Prof. Robert Stewart-Ingersoll

Contact

Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
1102 Au Sable Hall
Grand Valley State University
1 Campus Drive
Allendale, MI 49401-9403
(616) 331-8713
ingersor@gvsu.edu

Education

Ph.D., University of Arizona, Political Science, 2005.
M.A., University of Arizona, Political Science, 2002.
B.A., Indiana University, Political Science, 1996.

Courses

Introduction to International Relations
International Conflict and Conflict Resolution
International Political Economy

Recent Publications

"The G7, International Terrorism, and Domestic Politics: Modeling Policy Cohesion in Response to Systemic Disturbances." (co-authored with Thomas J. Volgy, Kristin Kanthak, and Derrick V. Frazier). International Interactions 30(3):191-210, 2004.

"Preference Similarities and Group Hegemony: G-7 Voting Cohesion in the UN General Assembly." (co-authored with Thomas J. Volgy and Derrick V. Frazier). Journal of International Relations and Development 6(1):51-70, 2003.

Recent Presentations

"Systemic Globalization and Personal Integrity Rights in Developing States." Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 2006.

"Globalizing Human Rights: The Effects of Global Interdependence on Political Rights in Developing Countries." Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Chicago, IL, September 2004.

"The G7, International Terrorism, and Domestic Politics: Modeling Policy Cohesion in Response to Systemic Disturbances." (co-authored with Thomas J. Volgy, Kristin Kanthak, and Derrick V. Frazier), Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, Montreal, QB, March 2004.

"Democracy and the Quality of Third Party Interventions in Interstate Disputes." (co-authored with Derrick V. Frazier and Greg Dixon). Annual Meeting of the Peace Science Society, Ann Arbor, MI, November 2003.

"Words vs. Deeds: State Repression and Third Party Intervention in Intrastate Disputes." Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, August 2003.

"Democratic Regimes and the Protection of Rights: An Empirical Analysis of Zakaria's 'Rise of Illiberal Democracy'." Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, Portland, OR, February 2003.

"Institutionalized Group Hegemony and State Voting Alignments in the United Nations General Assembly." (co-authored with Thomas J. Volgy and Derrick V. Frazier). Annual Meeting of the Russian International Studies Association, the Central and Eastern European International Studies Association, and the Nordic International Studies Association, Moscow, Russia, June 2002.

"A Dyadic Interpretation of Democracy and Third Party Intermediary Behavior in International Disputes, 1946-1992." (co-authored with Derrick V. Frazier and Greg Dixon). Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 2002.

Biography

I joined the political science faculty at Grand Valley State in 2005, after receiving my M.A. and Ph.D. in political science at the University of Arizona. Before graduate school, I received my B.A. in political science from Indiana University. I also worked for the Indiana University Foundation, doing university development work, between undergraduate and graduate school.

I teach several courses (listed above) in the field of international relations at GVSU, and will be introducing a course on human rights in international politics in the fall of 2007. I also serve as the adviser for the International Relations Organization, which meets on Monday evenings at 9:15 in Kirkhoff 042. Students who have an interest in international politics are encouraged to get involved.

My research interests are somewhat varied within the area of international relations. I research the effects of globalization upon different types of security. Up to this point, I have focused particularly upon the effects of globalization on state repression in developing countries. I also am interested in the roles that certain types of states play in conflict management. Recently, I have begun to work on the differences between regional systems and the influence that regional powers have within them.