In January-February 2026, I spent a portion of my latest sabbatical as a Visiting Professor at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. May-June 2019 I spent a portion of another full-year sabbatical as a Visiting Scholar at the University of Dundee in Scotland. In fall 2018, I was Fulbright Canada Research Chair at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario.. I served as Acting Department Chair from July 2007 to June 2008 and then was elected as full-time chair from January 1, 2012 through December 2017.
From 1994-2011, I directed the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order, which has long been the largest cash prize administered by political scientists. Decades ago, I was a Fellow at Stanford's Center for International Security and Cooperation (1987-88) and at Chicago's Program on International Political Economy and Security (1988-89). I also taught as a visiting faculty member at Northwestern for two years before arriving at Louisville. Years later, I spent a sabbatical at Harvard's Belfer Center for Science and International Security (2005).
Recent Wofford College President Nayef H. Samhat and I wrote Democratizing Global Politics; Discourse Norms, International Regimes, and Political Community, which was published by SUNY Press in March 2004. A fairly complete list of my other academic publications -- mostly about international security topics, global environmental politics, and/or political communication -- can be found here (or here or here).
For many years, I served as a member of the Provost's Sustainability Council and the Administration, Finance and Outreach (AFO) Committee of that Council. In fall 2010, the Provost named me to the University-Wide Ad Hoc Committee on Socially Responsible Investing (SRI). In fall 2012, I became the chair of the AFO committee, which was renamed the Planning and Administration Committee in August 2015. I resigned from that position in September 2017. We accomplished a good deal at Louisville and the University committed to carbon neutrality by 2050. UofL's commitment to SRI is demonstrated primarily by its decision to hire a third-party firm to vote its proxies using various social criteria.
This personal blog began in September 2003. In June 2005, I was invited to start posting regularly at the international relations group blog, Duck of Minerva, though I eventually departed in 2015. From August 2009 until late 2012, I wrote occasional blog posts on Climate Politics: IR and the Environment for e-International Relations (e-IR).
I love baseball and have been a member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) since 1997. Primarily, I am a consumer, not a producer, of baseball research. My first contribution to a SABR publication appeared in December 2017. I root for the Kansas City Royals (World Series Champions in 2015!) and compete in a couple of fantasy baseball leagues. One is the Hardy House League, which some friends invited me to join in 1989 while I was living in Chicago. It's been a 12 team AL-only league for decades. I've won the title 6 times in 36 seasons, finished second 7 times, and came in third 6 times. Most recently, my team won the 2021 post-COVID championship and was runner-up in 2023.
I also enjoy watching University of Kansas basketball, reading "hard boiled" detective fiction, listening to Americana music, viewing movies, and playing Texas Hold'em poker. I occasionally blog about these interests.More likely, you'll find me "micro-blogging" on one of my two Twitter accounts (professional and personal). I occasionally hang out on Bluesky.
My wife reads this blog and often sends me articles or tidbits for topical consideration. Our daughters are now working-world young adults living in New York and California, respectively.
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Recent Wofford College President Nayef H. Samhat and I wrote Democratizing Global Politics; Discourse Norms, International Regimes, and Political Community, which was published by SUNY Press in March 2004. A fairly complete list of my other academic publications -- mostly about international security topics, global environmental politics, and/or political communication -- can be found here (or here or here).
For many years, I served as a member of the Provost's Sustainability Council and the Administration, Finance and Outreach (AFO) Committee of that Council. In fall 2010, the Provost named me to the University-Wide Ad Hoc Committee on Socially Responsible Investing (SRI). In fall 2012, I became the chair of the AFO committee, which was renamed the Planning and Administration Committee in August 2015. I resigned from that position in September 2017. We accomplished a good deal at Louisville and the University committed to carbon neutrality by 2050. UofL's commitment to SRI is demonstrated primarily by its decision to hire a third-party firm to vote its proxies using various social criteria.
This personal blog began in September 2003. In June 2005, I was invited to start posting regularly at the international relations group blog, Duck of Minerva, though I eventually departed in 2015. From August 2009 until late 2012, I wrote occasional blog posts on Climate Politics: IR and the Environment for e-International Relations (e-IR).
I love baseball and have been a member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) since 1997. Primarily, I am a consumer, not a producer, of baseball research. My first contribution to a SABR publication appeared in December 2017. I root for the Kansas City Royals (World Series Champions in 2015!) and compete in a couple of fantasy baseball leagues. One is the Hardy House League, which some friends invited me to join in 1989 while I was living in Chicago. It's been a 12 team AL-only league for decades. I've won the title 6 times in 36 seasons, finished second 7 times, and came in third 6 times. Most recently, my team won the 2021 post-COVID championship and was runner-up in 2023.
The second league is the 24 team Original Bitnet Fantasy League Baseball, which I joined in 1991 and last won in the second half (or "B") season of 2023. We play head-to-head seasons with playoffs, divided by the all-star break when we do a quick redraft. It's a dynasty keeper league so most owners retain major stars for most of their careers. My first dynasty featured Greg Maddux, Pedro Martinez, Jim Thome, and Derek Jeter. In 70 championship seasons, the Louisville Sluggers have won 11 times and made 3 other World Series. My team also made the playoffs in the first halves of 2024 and 2026 and second half of 2025. The current team is headed by Gunnar Henderson, Ronald Acuna, and Will Smith, Dodger catcher.
I also enjoy watching University of Kansas basketball, reading "hard boiled" detective fiction, listening to Americana music, viewing movies, and playing Texas Hold'em poker. I occasionally blog about these interests.
My wife reads this blog and often sends me articles or tidbits for topical consideration. Our daughters are now working-world young adults living in New York and California, respectively.
Visit this blog's homepage.
