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International Relations

The international relations faculty is well versed to examine the problems and possibilities of our age. Over fifteen faculty members focus specifically on international affairs and teach classes that amply cover the recognized fields in international relations: international institutions and law (Martha Finnemore, Chad Rector, and James Rosenau), international political economy (Susan Sell, and Henry Nau), international security (James Lebovic, and Holger Schmidt), and foreign policy (James Goldgeier and Henry Nau).

The IR faculty prides itself on theoretical and methodological eclecticism and problem oriented research. While the faculty's research represents a wide range of methodological approaches (including case studies, formal models, surveys, and quantitative analysis), it has a particular focus on the connections between international and domestic variables in the evolution of intellectual property (Susan Sell), the purposes state pursue (Martha Finnemore), the creation of foreign policy (James Goldgeier, Mike Mochizuki, and Henry Nau), the evolution of financial policy in the EU (Elliot Posner), deterrence (James Lebovic), and the general workings of global governance (James Rosenau).

Faculty

Michael E. Brown
Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs and Professor of Political Science and International Affairs

Henry Farrell
Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs

Martha Finnemore
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs and Director of Graduate Studies

James M. Goldgeier
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs

Harry Harding
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs

Jai Kwan Jung

Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs

James H. Lebovic
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs

Mike M. Mochizuki
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs

 

 

Henry R. Nau
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs


Chad Rector

Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs

Bernard Reich
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs

James N. Rosenau
University Professor of International Affairs and Political Science

Elizabeth Saunders
Assistant Professor of Political Science

Holger Schmidt

Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs

Susan K. Sell
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs

David L. Shambaugh
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs

 


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