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Richard J Harknett
Associate Professor, Political Science
1101 Crosley Tower
513-556-3314
richard.harknett@uc.edu
Education
PhD, Political Science, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 1991.
BA, Political Science, cum laude, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, 1985.
Professional Summary
Dr. Harknett is an associate professor of international relations in the Department of Political Science. His publications and research interests focus on international relations theory and international security studies. He is Chair-Elect of the University Faculty and former Chair of the Charles Taft Research Center. He was a Fulbright Professor at the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna, Austria.
Positions & Work Experience
2003 to Present , Professorial Lectureship in IR Theory, Diplomatic Academy, Vienna, Austria.
2002-2002, Visiting Professor of International Relations, William Fulbright-Diplomatische Akademie, .
-09/01/2008, Faculty Chair, Charles Phelps Taft Research Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.
1997 to Present , Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Research Interests
Research interests focus on international relations theory and international security studies. Specifically, Prof. Harknett examines the dynamics of international security as they relate to nuclear weapons and, recently, the security environment emerging around cyberthreats. Upon completion of a current book project, Nuclear Prominence, Harknett plans a study on types of hegemony focusing on sustainable imbalances of power.
Peer Reviewed Publications
“Integrated Security: A Strategic Response to Anonymity and the Problem of the Few,” Contemporary Security Policy, 24, no.1 (April 2003): 13-45.
"The Cybersecurity Triad: Government, Private Sector Partners, and the Engaged Cybersecurity Citizen," Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management," (Winter 2009).
Prof. Harknett has over 20 publications. Some recent one's include:
Books
Lenses of Analysis: A Visual Framework for the Study of International Relations, (New York: W.W. Norton, 2002).
The Absolute Weapon Revisited: Nuclear Arms and the Emerging International Order, co-edited book with T.V. Paul and James Wirtz, (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1998/2000).
Book Chapters
“The Nuclear Condition and the Soft Shell of Territoriality,” in Eleonore Kaufman and Gillian Youngs, Globalisation: Theory and Practice 3rd ed. (London: Continuum, 2008): 277-288.
Electronic Journal Articles
"Barbarians At and Behind the Gates: The Loss of Contingency and the Search for Homeland Security," The Forum: A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics, 1, no.2 (Fall 2002): 1-12. http://www.bepress.com/forum/vol1/iss2/art1
Reviews
Anne Sartori, “Deterrence by Diplomacy,” Political Science Quarterly (Summer 2006): 326-327.
Lawrence Freedman, “Deterrence.” Political Science Quarterly (Summer 2005): 311-313
Jeffrey Taliaferro, “Balancing Risks: Great Power Intervention in the Periphery.” International History Review (December 2005): 929-930.
Newspaper Articles
“Brace Yourself for a Showdown with Saddam ,” Toronto Globe and Mail, February, 13 , 2003, A27.
"Obama's bid for nuke-free world: Bad Idea," Christian Science Monitor April 9, 2009. reprinted in Taiwan News, Jakarta Globe, Baltimore Sun, Chicago Sun Times Online.
Invited Presentations
(11-2005). The Coalition of the Institution or the Willing: Managing the Nuclear Threat. Co-sponsored with the United Nations Foundation and the Cincinnati Council on World Affairs, Cincinnati, OH.
(11-2007). Deter or Not to Deter, That is the Cyber Dilemma, Association for Enterprise Integration. Conference on CyberDeterrence , Tyson's Corner, Virginia.
(10-2008). Thinking Through Grand Strategy: the Dynamics of Power and Multilateralism. Jean Monnet Chair International Roundtable on Assessing European Integration, Universidade Do Minho, Portugal.
(06-2004). The Future of Transatlanticism. 250th Anniversary , ConferenceDiplomatische Acadamie Wein Vienna, Austria.
(04-2006). Creating the Next Generation of Thinkers. Western Kentucky University’s Celebration of Student Scholarship.
(11-2005). International Security Challenges. Learning in Retirement Program, Sycamore Center, Ohio.
(01-2005). Bush Foreign Policy: The Next Four Years. United States Embassy, Vienna, Austria.
Honors & Awards
Edith C. Alexander Award for Distinguised Teaching, McMicken College, University of Cincinnati, .
Dean's Award for Distinguished Service Professor, McMicken College, University of Cincinnati, .
William J. Fulbright Professor of International Relations, Diplomatic Academy, Vienna, Austria, .
