John Ishiyama

John Ishiyama
Born	Parma, Ohio
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Bowling Green State University University of Michigan Michigan State University
Awards	Frank Johnson Goodnow Award, APSA Lifetime Achievement Award, APSA Eminent Faculty Award, UNT
Scientific career
Fields	Political science
Institutions	Truman State University University of North Texas University of Kansas
Thesis	Politics, and Political Party Development in New Democracies: The Cases of Estonia, Latvia, and Czechoslovakia (1992)

John Toaru Ishiyama (born 1960) is an American political scientist. He is a University Distinguished Research Professor of Political Science, and Chairperson of the Department of Political Science. He is also the Piper Professor of Texas at the University of North Texas. He studies comparative politics, particularly the party structure and democratization of Post-Soviet states, as well as the politics of Ethiopia. He is immediate past President of the American Political Science Association.