Jeffrey T. Checkel is an American

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associated with the

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of constructivist school of international relations. He is currently professor and chair in International Politics at the European University Institute, Florence.

Career

Checkel received his Bachelor of Science in

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from

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to tea ...

in 1981 before completing a Ph.D. in

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from

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of th ...

in 1991. Prior to joining the European University Institute, he was a Professor for the School of International Studies at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver as well as the Simons Chair in International Law and Human Security. During this time, he was also an Adjunct Research Professor at the

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, and global fellow of the

International Peace Research Institute, Oslo The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO; no, Institutt for fredsforskning) is a private research institution in peace and conflict studies, based in Oslo, Norway, with around 100 employees. It was founded in 1959 by a group of Norwegian researcher ...

(PRIO). He is a pioneer of

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in political science and of the Constructivist approach. His other research interest include

international relations theory International relations theory is the study of international relations (IR) from a theoretical perspective. It seeks to explain causal and constitutive effects in international politics. Ole Holsti describes international relations theories a ...

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, conflict studies and

qualitative methods Qualitative research is a type of research that aims to gather and analyse non-numerical (descriptive) data in order to gain an understanding of individuals' social reality, including understanding their attitudes, beliefs, and motivation. This ...

. His books include Process Tracing: From Metaphor to Analytic Tool, Transnational Dynamics of Civil War, European Identity, International Institutions and Socialization in Europe, and Ideas and International Political Change: Soviet/Russian Behavior and the End of the Cold War. In 2015 he received the

Humboldt Research Award The Humboldt Prize, the Humboldt-Forschungspreis in German, also known as the Humboldt Research Award, is an award given by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation of Germany to internationally renowned scientists and scholars who work outside of G ...

and he is an associate editor of the

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ranks him as the 28th most-

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author in field of International Relations, 12th most-cited author in field of Qualitative Methods, and 2nd most-cited author in field of Constructivism.Jeffrey T. Checkel, at the European University Institute website, https://www.eui.eu/DepartmentsAndCentres/PoliticalAndSocialSciences/People/Professors/Checkel

Selected publications

* Bennett, A.& Checkel, J.T., ''Process tracing : from metaphor to analytic tool,'' Cambridge: New York: Cambridge University Press, 2015 * Checkel, J. T.. ''Transnational dynamics of civil war.'' Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013. * Checkel, J.T.. ''International institutions and socialization in Europe.'' New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007. * Checkel, J.T.. ''Ideas and international political change Soviet/Russian behavior and the end of the Cold War.'' New Haven: Yale University Press, 1997

References

External links

Jeffrey T. Checkel on EUI Cadmus
Simon Fraser University faculty Constructivism International relations scholars Constructivist international relations scholars Living people 1959 births Academic staff of the European University Institute {{US-academic-bio-stub