Richard Newton Rosecrance (24 October 1930 – 7 March 2024) was 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 ...

. His research and teaching was focused on

international relations International relations (IR, and also referred to as international studies, international politics, or international affairs) is an academic discipline. In a broader sense, the study of IR, in addition to multilateral relations, concerns al ...

, in particular the link between economics and international relations. His research and writing also touched upon the study of history. Rosecrance was an adherent of

liberal international relations theory Liberalism is a school of thought within international relations theory which revolves around three interrelated principles: * Rejection of power politics as the only possible outcome of international relations; it questions security/warfare pr ...

Education

Rosecrance received his BA from

Swarthmore College Swarthmore College ( , ) is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1864, with its first classes held in 1869, Swarthmore is one of the e ...

, and his MA and PhD under

William Yandell Elliott William Yandell Elliott (May 12, 1896January 9, 1979) was an American historian and a political advisor to six U.S. presidents. Biography Born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, he served as an artillery battery commander in World War I. He attended V ...

from

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 ...

Career

During the 1960s, Rosecrance taught at the

University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...

. He was Director of what later became known as the Burkle Center for International Relations at UCLA. During the 1970s, Rosecrance was on the faculty of

Cornell University Cornell University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historian and educator Andrew Dickson W ...

, where he was the Walter S. Carpenter Jr. Professor of International and Comparative Politics. He served on the Policy Planning Council of the

U.S. Department of State The United States Department of State (DOS), or simply the State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations. Equivalent to the ministry of foreign affairs o ...

and has received Guggenheim, Fulbright, Rockefeller, Ford, and many other fellowships. Rosecrance has held visiting positions at the

International Institute for Strategic Studies The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is an international research institute or think tank focusing on defence and security issues. Since 1997, its headquarters have been at Arundel House in London. It has offices on four co ...

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public university, public research university in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of George IV of the United Kingdom, King George IV ...

, the

London School of Economics The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), established in 1895, is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. The school specialises in the social sciences. Founded ...

, the

European University Institute The European University Institute (EUI) is an international postgraduate and post-doctoral research-intensive university and an intergovernmental organisation with juridical personality, established by its founding member states to contribu ...

(Florence), and the

Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public university, public research university and member of the Group of Eight (Australian universities), Group of Eight, located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton, A ...

. Rosecrance was adjunct professor in Public Policy at the

John F. Kennedy School of Government The John F. Kennedy School of Government, commonly referred to as Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), is the school of public policy of Harvard University, a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard Kennedy School offers master's de ...

. In addition he was Research Professor of Political Science at the

University of California The University of California (UC) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university, research university system in the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Oakland, California, Oakland, the system is co ...

and Senior Fellow in the

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs The Robert and Renée Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, also known as the Belfer Center, is a research center located at the Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States. From 2 ...

at the

. Rosecrance died on March 7, 2024, at the age of 93.

Publications

Rosecrance has written widely on international topics including: *''Australian diplomacy and Japan, 1945-1951 '' (1962) *''Action and Reaction in World Politics'' (1963) *
The dispersion of nuclear weapons : strategy and politics
' (1964) * ''Defense of the Realm: British Strategy in the Nuclear Epoch'' (1968) * ''International Relations: Peace or War?'' (1973) * ''The Rise of the Trading State'' (1986) * ''The Rise of the Virtual State'' (1999, translated into Malay, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and German) *
America's Economic Resurgence
' (1990) * ''The Costs of Conflict'' (1999, coeditor) * ''The Domestic Bases of Grand Strategy'' (1993) * ''The New Great Power Coalition'' (2001, editor) * ''No More States?'' (2006, editor). * ''The Resurgence of the West: How a Transatlantic Union Can Prevent War and Restore the United States and Europe'' (2013) * ''Mergers and International Politics'' (in progress?) * ''The Next Great War? The Roots of World War I and the Risk of U.S.-China Conflict'' (2014, co-editor) * ''International Politics: How History Modifies Theory'' (2018, co-editor).

References

Richard Rosecrance's bio at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center
1930 births 2024 deaths Harvard Kennedy School faculty Cornell University faculty American political scientists American international relations scholars Harvard University alumni Swarthmore College alumni Presidents of the International Studies Association {{US-polisci-bio-stub

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