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Biographical Sketch
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PATRICK JAMES is Professor of International Relations and Director of the Center for International Studies 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 of eleven 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, and the Quincy Wright Scholar Award from the Midwest International Studies Association. He is a past president of the Midwest International Studies Association and the Iowa Conference of Political Scientists. James currently is Distinguished Scholar in Foreign Policy Analysis for the International Studies Association (ISA), 2006-07. He is Vice President, 2005-07, and President, 2007-09, of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, and Vice-President (2008-09) of the ISA. James also served a five-year term as Editor of International Studies Quarterly.
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Education
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 Ph.D. Political Science, University of Maryland, 1984
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Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History
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Professor, SIR, University of Southern California, 08/01/2005-
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Description of Research
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Summary Statement of Research Interests
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Patrick James comes 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 (conflict, crisis and war); Comparative Politics (Canadian politics); Rational Choice (collective action, expected utility and game theory); and Empirical Methods (research design and statistics). His most recent book, International Relations and Scientific Progress: Structural Realism Reconsidered Ohio State University Press, 2002), and its sequel, currently in-progress, focus on creating a version of neorealist theory labeled Elaborated Structural 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 ten 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, and the Eaton Lectureship at Queen's University in Belfast. 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.
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Research Specialties
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Foreign Policy Analysis, Ethnopolitics, Security Studies, Canadian Politics, Quantitative Methods, Conflict & Intervention; Regional studies - Canada
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Funded Research
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Contracts and Grants Awarded
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Taiwan Summer Student Grant (TECO), Patrick James, $4,000, 05/01/2008-
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Religion Identity And Global Goverance (Luce (Henry) Foundation), Lamy, Steven L, James, Patrick, $370,000, 07/01/2006-06/30/2009
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Canadian Studies Program (Canadian Embassy, Washington, DC), Patrick James, $8,500, 2007-2008
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Canadian Studies Program (Canadian Embassy, Washington, DC), Patrick James, $7,500, 2007-2008
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Proposals Submitted
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Earhart Foundation, Pending, Patrick James, Yitan Li, $24,700, 2007-2008
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Government of Canada, Pending, Patrick James, Craig Palmer, $15,000, 2007-2008
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Government of Quebec, Pending, Patrick James, $5,000, 2007-2008
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Conferences and Other Presentations
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Conference Presentations
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"Getting Published in the Profession", International Studies Association (Midwest), Talk, St. Louis, IL, ISA Midwest, Invited, 10/01/2007-10/31/2007
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"Behavioral IR", American Political Science Association, Talk, Chicago, IL, APSA, Refereed, 09/01/2007-09/30/2007
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"Deterrence and Compellence in Iraq", Pan-Eurupean IR Conference, Paper, Turin, Italy, ECPR, Refereed, 09/01/2007-09/30/2007
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"Academic and Non-Academic Careers", International Studies Association, Talk, Chicago, IL, ISA, Invited, 03/01/2007-03/31/2007
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"ENMISA Distinguished Scholar, Ted Gurr", International Studies Association, Talk, Chicago, IL, ISA, Invited, 03/01/2007-03/31/2007
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"Panel on Religion and Secularism in IR", International Studies Association, Chair and Discussant, Chicago, IL, ISA, Refereed, 03/01/2007-03/31/2007
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"The Impact of Immigration", International Studies Association, Discussant, Chicago, IL, ISA, Refereed, 03/01/2007-03/31/2007
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"The Democratic Peace", International Studies Association (Midwest), Chair and Discussant, St. Louis, MO, ISA Midwest, Refereed, 10/01/2006-10/30/2006
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"Game Theory and International Terrorism", American Political Science, Discussant, Chicago, IL, APSA, Refereed, 09/01/2006-09/30/2006
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"International Dimensions of Ethnic Conflict", American Political Science Association, Chair, Chicago, IL, APSA, Refereed, 09/01/2006-09/30/2006
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"Poliheuristic Analysis of International Crises", American Political Science Association, Paper, Chicago, IL, APSA, Refereed, 09/01/2006-09/30/2006
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"Politheuristic Theory and Crisis Decision-Making", International Political Science Association, Paper, Fukuoka, Japan, IPSA, Refereed, 08/01/2006-08/31/2006
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Other Presentations
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"Deterrence and Compellence in Iraq, 1991-2003", Conference on Complex Deterrence, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 05/01/2007-05/31/2007
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"Taiwan, China and Diversionary Theory", Conference on Taiwan and East Asia, University of Califronia, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 04/01/2007-04/30/2007
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Publications
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Book
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James, P.
(2007).
What Way Forward for Contemporary Realism?. (Annette Freyberg-Inan, Ewan Harrison, Ed.). Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.
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James, P.
(2007).
Canadian Studies in the New Millennium. Canadian Studies in the New Millennium/University of Toronto Press for the William Clark Library.
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James, P.
(2006).
Handbook of Canadian Foreign Policy. Lanham, Maryland: Handbook of Canadian Foreign Policy/Lexington Books.
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James, P.
(2006).
Who Intervenes? Ethnic Conflict and Interstate Crisis. Columbus, Ohio: Who Intervenes? Ethnic Conflict and Interstate Crisis/Ohio State University.
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James, P.
(2005).
A New Quest for International Peace: Civil-Military Dynamics, Political Communications and Democracy. New York: A New Quest for International Peace: Civil-Military Dynamics, Political Communications and Democracy./Palgrave.
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Book Chapter
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James, P., Akbaba, Y.
(2007).
The Evolution of Iranian Interventionism: Support for Radical Islam in Turkey, 1982-2003. London: Radical Islam and International Security: Challenges and Responses/Routledge.
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James, P., Akbaba, Y., Taydas, Z.
(2007).
Third Party Intervention in Ethnopolitical Conflict: A MAR-Based Assessment. London: Insecurity in Intra-State Conflicts/ Routledge.
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Encyclopedia Article
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James, P. International Conflict: International Crisis & International Conflict: International War. (Michael Palmiotto, Ed.). Encyclopedia on International Security Studies/CQ Press.
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Journal Article
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James, P., Choi, S.
(2008).
Civil-Military Structure, Political Communication, and the Democratic Peace. Journal of Peace Research.
Vol. 45, pp. 25-41.
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James, P., Joanathan, K.
(2007).
Canadian Regional Development: The Quest for Convergence. Canadian Journal of Political Science.
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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.
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James, P., Ghose, G.
(2007).
Third Party Intervention in Ethno-Religious Conflict: Role Theory, Pakistan, and War in Kashmir, 1965. The Religious Dimension in World Politics.
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James, P.
(2007).
The Rawlsian Paradox and the Government of Canada. British Journal of Canadian Studies.
Vol. NA
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James, P.
(2007).
Behavioral IR: Practical Suggestions. International Studies Review.
Vol. 9, pp. 162-165.
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James, P., Carment, D., Taydas, Z.
(2006).
The Internationalation of Ethnic Conflict: State, Society, and Synthesis. International Studies Review.
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James, P.
(2006).
How Does Free Trade Become Institutionalized? An Expected Utility Model of the Chrétien Era. The World Economy.
Vol. NA
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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.
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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.
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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.
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James, P.
(2005).
The English School, International Relations, and Progress. International Studies Review/Not Available.
Vol. 7, pp. 171-197.
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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.
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James, P., Lusztig, M.
(2005).
Institutionalizing NAFTA. Law and Business Review of the Americas.
Vol. 11, pp. 551-572.
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Advisement
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Office Hours
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Tuesday and Thursday: 11-12, 2007-2008
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Teaching Innovations and Multimedia Teaching
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Fund for Innovative Undergraduate Teaching: The International Relations of Middle Earth, 2007-2008
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Honors and Awards
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President, Association for Canadian Studies, 11/15/2007-11/15/2009
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Vice President of International Studies Association, 2008-2009
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Invited Roundtable Leaders, Annual Assembly of the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, 2007-2008
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Vice President of Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, 2005-2007
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Delegate, The US Delegation of Scholars to Taiwan, 2006-2007
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Distinguished Scholar in Foreign Policy Analysis, International Studies Association, 2006-2007
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Invited Plenary Speaker, Midwest Association for Canadian Studies, 2006-2007
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NSF- Supported Democracy and World Politics Scummer Research Program, Oklahoma State University, 7/15/2007-7/20/2007
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Service to the University
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Administrative Appointments
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Director, Canadian Studies Program, 08/01/2006-
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USC Ambassadors, 06/01/2006-
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Director, Center for International Studies, 08/16/2006-08/15/2007
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Committees
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Co-Chair, Methods Search Committee, 2007-2008
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Member, Social Sciences Area Librarian Search Committee, 2006-2007
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Member, Personnel Committee, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, 2006-2007
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CIS Advisory Committee, 2005-2006
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Member, Curriculum Committee, 2005-2006
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Service to the Profession
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Administrative Appointments
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Chair, APSA Related Group on Canadian Politics, 08/01/2006-
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Program Chair, APSA Related Group on Political Forecasting, 08/31/2007-09/30/2007
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Editorships and Editorial Boards
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Chair, Editorial Board, ACSUS Occasional Papers, 08/01/2006-
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Editorial Board Member, Southern Journal of Canadian Studies, 08/01/2005-
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Editorial Board Member, Lodon Security Policy, 01/01/2005-
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Editorial Board Member, Canadian Journal of Political Science, 08/01/2004-
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Editorial Board Member, Foreign Policy Analysis, 08/01/2003-
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Editorial Board Member, International Studies Perspectives, 08/01/2000-
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Professional Offices
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Director, Canadian Studies Program, 2006-
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Director, Center for International Studies, 2006-
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