Robert Gilpin
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Robert Gilpin is a scholar of International Political Economy
and the professor emeritus of Politics and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
at Princeton University
. He holds the Eisenhower professorship. Gilpin specializes in political economy
and international relations
, especially the effect of multinational corporations on state autonomy.
Gilpin received his B.A. from the University of Vermont
in 1952 and his M.S. from Cornell University
in 1954. Following three years as an officer in the U.S. Navy, Gilpin completed his Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley
, earning his doctorate in 1960. He joined the Princeton faculty in 1962 and earned tenure
in 1967. He was a faculty associate of the Center for International Studies, and the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination.
Gilpin was a Guggenheim fellow in 1969, a Rockefeller fellow from 1967–68 and again from 1976–1977, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is a member of the American Political Science Association, for which he served as vice president from 1984–1985, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Gilpin describes his view of international relations and international political economy from a realist standpoint, explaining in his book Global Political Economy that he considers himself a 'state-centric realist' in the tradition of prominent 'classical' realists such as E.H. Carr and Hans Morgenthau. Gilpin's present research interests are in the application of realist thinking to contemporary American policies in the Middle East. Gilpin was openly critical of the politics surrounding the 2003 invasion of Iraq in his essay titled 'War is too important to be left to ideological amateurs'.
Gilpin resides in Greensboro, Vermont
, with his wife Jean M. Gilpin.
International political economy
International political economy , also known as global political economy, is an academic discipline within the social sciences that analyzes international relations in combination with political economy. As an interdisciplinary field it draws on many distinct academic schools, most notably ...
and the professor emeritus of Politics and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs is a professional public policy school at Princeton University. The school has granted undergraduate A.B. degrees since 1930 and graduate degrees since 1948...
at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
. He holds the Eisenhower professorship. Gilpin specializes in political economy
Political 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...
and international relations
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
, especially the effect of multinational corporations on state autonomy.
Gilpin received his B.A. from the University of Vermont
University of Vermont
The University of Vermont comprises seven undergraduate schools, an honors college, a graduate college, and a college of medicine. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees; students in the Honors College concurrently enroll in one of the university's seven undergraduate colleges or...
in 1952 and his M.S. from Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
in 1954. Following three years as an officer in the U.S. Navy, Gilpin completed his Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, earning his doctorate in 1960. He joined the Princeton faculty in 1962 and earned tenure
Tenure
Tenure commonly refers to life tenure in a job and specifically to a senior academic's contractual right not to have his or her position terminated without just cause.-19th century:...
in 1967. He was a faculty associate of the Center for International Studies, and the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination.
Gilpin was a Guggenheim fellow in 1969, a Rockefeller fellow from 1967–68 and again from 1976–1977, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is a member of the American Political Science Association, for which he served as vice president from 1984–1985, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Gilpin describes his view of international relations and international political economy from a realist standpoint, explaining in his book Global Political Economy that he considers himself a 'state-centric realist' in the tradition of prominent 'classical' realists such as E.H. Carr and Hans Morgenthau. Gilpin's present research interests are in the application of realist thinking to contemporary American policies in the Middle East. Gilpin was openly critical of the politics surrounding the 2003 invasion of Iraq in his essay titled 'War is too important to be left to ideological amateurs'.
Gilpin resides in Greensboro, Vermont
Greensboro, Vermont
Greensboro is the southernmost town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 770 at the 2000 census. The town includes the places of Campbells Corners, East Greensboro, Gebbie Corner, Greensboro Four Corners, Greensboro Bend, The Four Corners, Tolmans Corner, and Burlington...
, with his wife Jean M. Gilpin.