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James 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 FacultyView James Fearon's bio, list of research, recent publications and events »
May 14th, 2010
James Fearon: Promoting Peace and Prosperity
CDDRL, FSI Stanford, CISAC in the news: The Globe and Mail on May 12, 2010"Governing for peace and prosperity presents colossal policy challenges," says CDDRL and CISAC faculty member James Fearon in a winning entry for the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research's "Next Big Question" series. "More than one-third of the world's citizens live in poverty and some 26 countries have civil wars ongoing," Fearon says. "Nations must create institutions that allow all social groups to participate and benefit from the economy and hold political leaders accountable."
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May 8th, 2009
Lessons of war
in the news: STANFORD MagazineAn article in the May/June issue of STANFORD Magazine illustrates how Stanford experts put their studies to work in the corridors of power, and features 5 CISAC faculty members: William Perry, Martha Crenshaw, Michael McFaul, James Fearon, and Stephen Stedman. 
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May 7th, 2007
James Fearon, CDDRL faculty affiliate, quoted in today's Washington Post
CDDRL in the newsJames Fearon, CDDRL faculty affiliate, is quoted in "Wariness, Not Hatred, Keeps Civil Wars Raging," by Shankar Vedantam, in today's Washington Post. Fearon says that a surge in U.S. troops in Iraq is unlikely to make a difference since both Sunnis and Shiites fear that their opponents will use force to grab power, and recognize that a power grab would win them all the spoils. "These fears and temptations are mutually reinforcing. If one militia fears that another will try to use force to grab control of the army, or a city, then it has a strong incentive to use force to prevent this. The other militia understands this incentive, which gives it a good reason to act exactly as the first militia feared."
April 19th, 2007
James Fearon talks on Reuters on the battle of Baghdad
CDDRL, CISAC in the newsJames Fearon, author of "Iraq's Civil War" in the current edition of Foreign Affairs, believes the Baghdad offensive, even if successful, is simply delaying what he sees as the inevitable bloodletting between groups jostling for power that will follow a U.S. troop draw down. "Even if it works in the sense of reducing violence in Baghdad, it is not clear this would put us in a position where we could leave without the violence and chaos returning in a big way," he told Reuters.
April 12th, 2007
James Fearon, CDDRL faculty affiliate, comments on Nancy Pelosi's recent trip to Syria
CDDRL in the news: ABC on April 12, 2007House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is back in San Francisco after a trip to Syria -- a trip criticized by the Bush administration. Pelosi is firing back at the President. A growing number of observers believe a timetable on Iraq is reasonable, because it might lead Iraq's leaders toward political solutions. Professor James Fearon says: "I do think that starting to get out, or saying 'if we don't see these agreements, we're going to be ramping down our presence or changing the nature of the mission' might be about the only way you could get movement on that front."
