Jeffrey Checkel | |
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Born | Jeffrey T. Checkel 1959 |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Professor of International Politics |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Academic work | |
Discipline | International politics |
Jeffrey T. Checkel is an American academic associated with the theory of constructivist school of international relations. [1] He is currently professor and chair in International Politics at the European University Institute,Florence.
Checkel received his Bachelor of Science in Applied Physics from Cornell University in 1981 before completing a Ph.D. in Political Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1991. [2] Prior to joining the European University Institute,he was a Professor for the School of International Studies at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver as well as the Simons Chair in International Law and Human Security. [2] [3] During this time,he was also an Adjunct Research Professor at the University of Oslo,and global fellow of the International Peace Research Institute,Oslo (PRIO). [2] [4] He is a pioneer of process tracing in political science and of the Constructivist approach. His other research interest includes international relations theory,European integration,conflict studies and qualitative methods. [2] His books include Process Tracing:From Metaphor to Analytic Tool,Transnational Dynamics of Civil War,European Identity,International Institutions and Socialization in Europe,and Ideas and International Political Change:Soviet/Russian Behavior and the End of the Cold War. In 2015,he received the Humboldt Research Award and he is an associate editor of the Journal of Peace Research. [5] [6] Google Scholar ranks him as the 28th most-cited author in the field of International Relations,12th most-cited author in the field of Qualitative Methods,and 2nd most-cited author in the field of Constructivism. [2]