Daniel Horace Deudney (born March 9, 1953) is an American political scientist and

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. His published work is mainly in the fields of

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and political theory, with an emphasis on geopolitics and

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Education

Deudney graduated from

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in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts in

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and philosophy. He holds an

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in science, technology, and

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from the

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. In 1989, he graduated from

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with an MA and PhD in political science.

Career

In the late 1970s, Deudney worked for three years as the senior legislative assistant for energy and environment and legislative director to Senator John A. Durkin (D-NH).http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/node/11752 In the 1980s, he was a senior researcher at the

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in Washington D.C. He also consulted for the Departments of State and Defense and the

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. From 1991 to 1998, Deudney taught at the

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, as an assistant professor before he accepted a position as associate professor at Johns Hopkins University.http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/node/12207 He has won several awards for teaching including the Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association Excellence in Teaching Award in 2005, the George E. Owens Teaching Award in 2001, and Penn's Lindback Award for excellence in teaching in 1996. Deudney's book, ''Bounding Power: Republican Security Theory from the Polis to the Global Village'', is revolutionary in its field, as he seeks to carry out a profound critique of

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and

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. He argues that realism and liberalism are both fragments of a broader tradition of republican thought. In contrast to either realism or liberalism, republican political thought is focused on negotiating the space between anarchy and hierarchy. The book was reviewed in March/April 2007 issue of ''Foreign Affairs''. It received the 2008 Robert Jervis and Paul Schroeder Award for the Best Book on International History and Politics, International History and Politics Section, American Political Science Association, and the 2010 ISA Book of the Decade Award in International Studies,

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br>Bounding Power
Overall, Deudney remains a liberal theorist, describing liberalism as "not the enemy of republican security theory, but its privileged... child". He believes the liberal democratic model will prevail in the world, and without believing in the triumphalism of

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's thesis, he paraphrases him: "Liberal states should not assume that history has ended, but they can still be certain that it is on their side."''The Myth of the Autocratic Revival: Why Liberal Democracy Will Prevail''. Deudney, Daniel, Ikenberry, G. John, Foreign Affairs, Jan./Feb. 2009, Vol. 88, Issue 1

Works

Books

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Dissertation

Articles

*Deudney, Daniel. "Publius before Kant: Federal-Republican Security and Democratic Peace." European Journal of International Relations. London: Sep 2004. Vol.10, Iss. 3; p. 315

References

External links

''Theory Talks''
2013 interview with Daniel Deudney
Video of debate/discussion with Deudney
and

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