CURRICULUM VITA
Robert M. Rood
Department of Political Science
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina 29208
Phone: Department (803) 777-3109
Office: (803) 777-6915 |
4221
Blossom Street
Columbia, South Carolina
29205
Phone: (803) 782-7781 |
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Born: November 14, 1943; Southampton, New York
Married, one child
Education: Ph.D., Syracuse
University, Political Science 1973.
M.A., Rutgers--the State University, Political Science,
1967.
A.B.,
St. Lawrence University, Government, 1966.
ACADEMIC
EXPERIENCE
Professor Emeritus, Department of
Political Science, University of South Carolina, 2001 ‑ present
Dean’s Advisor, College of Liberal
Arts, University of South Carolina, 2001 ‑ present
Associate Professor, Department of
Government and International Studies, University of South Carolina, 1978 - 2001.
Vice‑Chairman, Department of
Government and International Studies, University of South Carolina, 1/1994‑8/98.
Acting Director, Undergraduate
Program in Political Science, University of South Carolina,9/1996‑8/98.
Director, Undergraduate
Program in International Studies, University of South Carolina,
6/1987 - 1/1994.
Acting Director, Graduate Program
in International Studies, University of South Carolina, 8/1988 - 1/1989.
Director, Graduate Program in
International Studies, University of South Carolina, 6/1980 - 12/1982.
Assistant Professor, Department
of Government and International Studies, University of South Carolina, 1973 -
1978.
Instructor, Department of
Government and International Studies, University of South Carolina,
1971 - 1973.
Faculty Research Associate,
Institute of International Studies, University of South Carolina,
1971 - to present.
Teaching Assistant, Department of
Political Science, Syracuse University, 1970 - 1971--specific responsibilities
for teaching in and running a statistics laboratory for the
introductory course in political behavior.
AWARDS
AND HONORS
Recipient, Ada B. Thomas
Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award, University of South Carolina, 1994.
NASA Research Trainee, Department
of Political Science, Syracuse University, 1967 - 1970.
Fellow, Eagleton Institute of
Politics, Rutgers--the State University, 1966 - 1967.
University Scholarship, St.
Lawrence University, 1961 - 1966.
Member, Pi Sigma Alpha,
National Political Science Honorary.
AREAS
OF SPECIALIZATION:
International Relations Theory,
Quantitative International Politics, Comparative Foreign Policy, International
Conflict.
Scope and Method of Political
Science, Quantitative Techniques, Model- building, Political Behavior, Empirical
Political Theory.
Political Violence.
COURSES
TAUGHT:
GINT 101--United States and World
Problems: general principles of world politics for non-majors
GINT 102--United States and World
Problems: current problems of world politics in geographical areas of the world
GINT 201‑‑American National
Government: introductory survey of american government & politics
GINT 301--Scope and Methods of
Political Science: introduction to the discipline of political science and to
research
GINT 315--International Relations:
upper division undergraduate survey of international relations.
GINT 316--Comparative Politics:
survey course on comparative politics
GINT 502--Methods of Political
Analysis: quantitative techniques in political science
GINT 515--Analysis of International
Systems: quantitative analysis for students of international relations
GINT 517--Theories of War:
contribution of modern social science to understanding the patterns and causes
of international conflict
GINT 701--Theory and Design of
Political Research: introductory graduate seminar on the process of political
research
GINT 715--Advanced International
Relations: introductory graduate reading course dealing with major concepts of
international relations
GINT 716--Games of Strategy and
International Politics: graduate seminar emphasizing the utility of gaming,
simulation and formal decision theory to the comprehension and analysis
of international politics
GINT 717--Comparative Foreign
Policy: graduate seminar examining the methods of analyzing foreign policies
comparatively as well as the theory and substance of foreign policy
GINT 815--Advanced International
Relations Theory: graduate seminar on the use of multivariate models for
theory-building in the analysis of international politics
RESEARCH
AND PUBLICATIONS:
A. Works in progress:
"It's the Economy
Stupid!: An Analysis of Economic Factors and Turnout on the
1992 Presidential Race" ‑working draft
An analysis of
different dimensions of the U.S. economy on presidential
elections‑‑data being collected.
Expansion of the 1996
article in Bondi (below) into a book length study of the
Reagan/Bush years.
B. Books and Monographs
in print:
International
Events and the Comparative Analysis of Foreign Policy.
University of South
Carolina Press, 1975, co-editor.
C. Articles in print:
"Government & Politics"
pp. 247‑326 in Victor Bondi (ed.) American Decades:1980‑1989 Detroit: Gale Research (1996).
"Government and
Politics," pp. 175‑255 in Richard Layman (ed.)
American Decades:1960‑1969, Gale Research, (1995).
"Measuring Constituency
Opinion in the U.S. House: Mail Versus
"Random Surveys,"
Legislative Studies Quarterly, 6, 4 (1981), co-author with John Stolarek and Marcia Whicker.
"The Contagion
Heterogeneity Problem Revisited: A Problem for Stochastic
Modeling," International Interactions, 4, No. 3 (1978), author.
"The Future of
Alliances: Implications for US Foreign Policy," forthcoming in Alan
N. Sabrosky (ed.), American Security in the
Third World,
author.
"Alliance Behavior in
Balance of Power Systems: A Reply to Professor Chatterjee," American Political Science Review, 71(September 1977), co-author with Patrick J. McGowan.
"Alliance Behavior in
Balance of Power Systems: A Rejoinder and Some Further
Evidence," American Political Science Review, 70 (September 1976),
co-author with Patrick J. McGowan.
"Alliance Behavior in
Balance of Power System: Applying a Poisson Model to 19th
Century Europe," American Political Science Review, 69 (September,
1975), co-author with Patrick J. McGowan.
"Patterns and
Determinants of External Conduct," in International Events and the
Comparative Analysis of Foreign Policy, 1975, author.
"Explaining War and
Conflict: A Review of Contemporary Quantitative Studies,"
Historical Methods Newsletter, December, 1973, co-author with Charles W. Kegley, Jr.
D. Papers:
"Party Identification
in South Carolina: Covergence with the National Norm,"
paper presented at the annual meeting of the S.C. Political
Science Association.
"Examining the
Statistical Distributions of Alliance Formations, Durations, and
Commitments in Force: Preliminary Steps Toward a Stochastic Model
of Alliance Processes, paper presented at the annual meeting of
the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April,
1978.
"Toward a Stochastic
Model for Alliance Processes: Examining the Distribution of the
Duration of Alliances," paper presented at the annual meeting
of the International Studies Association, Washington, D.C.,
February, 1978.
"The Dyadic
Distribution of Alliance Commitments in a Balance of Power System,"
draft version, September 1977, author (under editorial review).
"The
Contagion/Heterogeneity Problem Revisited: A Problem for Stochastic
Modeling," paper presented at the meeting of the International
Studies Association, St. Louis, Missouri, March, 1977 (revised
October, 1977).
"Alliance Activity and
International War: the European Case, 1814 - 1914," paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Section of
the Peace Science Society (International), Duke University,
April, 1976.
"Alliance Dissolution
and International War: The European Case, 1814 - 1914," paper
presented at the annual meeting of the International
Studies Association, Toronto, February, 1976.
"Alliance Dissolution
in Balance of Power Systems: A Comparison of Alternative
Stochastic Models," paper presented at the annual meeting of the
International Studies Association, February, 1975, co-author with
Patrick J. McGowan (revised October, 1977, under editorial review).
"Elections and Foreign
Policy: The Case of the 1968 US Election," paper presented to
the Southern Section of the Peace Science Society
(International) North Carolina State University, April, 1975, author.
"Flexibility in
Balance of Power Alliance Systems and International War," paper presented
at the annual meeting of the Southern Section of the Peace
Science Society (International), Duke University, April, 1974,
co-author with Patrick J. McGowan (revised January, 1975,
under editorial review).
"Nation-Types and
Foreign Policy Behavior: The Relative Potency of Internal and
External Influences," paper presented at the annual meeting of
the International Studies Association, St. Louis, Missouri,
March, 1974, co-author with Gregory Raymond and Michael A.
Kelly.
"Nations in
Combination: A probability Analysis of Balance of Power Alliances,"
paper presented at the annual meeting of the International
Studies Association, New York, New York, March, 1973,
author.
E. Reviews
Review of Johnson and
Joslyn, Political Science Research Methods, for
Congressional Quarterly Press( 1993).
Review of Hawley and
Minix, International Relations for West Educational
Publishing (1992).
Occasional review of
manuscripts for the International
Studies Quarterly,
International Interactions, Journal of
Conflict Resolution.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND
AFFILIATIONS:
A. Service to the
Profession:
Discussant, "Resources, Power and the Decline of Empires", Panel for The
Decline of Empire Conference, Institute of International Studies, Columbia, SC, November 1988.
Discussant, "Conflict
Management in the International System", Panel for the
Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association,
Atlanta, March 1984.
Discussant, "The
Incidence of International War", Panel for the Annual Meeting of
the International Studies Association, Mexico City, Mexico, April
1983.
Discussant, "Political
Economy and the World System", Panel for the Annual Meeting of
the Southern Section of the International Studies, Atlanta,
November 1982.
Chairman, "The Use of
Q Methodology in Political Science", Panel for the Annual
Meeting of the International Studies Association, Atlanta, October
1982.
President, Southern
Section of the Peace Science Society (International), 1978
-1979.
Secretary-Treasurer,
Southern Section of the Peace Science Society (International),
1974 - 1978.
Co-chairman, Local
Arrangements Committee, annual meeting of the International
Studies Association/South, 1977.
Member, Editorial
Board, Comparative Strategy, 1977.
Discussant, panel
entitled, "Evaluation of Theory and Research on Coalition Formation
and Disintegration," annual meeting of the
Midwest Political
Science Association, Chicago, April, 1978.
Organizer and
Chairman, panel entitled, "Modeling Stochastic
Processes in
International Relations," annual meeting of the
International
Studies Association, Washington, D.C., February, 1978.
Organizer and
Chairman, Panel entitled, "Stochastic Processes in International
Relations," annual meeting of the International Studies
Association, St. Louis, Missouri, March, 1977.
Participant, "Teaching
International Relations," Summer Institute of the Consortium
for International Studies Education, Colorado Springs, Colorado,
July 1976.
Chairman, Panel
entitled, "Instruments of State Craft," annual meeting of the
Southern Section of the peace Science Society (International),
Duke University, April, 1976.
Organizer and
Chairman, panel entitled, "Methods of Examining Social Change:
Contagion and Diffusion Processes," annual meeting of the
International Studies Association, Toronto, February, 1976.
Discussant, panel entitled, "International Alliances and International Conflict,"
annual meeting of the International Studies Association,
Toronto, February, 1976.
Organizer and
Chairman, panel entitled, "Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy,"
annual meeting of the Southern Section of the peace Science
Society (International), North Carolina State University, April,
1975.
Panelist, "The Future
of Alliances," annual meeting of the Southern Section of the International
Studies Association, Lake Cumberland Kentucky,
October, 1974.
Organizer and
Chairman, Panel entitled, "Comparing Foreign Policy Behavior," annual
meeting of the International Studies Association, St. Louis,
Missouri, March, 1974.
Panelist, Intensive
Panel of Foreign Policy output behavior, annual meeting of the
International Studies Association, Dallas, Texas, March, 1972.
Consultant, Election
News Coverage, ABC-TV News, New York, New York, 1966.
B. University Service:
Member, Undergraduate Program
Committee, Department of government & International Studies, 8/98‑present
Member, Faculty Senate, 5/98‑present
Library Representative, Department
of Government & International Studies, 9/97‑8/99
Member. Career Center
Advisory Committee, College of Liberal arts, Fall 1996‑summer 1999
Member, University Committee on the
MT degree (social sciences), 1994‑present
Member, Advisory Committee,
Department of government and International Studies, 1994 ‑ 8/98.
Member, Departmental
Computer committee, 1995‑8/98
Member, Department
Search Committee, African Politics position, 1994.
Member and Chair, DACOR Fellowship Selection Committee, College of Humanities and
Social Sciences, 1993‑1994.
Member, Curriculum Committee,
College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1991 -
present.
Member, Career Center
Advisory Committee, College of Humanities and Social Sciences,
1992 - present.
Member, Ad Hoc
Committee on Advising in S.C. College, 1993.
Member, University
Grade Change Committee, 1990‑1993.
Member, Computer Use
Committee, Department of Government and International
Studies, ongoing.
Member, Advisory Committee,
Department of Government and International Studies, Fall 1988.
Member, Graduate Committee,
International Studies Program, Fall 1988.
Member, Department
Search Committee for Political Methodology position,
1988-89.
Member, University
Academic Responsibility Committee, 1984 -1987; Chairman,
1986 - 87.
Member, Faculty Senate, University
of South Carolina, 1983 - 1986.
Chairman, Faculty-Welfare
Committee, University of South Carolina, 1981 - 1982 (term
on committee 1980 - 1983).
Member, Faculty
Liaison Committee to the Board of Trustees, University of South
Carolina, 1981 - 1982.
Member, Faculty Senate
Steering Committee, University of South Carolina, 1981 -
1982.
Member, Faculty Senate,
University of South Carolina, Spring 1982.
Ad Hoc Member,
Committee on Student Academic Responsibility, College of
Humanities and Social Sciences, University of South Carolina, Fall
1981.
Member, Ad Hoc Advisory Committee
on Plagiarism and Cheating, College of Humanities and Social Sciences,
University of South Carolina, 1981 - 1982.
Member, Faculty Senate,
University of South Carolina, 1977 - 1980.
Chairman, Committee on Student
Academic Responsibility, College of Humanities and
Social Sciences, University of South Carolina, 1977 - 1980.
Member, Committee to Revise Tenure
and Promotion Criteria and Procedures,
Department of Government and International Studies, 1978.
Graduate Director
(acting), International Studies program, University of South
Carolina, 1977.
Course Coordinator, GINT 102-US and World Problems II, special responsibility for
coordinating fifteen faculty in three sections of a team taught
course, also supervision of graduate teaching assistants (1976 -
1980).
Member, Graduate program
Committee, International Relations Program,Department of Government and
International Studies, University of South Carolina, 1975 - 1987.
Member, Committee on
Standards for Teaching Evaluation, Department of Government and
International Studies, University of South Carolina, 1975.
Member, Committee on
Methodology, Department of Government and International
Studies, University of South Carolina, 1973 - 1978.
Member, Curriculum
Committee, Program of Comparative Politics and International
Studies, Department of Government and International Studies, University
of South Carolina, 1972 - 1973.
Member, Computer User's
Committee, University of South Carolina, 1972 - 1973.
Member, Interdisciplinary
Coordinating Committee on Statistics, University of South
Carolina, 1972.
Library Representative,
Department of International Studies, University of South
Carolina, 1971 - 1972, 1975 - 1979.
Member, Executive Committee,
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, 1969 -
1970.
Member, Graduate program
Committee, Department of Political Science, Syracuse
University, 1968 - 1969.
Advisor, Undergraduate
International Relations Majors, University of South Carolina, 1971 to
present.
C. Affiliations:
American Political
Science Association
International Studies
Association
Section on Foreign
Policy and International Events
Peace Science Society
(International)
References may
be had on request.