Curriculum Vitae
Experience
2016 to Present |
Independent Scholar and Analyst, Washington, DC |
2000 to 2015 |
Associate Professor of International Studies and Political Science, Old Dominion University |
1999 to 2000 |
John G. Winant Lecturer in American Foreign Policy, Nuffield College, Oxford University. |
1990 to 1999 |
Assistant Professor, Political Science, Stanford University |
Education
1993 |
Ph.D., Political Science, Stanford University |
1985 |
M.Div., Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary |
1985 |
M.A.L.D., International Law, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy |
1979 |
A.B., Economics, University of California, Berkeley |
Publications
Books
Quantifying the Qualitative: Information Theory for Comparative Case Analysis (with Katya Drozdova). SAGE Press, 2017. (Amazon Link)
A Survivor's Guide to R: An Introduction for the Uninitiated and the Unnerved. SAGE Press, 2015. (Amazon Link)
Elections and War: The Electoral Incentive in the Democratic Politics of War and Peace, Stanford University Press, 1999. (Paperback 2002) (Amazon Link)
Articles
"Political Groups, Coordination Costs, and Credible Communication in the Shadow of Power" Political Science Quarterly v.134 n. 3 (Fall 2019), pp. 507-536 (with Brandon Yoder and Rachel Schutte).
"Reducing Uncertainty: Information Analysis for Comparative Case Studies" (with Katya Drozdova) International Studies Quarterly (September, 2014) pp. 633-645.
"A Multidisciplinary Model for Modeling and Simulation Graduate Education" International Journal of Simulation and Process Modeling (with Roland Mielke, Mark Scerbo, and Ginger Watson) (2009)
"The Hobbesian Problem and the Microfoundations of International Relations Theory" Security Studies, v. 11 n. 2 (Winter 2001/2).
"How International is International Law?" (with Matthew MacArthur) Michigan Journal of International Law, v. 22 n. 2 (Spring 2001) pp. 239-282. Reprinted in the Sage Encyclopedia of International Law, Beth Simmons, (ed.) SAGE, 2008.
"Political Competition and Foreign Policy Power Sharing" International Interactions, v. 26 n. 1 (2000) pp. 1-19.
"None Dare Call it Reason: Domestic Incentives and the Politics of War and Peace," in Strategic Politicians and Foreign Policy, edited by Randolph Siverson. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1998.
"Kant, Democracy, and History," Journal of Democracy, v. 7 n. 4 (October, 1996).
"Democratic States and Commitment in International Relations," International Organization, v. 50 n. 1 (January, 1996). Also appears as chapter one in Liberalization and Foreign Policy, edited by Miles Kahler. New York: Columbia University Press, 1997. Reprinted in International Law and International Relations, Beth Simmons and Richard Steinberg (eds.), Cambridge University Press, 2007; and in the Sage Encyclopedia of International Law, Beth Simmons (ed.), Sage Press, 2008.
"Intervention and Intransitivity: Public Opinion, Social Choice, and the Use of Military Force Abroad," World Politics, v. 47 n. 4 (July, 1995).
"Election Cycles and War," Journal of Conflict Resolution, v. 35 n. 2 (June, 1991).
Honors, Grants, and Awards
Old Dominion University Teaching with Technology Award, 2009.
Academic Fellow, Foundation for the Defense of Democracy, 2008.
Department of Defense grant for research on Bayesian modeling of human social networks, 2006.
Summer Research Fellowship, Old Dominion University, 2006
Virginia Humanities Foundation planning grant (with Chandra de Silva and Lawrence Hatab), 2005.
Department of Defense grant for workshop and report on advances in human behavioral modeling, 2004-2005.
Faculty Innovator Grant, Old Dominion University, 2001.
MA, Oxford University (by proclamation), 1999.
Susan Louise Dyer Peace Fellow, The Hoover Institution, Stanford University, 1996-1997.
Office of Technology Licensing Research Grant, Stanford University, 1996.
Stanford Teaching and Technology Grant for Course Development, 1995.
Pew Faculty Fellowship in International Affairs, The Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1993-1994.
Hewlett Grant for International Relations Research, 1993.
Hewlett Grant for International Relations Research, 1992.
Peace Scholar, United States Institute of Peace, 1989-1990.
MacArthur Dissertation Fellowship, Center for International Security and Arms Control, Stanford University, 1988-1989.
Roothbert Fellow, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1983-1985.
John Moors Cabot Fellow, The Fletcher School, 1980-1981.
Phi Beta Kappa, U.C. Berkeley, 1979.
Varsity Letter, Fencing, U.C. Berkeley, 1979
Major Departmental Service
Faculty Representative to the Old Dominion University Board of Visitors Committee on Academic and Research Excellence (ODU) 2008-2011
Modeling and Simulation Steering Committee (ODU) 2007-2014
Chair, Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (ODU) 2007-2011
Faculty Senate (ODU) 2005-2011
Director, Graduate Program in International Studies (ODU) 2001-2004
Associate Director, Graduate Program in International Studies (ODU) 2000-2001
Graduate Advisors Committee (ODU) 2000-2004
Council for International Initiatives (ODU) 2001-2004
Board of Examiners for Graduate International Relations (Oxford), 1999-2000
Graduate Studies Committee for International Relations (Oxford), 1999-2000
Governing Body (Nuffield College), 1999-2000
Domestic Committee (Nuffield College), 1999-2000
International Policy Studies Program Committee (Stanford), 1995-1996
Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Political Science (Stanford). 1993-1994
International Relations Field Convener (Stanford), 1990-1993
Professional Service
International Studies Association 2008 Book Prize Committee
International Studies Association 2007 Book Prize Committee
Chair, External Review Committee, Eastern Carolina University MA program in International Studies (2005)
Nominator, The Macarthur Fellowship Program, The John D. And Catherine T. Macarthur Foundation (2004).1998 APSA Annual Meeting Program Committee, Program Chair for Domestic Sources of Foreign Policy and Foreign Policy Analysis Division.
Reviewer For:
The American Journal of Political Science, The American Political Science Review, Comparative Political Studies, The European Journal of International Relations, International Interactions, International Organization, International Studies Quarterly, The Journal of Conflict Resolution, The Journal of Moral Philosophy, The Journal of Peace Research, The Journal of Politics , Political Behavior, The Western Political Science Quarterly, Congressional Quarterly Press, Harper Collins Press, University of Michigan Press, Oxford University Press, Stanford University Press, Westview Press, The Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, The Macarthur Foundation, The National Science Foundation, The Swedish Council on Undergraduate Education.
Tenure Reviews:
Cornell University, Swarthmore College, Seton Hall University
Teaching
Graduate Seminars at Old Dominion
- Law in the International System
- Seminar on Democracy and International Relations
- Advanced Statistical Methods
- Research Methods for International Studies
- Research Workshop on International Organizations and International Law
- Seminar on the Causes of War
- Seminar on Ethics and International Relations
Undergraduate Courses at Old Dominion
- Introdution to Public International Law
- Introduction to International Relations
- Research Design for Political Science and Geography
Graduate Seminars at Oxford:
- Core Seminar in International Relations Theory
- Seminar on American Foreign Policy
- Workshop on Methodology
Lectures at Oxford:
- International Law
- Democracy and International Relations
Graduate Seminars at Stanford:
- Introduction to International Relations Theory
- Theoretical Issues in International Security
- Political Theory and International Relations
- The Causes of War
- Formal Theory and International Relations
- Democratic Politics and Foreign Policy
Undergraduate Courses at Stanford:
- Introduction to International Law
- Ethics and International Relations
- Seminar on Democratic States in the International System
- Seminar on Public Opinion and Foreign Policy