Bruce Russett
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Bruce Martin Russett is Dean Acheson Professor of Political Science and Professor in International and Area Studies, MacMillan Center
, Yale University
, and edited the Journal of Conflict Resolution
from 1972 to 2009.
from Williams College
in 1956, a Diploma in Economics from King's College, Cambridge
in 1957, and a Ph.D. in Political Science from Yale in 1961. His first academic appointment was at MIT in 1961. He has taught at Yale since 1962 and has been Dean Acheson Professor since 1985. He has held visiting appointments at Columbia University
(1965), Mental Health Research Institute, University of Michigan
(1965-66), Institut d'Etudes Europeennes, Université Libre de Bruxelles
(1969-70), Richardson Institute for Peace & Conflict Research, London (1973-74), Institute for Research in Social Science, University of North Carolina
(1979-80), Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (1974), University of Tel Aviv (1989), Professor of International Capital Markets Law, Tokyo University Law School (1996), and Harvard University
(2001).
(1983-84). He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
, and in 2002 he received an honorary doctorate from Uppsala University
. He was principal advisor to the U.S. Catholic Conference in writing their 1983 pastoral letter, The Challenge of Peace, and with Paul Kennedy staffed the Ford Foundation
’s 1995 report, The United Nations in Its Second Half-Century. His grants and fellowships include multiple awards from the National Science Foundation
(11), the Carnegie Corporation (4), the Ford Foundation (3), the MacArthur Foundation
(3), the Rockefeller Brothers Foundation (3), the World Society Foundation of Switzerland (3), Fulbright-Hays
(2), Guggenheim Fellowships (2), and the U.S. Institute of Peace (2).
The Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale
The Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale, commonly referred to simply as the MacMillan Center, is Yale University's research and educational center for international affairs and cultural studies.-History:...
, Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, and edited the Journal of Conflict Resolution
Journal of Conflict Resolution
The Journal of Conflict Resolution is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes scholarly articles and book reviews dealing with international conflict and conflict resolution. Its scope is similar to that of the Journal of Peace Research...
from 1972 to 2009.
Academic career
Russett received his B.A. in Political EconomyPolitical economy
Political economy originally was the term for studying production, buying, and selling, and their relations with law, custom, and government, as well as with the distribution of national income and wealth, including through the budget process. Political economy originated in moral philosophy...
from Williams College
Williams College
Williams College is a private liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams. Originally a men's college, Williams became co-educational in 1970. Fraternities were also phased out during this...
in 1956, a Diploma in Economics from King's College, Cambridge
Cambridge
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in 1957, and a Ph.D. in Political Science from Yale in 1961. His first academic appointment was at MIT in 1961. He has taught at Yale since 1962 and has been Dean Acheson Professor since 1985. He has held visiting appointments at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
(1965), Mental Health Research Institute, University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
(1965-66), Institut d'Etudes Europeennes, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Université Libre de Bruxelles
The Université libre de Bruxelles is a French-speaking university in Brussels, Belgium. It has 21,000 students, 29% of whom come from abroad, and an equally cosmopolitan staff.-Name:...
(1969-70), Richardson Institute for Peace & Conflict Research, London (1973-74), Institute for Research in Social Science, University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
(1979-80), Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (1974), University of Tel Aviv (1989), Professor of International Capital Markets Law, Tokyo University Law School (1996), and Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
(2001).
Selected awards and activities
He has been president of the Peace Science Society (International) (1977-79) and the International Studies AssociationInternational Studies Association
The International Studies Association was founded by a group of scholars and practitioners in 1959 to pursue mutual interests in international studies. Representing eighty countries, ISA has over three thousand members worldwide and is the most respected and widely known scholarly association in...
(1983-84). He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
, and in 2002 he received an honorary doctorate from Uppsala University
Uppsala University
Uppsala University is a research university in Uppsala, Sweden, and is the oldest university in Scandinavia, founded in 1477. It consistently ranks among the best universities in Northern Europe in international rankings and is generally considered one of the most prestigious institutions of...
. He was principal advisor to the U.S. Catholic Conference in writing their 1983 pastoral letter, The Challenge of Peace, and with Paul Kennedy staffed the Ford Foundation
Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation is a private foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created to fund programs that were chartered in 1936 by Edsel Ford and Henry Ford....
’s 1995 report, The United Nations in Its Second Half-Century. His grants and fellowships include multiple awards from the National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
(11), the Carnegie Corporation (4), the Ford Foundation (3), the MacArthur Foundation
MacArthur Foundation
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is one of the largest private foundations in the United States. Based in Chicago but supporting non-profit organizations that work in 60 countries, MacArthur has awarded more than US$4 billion since its inception in 1978...
(3), the Rockefeller Brothers Foundation (3), the World Society Foundation of Switzerland (3), Fulbright-Hays
Fulbright Program
The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright-Hays Program, is a program of competitive, merit-based grants for international educational exchange for students, scholars, teachers, professionals, scientists and artists, founded by United States Senator J. William Fulbright in 1946. Under the...
(2), Guggenheim Fellowships (2), and the U.S. Institute of Peace (2).
Books
- Community and Contention: Britain and America in the Twentieth Century (1963).
- World Handbook of Political and Social Indicators (with Karl Deutsch, Harold Lasswell, and Hayward AlkerHayward AlkerHayward R. Alker was a Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California School of International Relations, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Yale University. Professor Alker specialized in research methods, core international relations theory, international...
, 1964, Spanish edition 1969). - Trends in World Politics (1965).
- World Politics in the General Assembly (with Hayward Alker, 1965).
- International Regions and the International System (1967).
- Economic Theories of International Politics (editor and contributor; Chicago, IL: Markham, 1968).
- What Price Vigilance? The Burdens of National Defense (1970). Gladys Kammerer Award from APSA for best book on U.S. public policy, 1971.
- No Clear and Present Danger: A Skeptical View of the United States Entry into World War II (1972; 25th anniversary edition, 1997). http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=85757888
- Peace, War, and Numbers (editor and contributor; 1972).
- Military Force and American Society (editor and contributor, with Alfred Stepan, 1973).
- Power and Community in World Politics (1974).
- Interest and Ideology: The Foreign Policy Beliefs of American Businessmen (with Elizabeth Hanson, 1975). http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=98061341
- Progress in Arms Control? Readings from SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN (editor and contributor, with Bruce Blair, 1979).
- From National Development to Global Community (editor and contributor, with Richard Merritt, 1981).
- World Politics: The Menu for Choice (with Harvey Starr, 1981; later editions 1985; 1989, 1992, 1996; also 2000, 2003, 2006 with David Kinsella as third author). Also Indian, Italian, Chinese, Russian, and Japanese versions of various editions.
- The Prisoners of Insecurity: Nuclear Deterrence, the Arms Race, and Arms Control (1983; Japanese edition 1984). http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=98392913
- Arms Control and the Arms Race: Readings from SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN (editor and contributor, with Fred Chernoff; 1985).
- Choices in World Politics: Sovereignty and Interdependence (editor and contributor, with Harvey Starr and Richard Stoll, 1989).
- Controlling the Sword: The Democratic Governance of National Security (1990).
- Grasping the Democratic Peace: Principles for a Post-Cold War World (1993; Japanese edition 1996). http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=103229834
- The Once and Future Security Council (editor and contributor, 1997).
- Triangulating Peace: Democracy, Interdependence, and International Organizations (with John R. Oneal, 2001).
- Governance, Accountability, and the Future of the Catholic Church (editor and contributor, with Francis Oakley, 2004).
- New Directions for International Relations: Confronting the Method of Analysis Problem (editor and contributor, with Alex Mintz, 2005).
- Purpose and Policy in the Global Community (2006).
- International Security and Conflict (editor, forthcoming 2008).
Articles
External links
- Home page CV
- Profile at Yale University Political Science Department
- Journal of Conflict Resolution
- Essential Science Indicators interview as most cited armed conflict researcher
- Political Science 400, rank 14 among most-cited political scientists 1960-2005, Political Science and Politics 15,1 (January 2007)