The role of middle powers in the international system
International political economy
Foreign policy of East Asian states (South Korea, Japan, China)

Grants and Contracts Awarded

Principle Investigator, Overseas Language and Culture Grant funded through U.S. Army Cadet Command--Grant funding for 2011-2012 was $2.4 million (2011-2012).
Principle Investigator, Internationalizing the Campus Grant funding through the USG—Grant funding for 2007-2009 was $40,000 (2007).
Principle Investigator, Provost Seed Money Grant which funds ancillary materials linked to Basics of World Politics (forthcoming-April 2021) --$5,500 (2019).

Publications:

Dlynn Armstrong Williams, and Raluca Viman-Miller, Co-editors The Basics of World Politics. Dahlonega: The University of North Georgia Press (2021).

Dlynn Armstrong Williams, “Liberalism and Alternatives to Power Politics” in The Basics of World Politics. Edited by Williams and Viman-Miller. The University of North Georgia Press (2021).

Dlynn Armstrong Williams, “Social and Gender Theories” in The Basics of World Politics. Edited by Williams and Viman-Miller. The University of North Georgia Press (2021).

Dlynn Armstrong-Williams and Cristian Harris, “Re-Valuing Public Diplomacy in the Trump Era” Questions in Politics, v. VI, (2019).

Dlynn Armstrong, “An Examination of South Korea-China Relations Pre- and Post Tiananmen Square: A Middle Power Analysis” Southeast Review of Asian Studies, v. XXII, (2000).

Dlynn Armstrong, “South Korea as a Middle Power: The Growing Globalization of South Korean Foreign Policy”, Transforming East Asian Domestic and International Politics. London: Ashgate Publishing, 2001.

Dlynn Williams, Ph.D.