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Michael Griesdorf
Ph.D.
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[ Curriculum Vitae ]
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E-mail:
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griesdor@gmail.com
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| Thesis Title: |
“The Hypertext Solution: Digital Media and Contemporary International Organization.” |
| Major Field: |
International Relations |
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Professors Alastair Iain Johnston, Stanley Hoffmann, and Richard Tuck |
Biographical Note:
In my dissertation I explore how digital communication technology is changing the terms of contemporary world politics. Introducing the notion of trans-national communities – individuals located across different states that are more allegiant to each other than to the state that recognizes them as citizens – I argue that in contemporary international relations leaders confront the threat of sanction or ‘audience costs’ from three sources: intra-national or domestic constituents, their inter-national counterparts, and these trans-national communities. For empirical support, I conduct a case study analysis of public statements by the Bush Administration on the Iraq war. Here, I argue that because a leader is motivated to maintain his governing viability, how he rationalizes his foreign policy behavior in public statements reflects his expectations for audience costs from these three communities.
My areas of research interest include international relations theory, public opinion scholarship, identity, socialization and norm compliance, as well as issues relating to economic interdependence and democratization. I am qualified to teach in fields relating to international relations, as well as American and comparative foreign policy.
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