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Patrick James

Professor Emeritus of Political Science and International Relations
Patrick James
Email patrickj@usc.edu Office Phone (573) 424-0231

Research & Practice Areas

Foreign Policy Analysis, Ethnopolitics, Security Studies, Canadian Politics, Quantitative Methods, Conflict & Intervention; Regional studies – Canada

Center, Institute & Lab Affiliations

  • Center for Public Diplomacy, Fellow

Biography

PATRICK JAMES is Dornsife Dean’s Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California (PhD, University of Maryland, College Park). James specializes in comparative and international politics. His interests at the international level include the causes, processes and consequences of conflict, crisis and war. With regard to domestic politics, his interests focus on Canada, most notably with respect to the constitutional dilemma.  James is the author or editor of 30 books and over 150 articles and book chapters. Among his honors and awards are the Louise Dyer Peace Fellowship from the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, the Milton R. Merrill Chair from Political Science at Utah State University, Lady Davis Professorship of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Thomas Enders Professorship in Canadian Studies at the University of Calgary, Senior Scholar award from the Canadian Embassy, Washington, DC, Eaton Lectureship at Queen’s University in Belfast, Quincy Wright Scholar Award from the International Studies Association (ISA) (Midwest), Beijing Foreign Studies University Eminent Scholar, Eccles Professor of the British Library and Ole R. Holsti Distinguished Scholar of the ISA (West). He is a past president of the ISA (Midwest) and the Iowa Conference of Political Scientists. James has been Distinguished Scholar in Foreign Policy Analysis for the ISA, 2006-07, and Distinguished Scholar in Ethnicity, Nationalism and Migration for ISA, 2009-10. He served as President, 2007-09, of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, President of the International Council for Canadian Studies, 2011-13, President of the Peace Science Society, 2016-17, and President of the International Studies Association, 2018-19.  James also served a five-year term as Editor of International Studies Quarterly. 

Education

  • Ph.D. Political Science, University of Maryland, 1984

  • Tenure Track Appointments

    • Dornsife Dean’s Professor, USC, 07/01/2012 –
    • Director, Center for International Studies, USC, 07/01/2006 – 06/30/2015
    • Professor, SIR, University of Southern California, 08/01/2005 –

  • Summary Statement of Research Interests

    Patrick James came to the School of International Relations from the University of Missouri-Columbia where he held the Middlebush Chair in Political Science.

    Professor James’ teaching and research interests are in the fields of International Relations (foreign policy analysis and security studies); Comparative Politics (Canadian politics); Rational Choice (collective action, expected utility and game theory); and Empirical Methods (research design and statistics). His most recent books focus on Canadian Studies, ethnic conflict and political realism.

    In 2004 Professor James received the Gold Chalk Award for graduate mentorship in the Social Sciences from the University of Missouri-Columbia Graduate Professional Council. He is the author of 17 books and over one hundred articles and book chapters. Among his honors and awards are the Louise Dyer Peace Fellowship from the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, the Milton R. Merrill Chair from Political Science at Utah State University, the Lady Davis Professorship of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Thomas Enders Professorship in Canadian Studies at the University of Calgary, the Senior Scholar award from the Canadian Embassy, Washington, DC the Eaton Lectureship at Queen’s University in Belfast, the Distinguished Scholar in Foreign Policy Analysis from the International Studies Association (ISA), the Misty Gerner Award for Innovative Teaching from the ISA, and the Distinguished Scholar in Ethnicity, Nationalism and Migration from the ISA. He is a past president of the Midwest International Studies Association and the Iowa Conference of Political Scientists. From 1999 to 2003 he served as Editor of International Studies Quarterly.

    Research Keywords

    international relations; foreign policy analysis; international security; ethnoreligious politics; research methods; Canadian Studies

    Research Specialties

    Foreign Policy Analysis, Ethnopolitics, Security Studies, Canadian Politics, Quantitative Methods, Conflict & Intervention; Regional studies – Canada

  • Contracts and Grants Awarded

    • Taiwan Summer Student Grant, (TECO), Patrick James, $4,000, 05/01/2008 –
    • Diversionary Dragons, (Taiwan Foundation for Democracy), Patrick James, $8,000, 2011-2012
    • Canadian Studies Program, (Canadian Embassy, Washington, DC), Patrick James, $7,500, 2010-2011
    • Constitutional Politics in Canada After the Charter, (Canadian Federation), Patrick James, $8,000, 2010-2011
    • Near Crises in World Poltiics, (Office of the Provost), Patrick James, $25,000, 2009-2010
    • Canadian Studies Program, (Canadian Embassy, Washington, DC), Patrick James, $8,500, 2008-2009
    • Religion Identity And Global Goverance, (Luce (Henry) Foundation), Lamy, Steven L, James, Patrick, $370,000, 07/01/2006 – 06/30/2009
    • Canadian Studies Program, (Canadian Embassy, Washington, DC), Patrick James, $7,500, 2007-2008
    • The International Relations of Middle-earth: Learing from the Lord of the Rings, (Fund for Innovative Undergraduate Teaching, USC), Patrick James, $7,000, 2007-2008
    • Canadian Studies Program, (Canadian Consulate General), James, Patrick, $7,974, 01/16/2008 – 03/31/2008

    USC Funding

    • Provost’s Distinguished Visitors Program. Official Visit, President of Senegal: This visit is intended to facilitate external grantsmanship by the CIS Research Cluster on religion and public health in Africa, $5000, 2010-2011
    • Office of the Provost. Near Crises in World Politics: The Near Crisis Project complements the International Crisis Behavior Project’s holdings by gathering data on events from 1918 to 2002 that came close to the level of crisis., $25000, 2009-2010

  • Conference Presentations

    • An Idenfitied Systemic Model of the Democratic Peace: New Tools, New Uses , Peace Science SocietyPoster, Peace Science Society, Fort Worth, TX, 10/01/2010 – 10/31/2010
    • Hard Times and North American Relations , American Political Science AssociationRoundtable/Panel, American Political Science Association, Invited, Washington, DC, 09/01/2010 – 09/30/2010
    • Professinnal Development: How to Get Your Work Published , International Studies Association (West)Roundtable/Panel, International Studies Association, Invited, Los Angeles, CA, 09/01/2010 – 09/30/2010
    • What’s at Stake in the Methodology Debates in International Relations? , International Studies Association (West)Roundtable/Panel, International Studies Association, Invited, Los Angeles, CA, 09/01/2010 – 09/30/2010
    • Territorial Claims and Territorial Conflict , Midwest Political Science AssociationRoundtable/Panel, APSA (Midwest), Chicago, IL, 04/01/2010 – 04/30/2010
    • A World Survey of Religion and State , International Studies AssociationRoundtable/Panel, International Studies Association, Invited, New Orleans, LA, 02/01/2010 – 02/28/2010
    • Gender and Security: Theory and Practice , International Studies AssociationRoundtable/Panel, International Studies Association, Invited, New Orleans, LA, 02/01/2010 – 02/28/2010
    • Globalization and National Security State , International Studies AssociationRoundtable/Panel, International Studies Association, Invited, New Orleans, LA, 02/01/2010 – 02/28/2010
    • Mentoring Diverse Scholars in International Studies: From Graduate School to Tenured Professor , International Studies AssociationRoundtable/Panel, International Studies Association, Invited, New Orleans, LA, 02/01/2010 – 02/28/2010
    • The Obama Presidency: Implications for Canada in the World , International Studies AssociationRoundtable/Panel, International Studies Association, Invited, New Orleans, LA, 02/01/2010 – 02/28/2010
    • Panel on Debating North American Integration , Association for Canadian Studies in the USChair and Discussant, Association for Canadian Studies in the US, Invited, San Diego, CA, 11/01/2009 – 11/30/2009
    • Systems of Canadian Studies , Association for Canadian Studies in the USPresidential Address, Association for Canadian Studies in the US, Invited, San Diego, CA, 11/01/2009 – 11/30/2009
    • Constitutional Potlics in Canada After the Charter , Western Canadian Studies AssociationRoundtable/Panel, Western Canadian Studies Association, Los Angeles, CA, 10/01/2009 – 10/31/2009
    • Forgotten Partnership Remembered , American Political Science AssociationRoundtable/Panel, American Political Science Association, Invited, Toronto, Canada, 09/01/2009 – 09/30/2009
    • Fourth Estate or Mouthpiece? , American Political Science AssociationRoundtable/Panel, American Political Science Association, Toronto, Canada, 09/01/2009 – 09/30/2009
    • Panel on Forecasting Canadian Elections , American Political Science AssociationChair, American Political Science Association, Invited, Toronto, Canada, 09/01/2009 – 09/30/2009
    • Learning from the Great War , International Political Science AssociationRoundtable/Panel, International Political Science Association, Santiago, Chile, 07/01/2009 – 07/31/2009
    • Religion, Identity and Global Governance , International Studies Association/Brazilian International Studies AssociationRoundtable/Panel, International Studies Association/Brazilian Intern, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 07/01/2009 – 07/31/2009
    • A Formal Model of the Relationship Among Media, Regime Type and Government Respect for Physical Integrity Rights , International Studies AssociationRoundtable/Panel, International Studies Association, New York, NY, 02/01/2009 – 02/28/2009
    • Behavioral International Relations , International Studies AssociationRoundtable/Panel, International Studies Association, New York, NY, 02/01/2009 – 02/28/2009
    • Honoring Donald L. Horowitz , International Studies AssociationRoundtable/Panel, International Studies Association, Invited, New York, NY, 02/01/2009 – 02/28/2009
    • Panel on Forecasting International Relations and Foreign Policy , International Studies AssociationChair, International Studies Association, Invited, New York, NY, 02/01/2009 – 02/28/2009
    • Panel on Security of Small States , International Studies AssociationDiscussant, International Studies Association, Invited, New York, NY, 02/01/2009 – 02/28/2009
    • Relgion and IR Theory , International Studies AssociationRoundtable/Panel, International Studies Association, New York, NY, 02/01/2009 – 02/28/2009
    • Canada in the International System , International Studies Association (Midwest) and Midwest Association for Canadian StudiesRoundtable/Panel, ISA (Midwest) and MWACS, Invited, St. Louis, MO, 11/01/2008 – 11/30/2008
    • Foreign Policy Meets Conflict Processes , International Studies Association (Midwest )Roundtable/Panel, ISA (Midwest), Invited, St. Louis, MO, 11/01/2008 – 11/30/2008
    • Peace or Conflict: Interdependence and Other Factors , International Studies Association (Midwest )Chair and Discussant, ISA (Midwest), Invited, St. Louis, MO, 11/01/2008 – 11/30/2008
    • Terrorism and Counterterrorism , International Studies Association (Midwest )Chair and Discussant, ISA (Midwest), Invited, St. Louis, MO, 11/01/2008 – 11/30/2008
    • A Formal Model of the Relationship Among Media Freedom, Regime Type and Government Respect for Physicial Integrity Rights , Peace Science SocietyPoster, Peace Science Society, Claremont, CA, 10/01/2008 – 10/31/2008
    • Women-Friendly Democracies and the Canadian Model , American Political Science AssociationChair, APSA, Invited, Boston, MA, 09/01/2008 – 09/30/2008
    • Approaches to Understanding Crisis Bargaining , International Studies AssociationChair and Discussant, ISA, Invited, San Francisco, CA, 03/01/2008 – 03/31/2008
    • Canadian Foreign Policy at Crossroads: Processes, Actors, and Challenges , International Studies AssociationChair, ISA, Invited, San Francisco, CA, 03/01/2008 – 03/31/2008
    • Deterrence and Compellence in Iraq , International Studies AssociationRoundtable/Panel, ISA, San Francisco, CA, 03/01/2008 – 03/31/2008
    • Levels of Analysis in Foreign Policy — Past, Present, and Future , International Studies AssociationChair and Discussant, ISA, Invited, San Francisco, CA, 03/01/2008 – 03/31/2008
    • Multidisciplinary Approaches to International Relations: Insights from Economics, Psychology and History , International Studies AssociationChair, ISA, Invited, San Francisco, CA, 03/01/2008 – 03/31/2008
    • Terrorism: Strategic Models , International Studies AssociationDiscussant, ISA, Invited, San Francisco, CA, 03/01/2008 – 03/31/2008
    • The International Relations of Middle-earth: Learing from the Lord of the Rings , International Studies AssociationTalk/Oral Presentation, ISA, San Francisco, CA, 03/01/2008 – 03/31/2008
    • Why Realists Disagree About American Foreign Policy , International Studies AssociationChair, ISA, Invited, San Francisco, CA, 03/01/2008 – 03/31/2008
    • Getting Published in the Profession , International Studies Association (Midwest)Talk/Oral Presentation, ISA Midwest, Invited, St. Louis, IL, 10/01/2007 – 10/31/2007
    • Behavioral IR , American Political Science AssociationTalk/Oral Presentation, APSA, Chicago, IL, 09/01/2007 – 09/30/2007
    • Deterrence and Compellence in Iraq , Pan-Eurupean IR ConferenceTalk/Oral Presentation, ECPR, Turin, Italy, 09/01/2007 – 09/30/2007
    • Academic and Non-Academic Careers , International Studies AssociationTalk/Oral Presentation, ISA, Invited, Chicago, IL, 03/01/2007 – 03/31/2007
    • ENMISA Distinguished Scholar, Ted Gurr , International Studies AssociationTalk/Oral Presentation, ISA, Invited, Chicago, IL, 03/01/2007 – 03/31/2007
    • Panel on Religion and Secularism in IR , International Studies AssociationChair and Discussant, ISA, Chicago, IL, 03/01/2007 – 03/31/2007
    • The Impact of Immigration , International Studies AssociationDiscussant, ISA, Chicago, IL, 03/01/2007 – 03/31/2007
    • The Democratic Peace , International Studies Association (Midwest)Chair and Discussant, ISA Midwest, St. Louis, MO, 10/01/2006 – 10/30/2006
    • Game Theory and International Terrorism , American Political ScienceDiscussant, APSA, Chicago, IL, 09/01/2006 – 09/30/2006
    • International Dimensions of Ethnic Conflict , American Political Science AssociationChair, APSA, Chicago, IL, 09/01/2006 – 09/30/2006
    • Poliheuristic Analysis of International Crises , American Political Science AssociationTalk/Oral Presentation, APSA, Chicago, IL, 09/01/2006 – 09/30/2006
    • Politheuristic Theory and Crisis Decision-Making , International Political Science AssociationTalk/Oral Presentation, IPSA, Fukuoka, Japan, 08/01/2006 – 08/31/2006

    Other Presentations

    • The Role of Religion in Building Civil Society, Invited Lecture, Santa Monica, CA, 2009-2011
    • Constitutional Politics in Canada After the Charter, Association for Canadian Studies in China, Beijing, China, 2010-2011
    • The US Perspective on Canadian Studies, Mexican Association for Canadian Studies, Guadalajara, Mexico, 2009-2010
    • Constitutional Potlics in Canada After the Charter, Invited Lecture, Ascension, Paraguay, 2008-2009
    • Religion, Identity and Global Governance, Religion and Global Civil Society: A Networking Workshop, Santa Barbara, CA, 2008-2009
    • Constitutional Potlics in Canada After the Charter, Plenary Address, Oxford, England, 2008-2009
    • Diversionary Dragons, or Talking Tough in Taipei, Invited Lecture, College Station, TX, 2008-2009
    • Is Offensive Realism for Real?, Invited Lecture, College Station, TX, 2008-2009
    • Constitutional Potlics in Canada After the Charter: An Assessment of the Citizens’ Constitution, Invited Lecture, Buffalo, NY, 2008-2009
    • Diversionary Dragons, Invited Plenary Speaker, Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, 2008-2009
    • Elaborating Offensive Realism, Invited Lecturer, Columbus, OH, 2008-2009
    • Religion and Social Capital, Invited Lecturer, Malibu, CA, 2008-2009
    • Graduate Education, Invited Lecturer, Manhattan, KS, 2008-2009
    • Religion, Identity and Global Governance, Invited Plenary Speaker, Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, 2008-2009
    • Synthesis, Invited Lecturer, Phoenix, AZ, 2008-2009
    • Canadian Politics After the Charter, Keynote Speaker, Canadian Studies Affiliated Graduate Student Symposium, Seattle, WA, 2007-2008
    • Constitutional Politics After the Charter: The Quest for Understanding, Invited Lecturer, Seattle, WA, 2007-2008
    • Moderator, Merrill Workshop on Religion and Terrorism, Salt Lake City, 2007-2008
    • Religion, Identity and Global Governance: Accumulating Social Capital and Building Civil Society, Invited Lecturer, Seattle, WA, 2007-2008
    • The Impact of Democratization of Taiwan and Mainland China on U.S. Conflict Management in the Area, Invited Lecturer, Taipei, Taiwan, 2007-2008
    • The President and Political Use of Force, Invited Lecturer, Bellingham, WA, 2007-2008
    • Sino-Taiwanese Relations in the New Millennium, Invited Lecturer, Winter Park, FL, 2007-2008
    • Invited Plenary Speaker, Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, 2007-2008
    • Deterrence and Compellence in Iraq, 1991-2003, Conference on Complex Deterrence, Montreal, Canada, 2006-2007
    • Taiwan, China and Diversionary Theory, Conference on Taiwan and East Asia, Berkeley, CA, 2006-2007
    • IR 101: Introduction to IR I guest lectured on religion and IR, 10/05/2010

  • Book

    • Kasoff, Mark (Ed.). Canadian Studies in the New Millennium. Toronto: Univerity of Toronto Press.
    • Patrick James (Ed.). (2010). Religion, Identity and Global Governance: Theory, Evidence and Practice. Toronto, Ontario: University of Toronto Press.
    • James, P. (2010). Constitutional Politics in Canada After the Charter: Liberalism, Communitarianism, and Systemism. Vancouver, British Columbia: University of British Columbia Press.
    • Patrick James, Gallya Lahav and Nukhet Sandal (Ed.). (2010). Encylopedia Volume, International Studies Association: Ethnicity, Migration and Nationalism. Boston, MA: Blackwell.
    • Ralph A. Carter, Valerie Hudson, Patrick James, Steve Redd and Jeffrey Pickering (Ed.). (2010). Encylopedia Volume, International Studies Association: Foreign Policy Analysis. Boston, MA: Blackwell.
    • James, Patrick, Annette Freyberg-Inan, Ewan Harrison (Ed.). (2009). Rethinking Realism in International Relations: Between Tradition and Innovation. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.
    • James, P. (2008). Canada and Conflict. Toronto, Ontario: Oxford University Press.
    • James, P., Ruane, A. (2008). The International Relations of Middle-earth: Learning from the Lord of the Rings. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.
    • James, P. (2007). Canadian Studies in the New Millennium. University of Toronto Press for the William Clark Library.
    • James, Patrick (Ed.). (2006). Handbook of Canadian Foreign Policy. Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books.
    • James, P. (2006). Who Intervenes? Ethnic Conflict and Interstate Crisis. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University.
    • James, P. (2005). A New Quest for International Peace: Civil-Military Dynamics, Political Communications and Democracy. New York: Palgrave.

    Book Chapters

    • James, P. (2009). Elaborating on Offensive Realism. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.
    • Freyberg-Inan, A., Harrison, E., James, P. (2009). Introduction: What Way Forward for Contemporary Realism?. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.
    • Freyberg-Inan, A., Harrison, E., James, P. (2009). Conclusion: Ways Forward. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.
    • Harvey, F., James, P. (2009). Deterrence and Compellence in Iraq, 1991-2003: Lessons for a Complex Paradigm. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
    • James, P., Akbaba, Y., Taydas, Z. (2008). The “Chicken or the Egg”? External Support and Rebellion in Ethnopolitics. London: InseIntra-State Conflict/ Routledge.
    • James, P., Akbaba, Y. (2008). The Evolution of Iranian Interventionism: Support for Radical Islam in Turkey, 1982-2003. London: Routledge.
    • Akbaba, Y., James, P., Taydas, Z. (2008). The “Chicken or the Egg”? External Support and Rebellion in Ethnopolitics. London: Routledge.

    Encyclopedia Article

    • Gratias, M., James, P. (2008). Detente. (Bertrand Badie, Dirk Berg-Schlosser and Leonardo Mortino, Ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

    Journal Article

    • Scott, J. M., James, P.Dollars for the Democratic Peace: ‘Dangerous Democratizaion’ and Democracy Assistance in the Post-Cold War Period.
    • Peksen, D., Drury, A. C.Kant, Capitalism and Coercive Diplomacy.
    • Enia, J., James, P.Natural Disasters and Conflict Processes.
    • Whitten-Woodring, J., James, P.Fourth Estate or Mouthpiece? A Formal Model of Media, Protest and Government Respect for Physical Integrity Rights. Political Communication.
    • Marinova, N., James, P. (2010). The Tragedy of Human Trafficking: Evidence from Northern Europe.
    • Peksen, D., Taydas, Z., James, P. (2010). Why Do Civil Wars Occur? Understanding the Importance of Institutional Quality. Civil Wars. Vol. 12, pp. 195-217.
    • Enia, J., Taydas, Z., James, P. (2010). Why Do Civil Wars Occur? Another Look at the Theoretical Dichoomty of Opportunity versus Grievance. Review of International Studies.
    • Drury, A. C., Li, Y., James, P. (2010). Political Duplicity: A Reply to Professor Jonathan Sulilvan. Journal of East Asian Studies.
    • Kim, K., James, P. (2010). Total War Experience, Military Manpower System and the Origin of Democratic Peace. Defence and Peace Economics.
    • Sandal, N., James, C. C., James, P., Zhang, E. (2010). A Poliheuristic Analysis of Foreign Policy Crises for Turkey and China. Canadian Journal of Political Science.
    • James, P. (2010). Presidential Address, Association for Canadian Studies in the United States: Systems of Canadian Studies. American Review of Canadian Studies.
    • James, P., Loddo, A., Madjd-Sadjadi, Z.Politics, Economics and Conflict.
    • Park, J., James, P.Democracy, Territory and the Escalation of Conflict: An Interactive Study of Territorial Issues and Democratic Peace, 1919-1995.
    • Lamy, S., James, P.Religion, Identity and Global Governance: Accumulating Social Capital and Building Civil Society.
    • Drury, A. C., James, P., Li, Y. (2009). Diversionary Dragons, or, Talking Tough in Taipei. Journal of East Asian Studies. Vol. 369-398 (9)
    • Fox, J., James, P., Li, Y. (2009). Religious Affinities and International Intervention in Ethnic Conflicts in the Middle East and Beyond. Canadian Journal of Political Science. Vol. 42, pp. 161-186.
    • Carter, N., James, P. (2009). “Grab the Signatures and Run”: Federal Unity Strategy in Canada from the Referendum to Patriation. International Political Sociology. Vol. 3, pp. 194-217.
    • Sandal, N., James, P. (2009). Religion and International Relations Theory: Towards a Mutual Understanding. European Journal of International Relations.
    • Fox, J., James, P., Li, Y. (2009). State Religion and Discrimination Against Ethnic Minorities. Naitonalism and Ethnic Politics. Vol. 15, pp. 1-22.
    • Choi, S., James, P., Li, Y.Presidential Approval, Future Economic Security and the Political Use of Force, 1953-1994.
    • James, P. (2008). Response: Theorizing, Measurement and Data Analysis in Quantitative Ethnic Conflict Studies: Shortcomings and What to Do About Them. Ethnopolitics. Vol. 7, pp. 329-332.
    • Ruane, A., James, P. (2008). The International Relations of Middle-earth: Learning from the Lord of the Rings. International Studies Perspectives. Vol. 9, pp. 377-394.
    • James, P., Joanathan, K. (2008). Canadian Regional Development: The Quest for Convergence. Canadian Journal of Political Science. Vol. 41, pp. 187-202.
    • James, P., Carment, D., Taydas, Z. (2008). The Internationalation of Ethnic Conflict: State, Society, and Synthesis. International Studies Review. Vol. 11, pp. 63-86.
    • James, P., Choi, S. (2008). Civil-Military Structure, Political Communication, and the Democratic Peace. Journal of Peace Research. Vol. 45, pp. 25-41.
    • James, P. (2007). Testing Dynamic Theories of Conflict: Power Cycles, Power Transitions, Foreign Policy Crises and Militarized Interstate Disputes. International Interactions. Vol. 33, pp. 1-29.
    • James, P. (2007). Behavioral IR: Practical Suggestions. International Studies Review. Vol. 9, pp. 162-165.
    • James, P., Lusztig, M. (2006). How Does Free Trade Become Institutionalized? An Expected Utility Model of the Chrétien Era. The World Economy. Vol. NA
    • James, P. (2006). The Rawlsian Paradox and the Governance of Canada. British Journal of Canadian Studies. Vol. 19, pp. 177-190.
    • James, P., Rudy, M., Hebron, L. (2006). Democracy and Conflict Management: Territorial Issue Claims in the Western Hemisphere Revisited. International Studies Quarterly. Vol. 50, pp. 803-817.
    • James, P., Choi, S. (2006). Media Openness, Democracy and Militarized Interstate Disputes: An Empirical Analysis. British Journal of Political Science. Vol. 37, pp. 23-46.
    • James, P., Akbaba, Y., Taydas, Z. (2006). One-Sided Crises in World Politics: A Study of Oxymoron, Violence and Outcomes. International Interactions. Vol. 32, pp. 229-260.
    • James, P., Ghose, G. (2005). Third Party Intervention in Ethno-Religious Conflict: Role Theory, Pakistan, and War in Kashmir, 1965. Terrorism and Political Violence. Vol. 17
    • James, P. (2005). The English School, International Relations, and Progress. International Studies Review/Not Available. Vol. 7, pp. 171-197.
    • James, P. (2005). Third-Party Intervention in Ethno-Religious Conflict: Role Theory, Pakistan, and War in Kashmir, 1965. Terrorism and Political Violence. Vol. 17, pp. 427-445.
    • James, P., Lusztig, M. (2005). Institutionalizing NAFTA. Law and Business Review of the Americas. Vol. 11, pp. 551-572.
    • Choi, S., James, P. (2004). Civil-Military Relations in a Neo-Kantian World, 1886-1992. Armed Forces & Security. pp. 227-254.
    • Fund for Innovative Undergraduate Teaching: The International Relations of Middle Earth, 2007-2008
    • President, International Council for Canadian Studies, 2011/05/01-2013/05/01
    • Eccles Centre Visiting Professor in North American Studies, British Library, 2010-2011
    • Eminent Scholar, Beijing Foreign Studies University, 2010-2011
    • Mellon Award, Faculty Mentoring Graduate Students, 2010-2011
    • Outstanding Teaching in Political Science, APSA and Pi Sigma Alpha, 2010-2011
    • Distinguished Scholar in Ethnicity, Nationalism and Migration, Internaitonal Studies Association, 2009/09/01-2010/08/31
    • President, Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, 2007/11/15-2009/11/15
    • Lenna Professor, St. Bonaventure University (visit to take place for two weeks in March 2009), 2008-2009
    • Misty Gerner Innovative Teaching Award, International Studies Association, 2008-2009
    • Vice President of International Studies Association, 2008-2009
    • Invited Roundtable Leaders, Annual Assembly of the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, 2007-2008
    • Vice President of Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, 2005-2007
    • Delegate, The US Delegation of Scholars to Taiwan, 2006-2007
    • Distinguished Scholar in Foreign Policy Analysis, International Studies Association, 2006-2007
    • Invited Plenary Speaker, Midwest Association for Canadian Studies, 2006-2007
    • NSF- Supported Democracy and World Politics Scummer Research Program, Oklahoma State University, 2007/07/15-2007/07/20

  • Office Hours

      Tuesday, Thursday : 11-12, I also am available by appointment.
      Tuesday and Thursday : 11-12

    Other Advisement or Time Devoted to Students

    • External Dissertation Committee Member for Eugene Walton, Department of Political Science, Duke University, 12/01/2009 –
    • I supervise an average of about two honors theses per year., 2010-2011
    • Pierson Clair, Advisor for Interdisciplinary Thesis, 2008-2009
    • In any given year, such as this one, I am supervising about three honors theses and five independent studies (counting undergraduate and graduate together)., 2007-2008

  • Administrative Appointments

    • Director, Center for International Studies, 07/01/2009 – 06/30/2112
    • Director, Canadian Studies Program, 08/01/2006 –
    • USC Ambassadors, 06/01/2006 –
    • SIR Director’s Advisory Committee, 2010-2011
    • University Fellows, Center for Public Diplomacy, 2009-2010
    • Director, Center for International Studies, 08/16/2006 – 08/15/2007

    Committees

    • Member, Politics and International Relations Doctoral Admissions Committee, 2010-2011
    • Member, Politics and International Relations Steering Committee, 2010-2011
    • Member, Graduate Admissions Committee, 2009-2010
    • Member, Initiative on Advancing Scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences Committee, Office of the Provost, 2009-2010
    • Chair, Review Committee, Brian Rathbun, 2008-2009
    • Member, Review Committee, Jacques Hymans, 2008-2009
    • Co-Chair, Methods Search Committee, 2007-2008
    • Member, Social Sciences Area Librarian Search Committee, 2006-2007
    • Member, Personnel Committee, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, 2006-2007
    • CIS Advisory Committee, 2005-2006
    • Member, Curriculum Committee, 2005-2006

  • Administative Appointment

    • Section Chair, APSA Related Group on Political Forecasting, 08/31/2009 – 08/31/2011
    • Program Chair, APSA Related Group on Political Forecasting, 08/31/2007 – 09/30/2009
    • Founding Chair, APSA Section on Canadian Politics, 08/01/2007 – 08/31/2008

    Committees

    • Member, Council, Section on Political Demography, ISA, 2010-2011

    Editorships and Editorial Boards

    • Editorial Board, Asian Journal of Canadian Studies, 01/01/2010 –
    • Member, International Advisory Board, Canadian Foreign Policy, 01/01/2010 –
    • Board Member, Series on Dilemmas in World Politics, Westview Press, 01/01/2010 –
    • Editorial Board Member, British Journal of Canadian Studies, 06/01/2009 –
    • Editorial Board Member, International Interactions, 01/01/2009 –
    • Editorial Board Member, International Studies Quarterly, 01/01/2009 –
    • Editor, International Relations Series, BRILL/Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 09/01/2008 –
    • Editorial Advisory Board, 21st Century Political Science: A Reference Handbook, John Ishiyama and Marijke Breuning, eds., Sage, forthcoming, 08/01/2008 –
    • Chair, Editorial Board, ACSUS Occasional Papers, 08/01/2006 –
    • Editorial Board Member, Southern Journal of Canadian Studies, 08/01/2005 –
    • Editorial Board Member, Lodon Security Policy, 01/01/2005 –
    • Editorial Board Member, Canadian Journal of Political Science, 08/01/2004 –
    • Editorial Board Member, Foreign Policy Analysis, 08/01/2003 –
    • Editorial Board Member, International Studies Perspectives, 08/01/2000 –

    Professional Offices

    • Founding Chair, Section on Canadian Politics, American Political Science Association, 08/31/2008 – 09/01/2010
    • Program Chair, Political Forecasting Group, American Political Science Association, 08/31/2007 – 01/09/2009

    Other Service to the Profession

    • Instructor and Co-Convener, APSA Short Course on Canadian Politics, 08/29/2008
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