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Office: 807 ICC
Office Hours: Fall 2005 -- On Leave
Telephone: (202) 687-3998
Fax: (202) 687-5116
E-mail: kupchanc@georgetown.edu
Areas of Specialization: International Relations
Vitae (pdf) |
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Dr. Kupchan is a Professor of international relations in the School
of Foreign Service and Government Department at Georgetown University.
He is also a Senior Fellow and Director of Europe Studies at the Council
on Foreign Relations.
Dr. Kupchan was Director for European Affairs on the National Security
Council during the first Clinton administration. Before joining the NSC,
he worked in the U.S. Department of State on the Policy Planning Staff.
Prior to government service, he was an Assistant Professor of Politics
at Princeton University.
He is the author of The End of the American Era (2002), Power
in Transition: The Peaceful Change of International Order (2001),
Civic Engagement in the Atlantic Community (1999), Atlantic
Security: Contending Visions (1998), Nationalism and Nationalities
in the New Europe (l995), The Vulnerability of Empire (1994),
The Persian Gulf and the West (1987), and numerous articles on
international and strategic affairs.
Dr. Kupchan received a B.A. from Harvard University and M.Phil. and D.Phil.
degrees from Oxford University. He has served as a visiting scholar at
Harvard University's Center for International Affairs, Columbia University's
Institute for War and Peace Studies, the International Institute for Strategic
Studies in London, and the Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Internationales
in Paris.
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Course Schedule
Spring 2005:
GOVT 544/INAF 625 The Sources of Nationalism (Syllabus)
This course examines what nationalism is, where it comes from, and
what effects it has on societies and international systems. We will
cover material that presents contrasting historical and theoretical
interpretations of nationalism. Each week, we will read one book.
In class, we will carefully examine that book's main arguments and
the historical evidence the author uses to support these arguments.
INAF 741 Contemporary Debates in International Security (Syllabus)
This course examines contemporary debates in international security.
Each week we will focus on one main debate. The readings, which
have been chosen to reflect competing points of view, will serve
as a springboard for class discussions. The course will examine
the conceptual issues that lie behind contemporary debates as well
as the policy implications of these debates.
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Recently Taught Courses
Fall 2004:
GOVT 544 Sources of Nationalism (Syllabus)
Course description not yet available
Spring 2003:
GOVT 006 International Relations (Syllabus)
This course investigates the scope and methods of international
affairs. Emphasis will be placed on analysis of the distinctive
characteristics of the international arena, recurrent patterns of
interstate action, and the major techniques for the implementation
of foreign policies.
Spring 2002:
GOVT 544/INAF 625 Sources of Nationalism (Syllabus)
This course examines what nationalism is, where it comes from, and
what effects it has on societies and international systems. The
readings cover the main theoretical interpretations of nationalism.
Class discussions will be devoted to examining these interpretations
from both a conceptual and a historical perspective.
INAF 344 Grand Strategy In Comparative And Historical Perspective
(Syllabus)
This course focuses on the grand strategy of imperial powers. It
will begin with an examination of the components of imperial power
and of the political, economic, and strategic issues entailed in
its management and allocation. We will next examine in comparative
perspective the grand strategies of past great powers, including
the Roman, Ottoman, British, German, and Japanese empires. The course
will then focus on American grand strategy during different phases
in the country's rise as a great power. It will end with an examination
of American grand strategy for the twenty-first century.
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