Dan Reiter (born 29 September 1967, in

Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census recorded its population to be 123,851, making it the List of municipalities in Michigan, fifth-most populous cit ...

) is an American

political scientist Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

. He is currently the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor at the Department of Political Science at

Emory University Emory University is a private university, private research university in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It was founded in 1836 as Emory College by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory. Its main campu ...

Education

Reiter received his B.A. with honors in political science from

Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...

in 1989 and his Ph.D. in political science from the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

in 1994. He was a John M. Olin postdoctoral fellow in national security at

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

from 1994 to 1995.

Academic career

Reiter has had a number of articles published in leading peer-reviewed journals, including the ''

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'' and '' World Politics''. His book, ''How Wars End'', was the recipient of a 2010 Best Book Award from the

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Bibliography

''Crucible of Beliefs: Learning, Alliances and World Wars'' (Cornell University Press, 1996)
''Democracies at War'' (Princeton University Press, 2002)
''Preventive War and Its Alternatives: The Lessons of History'' (Strategic Studies Institute, U.S., Army War College, 2006)
''How Wars End'' (Princeton University Press, 2009)

Notes

External links

Dan Reiter's website
https://danreiteremory.com]
Dan Reiter at the Emory University Department of Political Science
Living people American political scientists Scientists from Ann Arbor, Michigan University of Michigan alumni Northwestern University alumni Place of birth missing (living people) 1967 births Emory University faculty American people of German descent {{US-polisci-bio-stub