ROBERT H. WEBKING
ADDRESS
University: Department of Political Science
The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, Texas 79968
Phone: 915-747-5227
rwebking@utep.edu
EDUCATION
B.A.
M.A.
Ph.D.
Politics
Government
Government
The University of Dallas
The University of Virginia
The University of Virginia
1973
1975
1978
EMPLOYMENT
Present
1986-1997
1980-1986
1978-1980
1978
1974-1977
Professor of Political Science, The University of Texas at El Paso
Associate Professor of Political Science, The University of Texas at El Paso
Assistant Professor of Political Science, The University of Texas at El Paso
Lecturer in Political Science, The University of Texas at El Paso
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Virginia Commonwealth University
Graduate Instructor, The University of Virginia
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
1998 1999- 2002
1995-1998
1988-1990
1986-1988
1987-1988
Co-Director, Law School Preparation Institute, The University of Texas at El Paso
Director, Center for Law and Border Studies, The University of Texas at El Paso
Chair, Department of Political Science, The University of Texas at El Paso
Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, The University of Texas at El Paso
Director, Academic Advising Center, The University of Texas at El Paso
Director, New Student Orientation, The University of Texas at El Paso
COURSES TAUGHT
A. Undergraduate
Introduction to Politics
Introduction to Politics, Interactive Internet course
Introduction to American Government
Introduction to American Government Honors
Introduction to Political Theory
Political Literature
Western Political Heritage I & II
American Political Thought
Technology and Public Policy
The American Founding
The American Constitution
Philosophy of Law
Shakespeare’s Politics
Logic and Political Analysis
COURSES TAUGHT
B. Graduate
Energy and Society
Science, Technology, and Public Policy
Seminar in Political Theory
The United States Constitution
SCHOLARSHIP
A. Selected Publications
1. Books
Robert Webking and Gregory Rocha, Politics and Public Education: Edgewood v. Kirby
and the Reform of Public School Financing in Texas, West Publishing, first edition, 1992,
second edition, 1993.
Robert Webking,The American Revolution and the Politics of Liberty, Louisiana State
University Press, 1988.
2. Textbooks
Robert Webking and Cesar Torres, Introduction to Politics, an interactive multimedia
electronic text, UTEP, 1996. Second edition, 1998, Third edition, 2003
Robert Webking, Introduction to Politics: Lecture Notes, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1995
3. Other Books
Robert Webking, Jerry McLain, Clayton Holland, Daniel Avelar, co-authors, 100
Exercises in Analytical Thinking, Research and Education Associates, forthcoming, 2005.