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MagnifyJames D. Fearon, PhD
Theodore and Frances Geballe Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences; Professor of Political Science; CISAC Affiliated Faculty Member; CDDRL Affiliated Faculty
CISAC
Stanford University
Encina Hall
Stanford, CA 94305-6165
Expertise
civil wars; ethnic conflict; Iraq
James Fearon's Curriculum Vitae (76.9KB, modified September 2011)
James Fearon is the Theodore and Frances Geballe Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences, a professor of political science and CISAC affiliated faculty member at Stanford University. His research has focused on democracy and international disputes, explanations for wars between nations, and, most recently, the causes of civil and especially ethnic violence. He is presently working on a book manuscript on civil war since 1945. Recent publications include “Iraq’s Civil War” (Foreign Affairs, March/April 2007), “Neotrusteeship and the Problem of Weak States” (International Security, Spring 2004), and “Ethnicity, Insurgency, and Civil War,” (APSR, February 2003).
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