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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.

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