Robert Jervis
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Robert Jervis is the Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Affairs at Columbia University
, and has been a member of the faculty since 1980. Jervis was the recipient of the 1990 University of Louisville
Grawemeyer Award
for Ideas Improving World Order. Jervis is co-editor of the Cornell Studies in Security Affairs, a series published by Cornell University Press, and the member of numerous editorial review boards for scholarly journals.
(1962) and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley
(1968). From 1968 to 1972, he was an assistant professor of government at Harvard University
, and was an associate professor from 1972–74. From 1974 to 1980, he was a professor of political science at the University of California, Los Angeles
. He served as the President of the American Political Science Association
. He is the father of Lisa Jervis, who co-founded Bitch magazine
.
as well as an expert in international politics. Many of his latest writings are about the Bush doctrine
, of which he is very critical. Jervis is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
. In 2006 he was awarded the NAS Award for Behavior Research Relevant to the Prevention of Nuclear War
from the National Academy of Sciences
. He participated in the 2010 Hertog Global Strategy Initiative, a high-level research program on nuclear proliferation. http://csis.org/blog/hertog-strategy-institute-summer-program. He was also president of the American Political Science Association
in 2001.
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...
, and has been a member of the faculty since 1980. Jervis was the recipient of the 1990 University of Louisville
University of Louisville
The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General...
Grawemeyer Award
Grawemeyer Award
The Grawemeyer Awards are five awards given annually by the University of Louisville in the state of Kentucky, United States. The prizes are presented to individuals in the fields of education, ideas improving world order, music composition, religion, and psychology...
for Ideas Improving World Order. Jervis is co-editor of the Cornell Studies in Security Affairs, a series published by Cornell University Press, and the member of numerous editorial review boards for scholarly journals.
Biography
Robert Jervis holds a B.A. from Oberlin CollegeOberlin College
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students. Connected to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest continuously operating...
(1962) and a Ph.D. from 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...
(1968). From 1968 to 1972, he was an assistant professor of government at 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...
, and was an associate professor from 1972–74. From 1974 to 1980, he was a professor of political science at the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
. He served as the President of the American Political Science Association
American Political Science Association
The American Political Science Association is a professional association of political science students and scholars in the United States. Founded in 1903, it publishes three academic journals...
. He is the father of Lisa Jervis, who co-founded Bitch magazine
Bitch (magazine)
bitch, whose tagline is feminist response to pop culture, is an independent, quarterly magazine published in Portland, Oregon with more than 50,000 readers. bitch magazine is one branch of the reader-supported non-profit organization bitch media...
.
Work
He has worked on perceptions and misperceptions in foreign policy decision making. While Jervis is perhaps best known for two books in his early career, he also wrote System Effects: Complexity in Political and Social Life (Princeton, 1997). With System Effects, Jervis established himself as a social scientistSocial Scientist
Social Scientist is a New Delhi based journal in social sciences and humanities published since 1972....
as well as an expert in international politics. Many of his latest writings are about the Bush doctrine
Bush Doctrine
The Bush Doctrine is a phrase used to describe various related foreign policy principles of former United States president George W. Bush. The phrase was first used by Charles Krauthammer in June 2001 to describe the Bush Administration's unilateral withdrawals from the ABM treaty and the Kyoto...
, of which he is very critical. Jervis is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is an international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsibility, and supporting scientific education and science outreach for the...
and 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...
. In 2006 he was awarded the NAS Award for Behavior Research Relevant to the Prevention of Nuclear War
NAS Award for Behavior Research Relevant to the Prevention of Nuclear War
The NAS Award for Behavioral Research Relevant to the Prevention of Nuclear War is awarded by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences "to recognize basic research in any field of cognitive or behavioral science that has employed rigorous formal or empirical methods, optimally a combination of these,...
from the National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
. He participated in the 2010 Hertog Global Strategy Initiative, a high-level research program on nuclear proliferation. http://csis.org/blog/hertog-strategy-institute-summer-program. He was also president of the American Political Science Association
American Political Science Association
The American Political Science Association is a professional association of political science students and scholars in the United States. Founded in 1903, it publishes three academic journals...
in 2001.
Selected publications
- The Logic of Images in International Relations (Princeton, 1970) ISBN 978-0231069328
- Perception and Misperception in International Politics (Princeton, 1976) ISBN 978-0691100494
- Cooperation under the Security Dilemma (World Politics, Vol. 30, No.2, 1978)
- The Meaning of the Nuclear Revolution (Cornell, 1989)
- System Effects: Complexity in Political and Social Life (Princeton, 1997) ISBN 978-0866820035