I am a Ph.D. Candidate at the School of International Studies at USC. I
am a research associate at the International Peace Research Institute in
Oslo (PRIO), funded by a grant from the Norwegian Research Council
(NRF). My contact information at the latter is: PRIO, Fuglegauggata 11,
0260 Oslo, Norway. Tel: +47 22 54 77 21, fax: +47 22 54 77 01.
Ph.D. Candidate (International Relations), University of Southern
California, California, 1996-.
Advisor: Hayward R. Alker.
MA/Cand.Polit (Political Science), Norwegian University of Science and
Technology, Trondheim, Norway, 1994-96.
Advisor: Nils Petter Gleditsch.
Bachelor/Cand.Mag (Political Science), Norwegian University of Science and
Technology, Trondheim, and University of Bergen, Norway, 1990-94.
"The Decision to Go To War: Developing the Democratic Peace Argument
through a Foreign Policy Framework." Paper presented at the
International Studies Association (ISA) meeting in Chicago, March
2001. A revised version of the paper was presented at the Center for
International Studies, USC, March 2001.
"Democratic Waves Revisited: Types of Democracy and Conflict Across Time
and Space." Paper presented at the International Studies Association
(ISA) meeting in Los Angeles, March 2000.
"Are All Democracies Built on Methods of Nonviolence? Type of Democracy
and Domestic Conflict." Co-authored article with Tanja Ellingsen
(University of Oslo, Norway). An earlier version of the paper was presented
at the Nordic Political Science Congress in Uppsala, Sweden, 1999.
"Testable Understandings of Structured Histories: With Examples from a
Comparative Study of Conflict Prevention Successes and
Failures." Co-authored paper with Thomas Schmalberger, Hayward R. Alker,
and Andrew Blum, presented at the International Studies Association (ISA)
meeting, Washington, D.C. February 1999.
"Military: Man; Civilian: Woman. Should Women Participate in Combat Roles?"
Paper presented at the International Studies Association (ISA) meeting in
Minneapolis, March 1998. An earlier version of this paper was presented
at the Norwegian Conference of Political Science, January 1998.
"Er noen demokratier fredeligere enn andre?" (Are Some Democracies More
Peaceful Than Others?). Norsk Statsvitenskaplig Tidsskrift
(Norwegian Journal of Political Science), 14(1): 67-89, 1998. A revised
version of the article was published in Nils Petter Gleditsch (ed.)
Det nye sikkerhetsbildet (The New View of Security), Trondheim:
Tapir, 1998, pp. 43-59.
"Are Some Democracies More peaceful Than Others? An Extension of the
Structural Constraints Argument." Paper presented at the International
Studies Association-West meeting at the UC-Davies (17-18 October
1997). Under revision for journal submission. Earlier versions of the
paper were presented at the 1996 ISA meeting in San Diego, the Nordic
Peace Conference in 1995, and the Norwegian Conference of Political
Science in 1995.
"Are Some Democracies More Peaceful Than Others? A Suggestion for
Extending the Democratic peace Perspective." Cand. Polit. Thesis (Master
Thesis). Department of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian
University of Science and Technology in Trondhein (NTNU), August 1996.
| 2000-01 | Dissertation fellowship granted by the Norwegian Research Council (NRF). |
| Winner of the 2001 Center for International Studies paper competition for the paper "The Decision to Go To War: Developing the Democratic Peace Argument through a Foreign Policy Framework." | |
| 1999-00 | Dissertation fellowship granted by the Center for International Studies, USC. |
| 1998-99 | Honorable mention in the 1999 Center for International Studies paper competition for the paper "Are Some Democracies More Peaceful Than Others?" |
| The Walter Danielson Scholarship award given by the Swedish Club of Los Angeles for work in International Relations. | |
| McCone fellowship/research assistantship to professor Hayward R. Alker at the School of International Relations at USC. | |
| The Allen Fellowship granted by the School of International Relations at USC. | |
| Fellowship granted by Thanks to Scandinavia, distributed by the Norway-America Association. | |
| 1997-98 | Research assistantship under the direction of Professor Hayward R. Alker, granted by the Center for International Studies at USC. |
| The Johan Jørgen Holst award granted by the American- Scandinavian Foundation, distributed by the Norway-America Association. | |
| Research Fellow at the International Peace Research Institute in Oslo (PRIO), 16 June - 30 July 1997. | |
| 1996-97 | Fellowship granted by the U.S.-Norway Fulbright Foundation of Educational Exchange to cover parts of the costs of one year of studies in the USA. |
| Fellowship granted by the Norway-America Association to cover parts of the costs of one year of studies in the USA. | |
| Student scholarship given by the International Peace Research Institute in Oslo (PRIO). | |
| 1995-96 | Scholarship given by the Department of Sociology and Political Science at NTNU to cover the costs of participating at the Essex Summer School at the University of of Essex, England, (July 9 - August 19, 1995). |
| 1994-95 | Scholarship given as a part of a research project between the PRIO and NTNU, financed by the Norwegian Ministry of Defense. The project emphasized the Nordic security environment in relation to conflicts concerning resources, environmental factors, nationalism and political government (e.g. the consequences of global democratization). |
Member of the group for the security position search at at the School of
International Relations, USC, 2000-01.
Student member of the group for revising the Ph.D. methodology
requirements at the School of International Relations, USC, 2000-01.
Reviewer for Global Society, Journal of Interdisciplinary International
Relations.
Coordinator of the joint UCLA/USC academic program "Pieces of
the Craft", 1999-00.
Information Officer at the USC School of International Relations Graduate
Association during the school year 1997/1998.
Organized a panel, which took place at the 39th Annual Conference of the
International Studies Association (ISA), March 1997. The panel title was
"The Role of Women in the Westphalian State System. Victims, Gatekeepers,
or Reformers" J. Ann Tickner (USC) worked as the chair, Simona Sharoni
(Peace & Conflict Resolution Programme, American University) and George
Lopez (Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Notre Dame) were
discussants. Catia Confortini (USC), Inger Skjelsbæk (PRIO), and myself
were the presenters.
Co-moderator of the email list of the Feminist Section of the
International Studies Association (ISA), March 1997-.
Member of the International Studies Association (ISA), 1995-.
Student member of Samfunnsviterne, union for social scientists in Norway,
1994-96.
Journalist for the International Student Festival on human rights in Trondheim (ISFIT), fall 1994.
Hayward R. Alker, McCone Fellow
School of International Relations
University of Southern California
Von KleinSmid Center 330
Los Angeles
CA 90089-0043
USA
E-mail: alker@usc.edu
Nils Petter Gleditsch
International Peace Research Institute in Oslo (PRIO)
Fuglegauggata 11
0260 Oslo
Norway
E-mail: npg@prio.no