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Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
email; msoroos<a>mindspring.com
phone:: 919-272-2223 (cell)
International relations, international organization, and international law, more specifically
- international environmental law and policy
- global atmospheric issues (climate change, ozone depletion, transboundary air pollution)
-international human rights law
North Carolina State University, Department of Political Science, School of Public and International Affairs
-professor emeritus (2008 - )
-professor (1986 to 2006);
-department head (1986-98)
-director, Master of International Studies Program (2000-02)
-associate professor (1976-86)
-assistant professor (1971-76)
-instructor (1970-71)
American University in Bulgaria (Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria), Department of Political Science
-Visiting Balkan Scholar (spring 2006)
Williams College (Williamstown Massachusetts), Center for Environmental Studies
-Class of 1946 Visiting Professor of International Environmental Studies (spring 2003)
Ph.D., Northwestern University, Political Science, 1972
M.A., Northwestern University, Political Science, 1968
B.A., Dartmouth College, Government, 1967
Fridjhof Nansen Institute, Olso, Norway, visiting researcher, spring 1999
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, Environmental and Social Impacts Group, visiting researcher, fall 1998
International School of Social Sciences, University of Tampere (Finland), guest lecturer courses on International Environmental Law and Policy, fall 1991, spring 1996, fall 1998
University of Lapland and University of Turku (Finland), guest lecturer for intensive short courses on the International Politics of Global Climate Change, fall 1998
Duke University, visiting professor of political science, spring 1989
Fulbright-Hays Professional Development and Curriculum Enrichment Programs (Peru 1989, Japan 1985, India 1982)
International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, Visiting researcher, fall 1979
Recipient, Jackson Rigney International Service Award, NCSU, 2008
Co-recipient, Harold and Margaret Sprout Award (International Studies Association award for the best contribution to the literature in international environmental politics) 1994, as contributor of article to Polar Politics: Creating International Environmental Regimes, edited by Oran R. Young and Gail Osherenko.
Recipient, Distinguished Research Publication Award in the Social Sciences, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, NCSU, 1987 for Beyond Sovereignty: the Challenge of Global Policy.
(Undergraduate)
Issues in Global Politics
Global Environmental Politics
Global Problems and Policy
Managing Global Commons (at Williams College)
Contemporary International Relations (at Duke University)
American Ideals in Global Perspective (Honors Seminar)
(Graduate)
Global Environmental Law and Policy
Alternative Perspectives on the Emerging Global Order
(Master of Liberal Studies seminar/HSS International Studies seminar)
International Law and Organization
The International Law of Human Rights
(Encore Program, NC State)
The Global Revolution in Human Rights (2011)
Planet in Peril: International Responses to Global Environmental Problems (2007, 2009)
The Endangered Atmosphere: Preserving a Global Commons. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1997, 339pp.
guest editor, special issue of International Studies Notes on "The Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change," Vol. 16, No. 1, Winter 1991.
guest editor, special issue of Journal of Peace Research (Oslo) on "The Challenge of Global Policy," Vol. 27, No 2, 1990.
Beyond Sovereignty: the Challenge of Global Policy. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1986, 388pp.
Environment and the Global Arena: Actors, Values, Policies, and Futures. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1985, 188pp. (with Kenneth A. Dalberg et al).
The Global Predicament: Ecological Perspectives on World Order. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1979, 398pp. Also published in Spanish translation as Mondo Y Ecologia: Problemas y perspectives. Mexico City, D.F.: Fondo de Cultura Economica, 1983 (coedited with David W. Orr).
"International Involvement and Foreign Behaviors," Peace Research Reviews, Vol. 7, No. 2, 1977, 107pp.
"Tools for Environmental Peacebuilders," International Journal of Peace Studies. Vol. 9, No. 2, Autumn/Winter 2004, pp. 87-107.
"Global Climate Change and the Futility of the Kyoto Process," Global Environmental Politics, Vol. 1, No. 2, May 2001, pp. 1-9. (reprinted in Aynsley Kellow and Sonja Boehmer-Christiansen, The International Politics of Climate Change, Northhampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2010)
"L'atmosphére et la sécurité humaine: réflexions sur le régime international climatique naissant," La Revue Internationale et Stratégic, Vol. 39, Autumn 2000, pp. 118-31.
"Preserving the Atmosphere as a Global Commons," Environment, Vol. 40, No. 2, March 1998, pp. 6-13, 32-35.
"The Climate Change Regime," EDSIS (Environment and Development in Small Island States), Vol. 2, No. 1, Spring 1998, pp. 4-32 (reprint of chapter 7 of The Endangered Atmosphere)
"Socialism and the Tragedy of the Commons: Reflections on Environmental Practice in the Soviet Union and Russia," Journal of Environment and Development, Vol. 4, No. 1, Winter 1995, pp. 77-109 (with Natalia Mirovitskaya).
"Environmental Security: An Emerging Priority for the 21st Century," National Forum, Vol. 75, No. 1, 1995, pp. 20-24.
"Confronting Global Environmental Change," Mershon International Studies Review, Vol. 38, No. 2, October 1994, pp. 299-306. (review essay)
"Global Change, Environmental Security, and the Prisoner's Dilemma," Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 31, No. 3, 1994, pp. 317-332.
"The Odyssey of Arctic Haze: Toward a Global Atmospheric Regime," Environment, Vol. 34, No. 10, December 1992, pp. 6-11, 25-27.
"The Evolution of Global Regulation of Atmospheric Pollution," Policy Studies Journal, Vol. 19, No. 2, Spring 1991, pp. 115-125.
"Adding Green to the International Studies Curriculum," International Studies Notes, Vol. 16, No. 1, Spring 1991, pp. 37-43.
"A Theoretical Framework for Global Policy Studies," International Political Science Review, Vol. 11, No. 3, July 1990, pp. 309-322. Reprinted in Stuart Nagel, ed., Global Policy Studies: International Interaction to Improve Public Policy. London: MacMillan, 1991.
"Global Policy Studies and Peace Research," Journal of Peace Research (Oslo), Vol. 27, No. 2, 1990, pp. 117-125.
"The Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Programme: A Proposed Agenda for the International Studies Association," International Studies Notes, Vol. 14, No. 2, Spring 1989, pp. 50-56.
"The Exploitation and Management of International Commons: a Historical Perspective," Environmental Review, Vol. 12, No. 1, Spring 1988, pp. 1-22.
"Global Interdependence and the Responsibilities of States: Learning from the Japanese Example," Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 25, No. 1, 1988, pp. 17-29.
"The Imperative of Global Problem Solving," Gandhi Marg, (New Delhi), Vol. 9, No. 5, August 1987, pp. 264-280.
"The Commons in the Sky: the Radio Spectrum and Geosynchronous Orbit as Issues in Global Policy," International Organization, Vol. 36, No. 3, Summer 1982, pp. 665-677.
"Trends in the Perception of Ecological Problems in the United Nations General Debates," Human Ecology, Vol. 9, No. 1, 1981, pp. 23-45.
"The Commons and Lifeboat as Guides for International Ecological Policy," International Studies Quarterly, Vol. 21, No. 4, 1977, pp. 647-671.
"Adding an Intergenerational Dimension to Conceptions of Peace," Journal of Peace Research (Oslo), Vol. 12, No. 3, 1976, pp. 173-183.
"Behavioral Science, Forecasting, and the Design of Alternative Future Worlds," International Interactions, Vol. 1, No. 4, 1974, pp. 269-272.
"A Comparison of Cross-National Activities in the International Processes Simulation and a Real World Reference," Review of Peace Science, Vol. 1, 1973, pp. 107-126.
"Approaches to Enhancing Human Security," pp. 177-192 in Richard Matthew, Jon Barnett, Dryan McDonald, and Karen L. O'Brien, eds., Global Environmental Change and Human Security. Cambridge, MA, 2010.
"Global Institutions and the Environment: An Evolutionary Perspective," pp. 24-27 in Regina S. Axelrod, Stacy D. Vandaver, and David L. Downie, eds., The Global Environment: Institutions, Law, and Policy. Third Edition. Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2010. (revised from chapters appearing in the 1999 and 2005 editions of the book)
"Garrett Hardin and Tragedies of Global Commons," pp. 35-50 in Peter Dauvergne, ed., Handbook of Global Environmental Politics. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2005.
"Science and International Climate Change," pp. 83-107 in Neil Harrison and Gary Byrner, eds., Science and Politics in the International Environment. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2004.
"From the End of History to the End of Nature: Perspectives on the Emerging Global Order," pp. 25-46 in Harto Hakoverta ed., Six Essays on Global Order and Governance. Turku, Finland: Academy of Finland, 2003.
"Negotiating Our Climate: Understanding the Politics of Climate Change," pp. 121-141 in Sharon L. Spray and Karen L. McGlothlin, eds., Global Climate Change: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Rowman & Littlefield, 2002.
"The Evolution of Global Commons," pp. 39-65 in Ho-Won Jeong, ed., Global Environmental Policies. New York: Palgrave, 2001.
"The Tragedy of the Commons in Global Perspective," pp. 483-497 in Charles E. Kegley and Eugene R. Wittkopf, eds., The Global Agenda: Issues and Perspectives (6rd edition). New York: McGraw Hill, 2001. (Revised from versions appearing in the 5th edition, 1998; 4th edition, 1995; 3rd edition, 1992; and 2nd edition, 1988).
"Environmental Change and Human Security in the Caspian Region: Threats, Vulnerability, and Response Strategies," pp. 13-28 in William Ascher and Natalia Mirovitzkaya, eds., The Caspian Sea: A Quest for Environmental Security. Dordrecht, the Netherlands: Kluwer Publishers, 2000.
"Global Environmental Pollution: Acid Rain, Ozone Depletion and Global Warming," pp. 268-86 in Amed M. Hussen, Principles of Environmental Economics: Economics, Ecology and Public Policy, New York: Routledge, 2000.
"Strategies for Enhancing Human Security in the Face of Global Change," pp. 41-55 in Stephen Lonergan, ed., Environmental Change, Adaption and Security. Dordrecht, the Netherlands: Kluwer Publishers, 1999.
"Acid Rain in Europe and North America," pp. 155-247 in Oran R. Young ed., The Effectiveness of International Environmental Regimes: Causal Connections and Behavioral Mechanisms, Cambridge: MIT Press, 1999 (co-authored with Don Munton, Marc Levy, and Elena Nikitina).
"Comments: The Atmosphere as a Global Commons," pp. 135-139 in Philippe G. Le Prestre, John D. Reid, and E. Thomas Morehouse, Jr., eds., Protecting the Ozone Layer: Lessons, Models, and Prospects. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1998.
"The Canadian-Spanish 'Turbot War' of 1995: A Case Study in the Resolution of International Fishery Disputes," pp. 235-252 in Nils Petter Gleditsch, ed., Conflict and the Environment. Dordrecht, the Netherlands: Kluwer Publishers, 1997.
"From Stockholm to Rio and Beyond," pp. 278-298 in Norman J. Vig and Michael E. Kraft, eds., Environmental Policy in the 1990s: Reform or Reaction? 3rd edition. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press, 1996. (Revised from version appearing in 2nd edition, 1993).
"The World Meteorological Organization as a Purveyor of Global Public Goods," pp. 69-82 in Robert Bartlett, Priya Kurian, and Madhu Malik, eds., International Organizations and Environmental Policy. Westport, CN: Greenwood Press 1995 (with Elena Nikitina).
"Resolving Conflict Over the Global Environment," pp. 293-320 in Merry Merryfield and Richard C. Remy, eds., Teaching about International Conflict Resolution. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1995.
"Climate Change as a Problem of Managing a Global Common Property Resource," pp. 267-276 in Lech W. Zacher, ed., Understanding the Contemporary World (Vol. 1). Warsaw: Educational Foundation Transformations, 1993.
"La Cumbre de la Tierre: ¿Implicanias para el Derecho Internacional Económico?," pp. 237-246 in Beatriz Ramacciotti, Fabian Novak, and Dante Negro, eds. Derecho International Economico. Lima: Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, 1993.
"Arctic Haze and Transboundary Air Pollution: Conditions Governing Success and Failure," pp. 186-222 in Oran R. Young and Gail Osherenko, eds. Polar Politics: Creating International Environmental Regimes. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1993.
"Arctic Haze: an Exploration of International Regime Alternatives," pp. 35-50 in Jyrki Käkönen, ed. Politics and Sustainable Growth in the Arctic. Brookfield, VT: Dartmouth Publishing Co., 1993.
"Conflict in the Use and Management of International Commons," pp. 31-43 in Jyrki Käkönen, ed. Perspectives on Environmental Conflict and International Politics. London: Pinter Publishers, 1992.
"The Atmosphere as an International Common Property Resource," in pp. 188-220 in Stuart Nagel, ed., Global Policy Studies: International Interaction to Improve Public Policy. London: MacMillan, 1991.
"International Ecological Security: a United States Perspective," in Ziemowit Jacek Pietra and Marek Pietra , eds. International Ecological Security. Lublin, Poland: Maria Curie-Sklodowska University Press, 1991, pp. 245-254.
"Global Change and the World Political Order," pp. 52-67 in Esko Liukkonen and Monica Tennberg, eds. Global Change and Finland. Helsinki: Finnish Institute of International Affairs, 1990.
"Global Environmental Politics," pp. 501-511 in Daniel C. Thomas and Michael T. Klare, eds., Peace and World Order Studies: a Curriculum Guide (5th edition) New York: World Policy Institute, 1989. (also pp. 256-261 of 4th edition, 1984; pp. 285-290 of 3rd edition, 1981).
"Global Commons, Telecommunications, and International Space Policy," pp. 139-155 in John R. McIntyre and Daniel S. Papp, eds., International Space Policy: Legal, Economic, and Strategic Options for the 21st Century. New York: Quorum, 1987.
"Coping with Scarcity: a Critique of the Theories of Garrett Hardin," pp. 350-367 in Charles E. Kegley and Eugene R. Wittkopf, eds., The Global Agenda: Issues and Perspectives. New York: Random House, 1984.
"Exploring Ecological Futures," pp. 39-51; "Lifeboat Ethics versus One-worldism in International Food and Resource Policy," pp. 131-149; and "Ecology and the Time Dimension in Human Relationships," pp. 327-343 in David W. Orr and Marvin S. Soroos, eds., The Global Predicament: Ecological Perspectives on World Order. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1979.
"A Methodological Overview of the Process of Designing Alternative Future Worlds," pp. 3-27 in Louis R. Beres and Harry R. Targ, eds., Planning Alternative World Futures, Values, Methods, and Models. New York: Praeger, 1975.
"Patterns of Cross-National Activities in the International Processes Simulation and an International Reference System," pp. 143-160 in Edward E. Azar and Joseph D. Ben-Dak, eds., Theory and Practice of Events Research: Studies in Inter-Nation Actions and Interactions. London: Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, 1975.
Dictionary and Encyclopedia Entries
Mirovitskaya, Natalia and William Ascher, eds. Guide to Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy. Duke University Press, 2002. (entries on Declaration on the Human Environment, global commons, tragedy of the commons, Atmospheric Test Ban Treaty, international environmental security, United Nations Population Fund, United Nations Conference on Human Settlements, framework convention, acid deposition, Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution Convention, Trail Smelter Case, Convention on Trade in Endangered Species, greenhouse effect, sea level rise, Alliance of Small Island States, Framework Convention on Climate Change, World Climate Conferences, World Meteorological Organization, Exclusive Economic Zone, Antarctic Treaty, Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities, International Commission for the Regulation of Whaling, International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, International Maritime Organization, Vienna Convention on Protection of the Ozone Layer, Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, and ozone layer depletion).
Gouda, Andrew S. and David J. Cuff, Encyclopedia of Global Change: Environmental Change and Human Society. 2 Volumes. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. (entries on Agenda 21 pp. I, 12-13; Brundtland Commission, pp. I, 121; World Meteorological Organization, pp, II, 543)
Robert Paelke, ed., Conservation and Environmentalism: An Encyclopedia. New York: Garland Publishing, 1995. (entries on Rio Conference 1992 and Montreal Protocol, pp. 570-71).
International Studies Association
- Member, Nominating Committee, 1992-93
- Member, Board of Editors, International Studies Notes, 1988-97
- Chair, Committee on Human Dimensions of Global Change, 1989-91, 1996-98
- Member, Governing Council, 1981-86
- Chair, Environmental Studies Section, 1981-85; newsletter editor, 1981-85, 1989-1998
- Member, Sprout Award Committee, 1982-83; chair, 1988-89
International Studies Association - Southern Regional Section
- President, 1985
- First Vice President, 1984
- Second Vice President, 1983
- Member, Governing Council, 1982-86
International Human Dimensions of Global Change Programme
-Member, Scientific Advisor Committee, Global Environmental Change and Human Security Project, 1997-2000
Society for Study of Internationalism
- Member, Council, 1989-95
Peace Science Society (International)
- President, Southern Regional Section, 1974-75
International Studies Association, Southern Region, St Petersburg, Florida, 2010 (workshop panelist)
International Studies Association, Honolulu, 2005 (paper, discussant)
International Studies Association, Montreal, 2004 (paper)
International Studies Association, Southern Region, Wake Forest University, 2001 (panelist)
Colloquium on Environmental Law and Institutions, Duke University, 2000 (discussant)
Third Open Meeting of the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Community, Kanagawa Japan, 1999 (paper and panel chair)
NATO Advanced Research Workshop on the Caspian Sea and Environmental Security, Venice, Italy, 1999 (paper)
International Studies Association, Minneapolis, 1998 (paper and panel chair)
NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Environmental Change, Adaptation, and Security, Budapest, Hungary, 1997 (paper)
10th Anniversary Colloquium for the Montreal Protocol, Montreal, Canada, 1997 (commentator)
Second Open Meeting of the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
Community, Laxenburg, Austria, 1997 (presentation)
International Studies Association, Toronto, 1997 (paper and panel chair)
International Studies Association, Southern Region, Roanoke, VA, 1996 (discussant)
NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Conflict and the Environment, Bolkesjø, Norway, 1996 (paper)
International Studies Association, San Diego, 1996 (paper and panel chair)
Workshop on Reinventing the Commons, Transnational Institute, Bonn, Germany, 1995 (paper)
First Open Meeting of the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Community, Duke University, Durham, NC, 1995 (paper)
International Association for the Study of Common Property Resources, Bodø, Norway, 1995 (paper)
International Studies Association, Chicago, 1995 (paper)
International Studies Association, Washington, DC., 1994 (paper)
International Studies Association, Acapulco, 1993 (paper)
International Studies Association, Atlanta, 1992 (paper)
International Political Science Association, Buenos Aires, 1991 (paper)
International Studies Association, Vancouver, BC, 1991 (paper and panel chair)
International Social Science Council, Scientific Symposium on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, November 1990 (delegate)
International Studies Association, Southern Region, Raleigh, NC, 1990 (paper and local arrangements)
Conference on Environmental Security, Laval University, Quebec, 1990 (commentator)
International Studies Association, Washington, DC, 1990 (panel chair, panel discussant)
International Social Science Council/United Nations University, Workshop on Data, Models, and Concepts for the Human Dimensions of Global Change, Moscow, 1990 (rapporteur)
International Studies Association, Southern Region, Memphis, 1989 (plenary panelist)
International Studies Association, London, 1989 (paper presentation)
American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., 1988 (paper)
International Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., 1988 (paper and panel chair)
American Political Science Association, Chicago, 1987 (panel chair and discussant)
Environmental History Conference, Duke University, 1987 (paper)
International Studies Association, Washington, 1987 (panel discussant)
International Studies Association, Southern Region, Atlanta, 1986 (round table participant)
International Studies Association, Southern Region, Columbia, S.C., 1985 (paper)
Conference on International Space Policy, Georgia Tech, 1985 (paper)
International Studies Association, Washington, 1985 (organizer of section panels)
International Studies Association, Southern Region, Raleigh, 1984 (program chair, local arrangements, paper)
Southern Political Science Association, Savannah, 1984 (paper)
International Studies Association, Atlanta, 1984, (organizer of section panels, paper)
International Studies Association, Southern Region, Atlanta, 1983 (paper)
International Studies Association, Mexico City, 1983 (organizer of section panels, panel chair)
International Studies Association, Cincinnati, 1982 (organizer of section panels and round table chair)
International Studies Association, Gainesville, Florida, 1981 (panel chair and paper)
International Studies Association, Philadelphia, 1981 (panel chair and presenter of learning package)
International Studies Association, Toronto, 1979 (paper presenter)
International Studies Association, Southern Region, Chapel Hill, N.C., 1978 (program co-chair)
International Studies Association, Washington, D.C., 1978 (panel chair)
International Studies Association, Southern Region, Columbia, S.C., 1977 (panel discussant)
Peace Science Society (International) Southern Section, Chapel Hill, 1977 (panel discussant)
International Studies Association, St. Louis, 1977 (panel chair and paper)
Peace Science Society (International), Southern Section, Durham, N.C., 1976 (panel chair)
International Studies Association, Toronto, 1976 (panel chair)
Peace Science Society (International), Southern Section, Raleigh, N.C., 1975 (program chair, arrangements, and paper)
International Studies Association, Washington, D.C., 1975 (paper)
International Studies Association, Southern Region, Lake Cumberland State Park, Ky., 1974 (panel chair and paper)
Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, 1974 (paper)
Peace Science Society (International), Southern Section, Durham, N.C., 1974 (panel chair)
International Studies Association, St. Louis, 1974 (panel chair and paper)
Peace Science Society (International), Southern Section, Lake Cumberland State Park, Ky., 1973 (panel chair and paper)
International Studies Association, New York, 1973 (panel discussant)
Peace Science Society (International), Southern Section, Chapel Hill, N.C., 1972 (paper)
International Studies Association, Dallas, 1972 (paper)
"The United States and the Global Climate Change Negotiations," University of Potsdam, May 24, 2001; Max Planck Institute (Jena), June 30, 2001; University of Rostock, June 31, 2001; German American Institute (Heidelberg), June1, 2001; and the America House (Munich), June 7, 2001 (lecture tour sponsored by the US Embassy in Germany)
"Issues in International Environmental Policy," Vladivostok State University of Economics," June 21, 1999.
"The International Climate Change Regime: Preventing Global Warming or a Shift to Adaptive Strategies," Center for International Climate and Environmental Research-Oslo, April 28, 1999; International Peace Research Institute--Oslo, April 30, 1999; Fridtjof Nansen Institute, May 11, 1999.
"Comparing International Atmospheric Regimes," Aristotle University (Thessoloniki), March 4, 1999; University of Athens, March 8, 1999; and Catania University (Sicily), March 10, 1999.
"The International Politics of Global Climate Change," University of Tampere (Finland), December 1, 1998
"Preserving the Atmosphere as a Global Commons," Australian National University
November 5, 1998, University of Tasmania, November 9, 1998; Monash University (Melbourne), November 12, 1998; and University of Melbourne, November 13, 1998
"Climate Change: Prospects for an International Agreement at Kyoto," University of Amsterdam, October 3, 1997; Sopron University (Hungary), October 8, 1997
"The Atmosphere as a Global Commons," Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Oslo, Norway, May 16, 1995
"Managing the Atmosphere as a Global Commons," Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, March 10, 1995
"Environmental Security and the Prisoner's Dilemma Game," International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, Norway, May 4, 1993.
"The 1992 Earth Summit: Implications for International Environmental Law," First Congress on International Economic Law, Lima, Peru, December 4, 1992
"Global Environmental Security," USSR Academy of Sciences, November 29, 1991; Finnish Institute of International Affairs, December 5, 1991
"The Threat of Global Climate Change: Is an International Solution Possible?" Technical University of Tampere (Finland), November 18, 1991
"Global Change and World Order," Latin American Faculty of the Social Sciences, Buenos Aires, July 26, 1991; "Implications of Global Change for Federal Systems," University of Mendoza (Argentina), July 29, 1991
"Global Change and the World Political Order," Finnish Institute of International Affairs, Helsinki, October 18, 1990; "The Third World and the Global Environmental Agenda," Technical University of Tampere, October 16, 1991; "Environmental Security and Peaceful Transformation: A Critical Perspective," Tampere Peace Research Institute, October 16, 1991
"The Challenge of Global Policy," Laval University, Quebec, September 27, 1990
"Climate Change as a Problem in Managing a Global Common Property Resource," University of Maria Curie-Sklodowska, Lublin, Poland, December 6, 1989; "Environmental Security: An American Perspective," Polish International Studies Association, Kazimerz Dolny, Poland, December 8, 1989
"Conflict in the Use and Management of International Commons," Tampere Peace Research Institute (Finland), October 12, 1989; "International Environmental Cooperation," Technical University of Tampere, October 13, 1989
"Global Problem Solving and International Institutions," Chinese Academy of the Social Sciences, Beijing University, Nanjing University, Suzhow University, and Fudan University, China October 17-31, 1987
"Some Issues and Perspectives on the Study of International Relations," Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, July 24, 1985
"Managing Global Affairs: A Policy Perspective on World Politics," Norwegian Institute of Foreign Affairs, Oslo November 27, 1979
Other Selected Presentations
"Global Negotiations on Climate Change," Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, NC State, October 20, 2014
"Food and Climate," Great Decisions Lecture, Women's Club of Raleigh, February 20, 2014
"State of the Oceans," Great Decisions Lecture, Woman's Club of Raleigh, February 2, 2012
Norwegian National Day Talk, Friends of Scandinavia, Raleigh, NC, May 14, 2011.
"Global Population Trends: Are They Still Reason for Concern?" Missoula (Montana)Senior Forum, August 25, 2010
"The Arctic Age," Great Decisions Lecture, Raleigh Women's Club, February 19, 2009
"Global Atmospheric Problems,'" Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement, October 13, 2004
"From the End of History to the End of Nature: Perspectives on the Emerging Global Order," Williams College, May 1, 2003
"The Global Environment: Can a 'Tragedy of the Commons' Be Prevented," Guilford College, March 30, 2000
"Negotiating Global Climate Change: Lessons of the Kyoto Treaty," Franklin and Marshall College, October 5, 1999
"The Endangered Atmosphere: Preserving a Global Commons," Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, DC, June 1, 1999
"International Politics of Global Climate Change," Colorado State University, September 11, 1998
"Global Climate Change: Prospects for a Solution," Kalamazoo College, March 9, 1998; Western Michigan University, March 10, 1998
"Preserving the Atmosphere as a Commons: A Post-Kyoto Perspective," National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, January 26, 1998; Colorado State University, January 27, 1998
"The United Nations at 50: Reaching or Overreaching," Great Decisions Lecture, Hilton Head Island, SC, April 21, 1995
"Immigration: An End to Open Doors," Great Decisions Lecture, Meredith College, March 6,1995
"Global Environmental Security: Options for the 21st Century," Western Michigan University, February 21, 1995
"Environmental Crisis in the Former Soviet Bloc," Great Decisions Lecture, Fayetteville Technical Community College, April 7, 1994
"U.S. in a New World Order: What Goals? What Priorities?," Great Decisions Lecture, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, January 26, 1993; Fayetteville Technical Community College, May 6, 1993
"U.S. Agenda for the 1990s: Domestic Needs, Global Priorities," Great Decisions Lecture, Meredith College, April 30, 1992
"America's Stake in Managing the Global Economy," University of Delaware, January 19, 1989
"International Responses to Global Environmental Challenges," South Carolina Conference on International Programs, Rock Hill, S.C., April 22, 1988
"Security and Multiple Global Interdependencies," Triangle Universities Security Seminar, Quail Roost Conference Center (Durham, NC), March 27, 1987
"The Imperative of Global Studies," Concordia College (Moorhead, MN), January 7, 1987
"Global Interdependence and the Responsibilities of States: Learning from the Japanese Example," University of South Carolina, November 12, 1986
"The Global Politics of Pollution," North Texas State University, April 12, 1984
"Global Problem Solving: Teaching Perspectives," Southern Atlantic States Association for Asian and African Studies, Quail Roost Conference Center (Durham, N.C.), February 13, 1983
"Alternative Strategies for Survival: The Lifeboat Ethic versus World Peace and Order," Western Carolina University, October 29, 1975
"A Future World Order Perspective of World Food Problems," Western Carolina University, April 4, 1974
"Alternative Conceptions of Violence and Peace," Bethany College (West Virginia), April 13, 1972
NC State Administrative/Committee Responsibilities
University/College (CHASS) Responsibilities
member, CHASS Tenure and Promotion Committee, 2001- 2003-04
member, Udall Scholarship Nominating Committee, 2000
chair, Headship Nominating Committee, Department of Physical Education, 1996-97
chair, Headship Nominating Committee, Department of Philosophy and Religion, 1995
member, Environmental Studies Faculty, 1993-; vice-chair 1993
member, Steering Committee, Center for World Environment and Sustainable Development (Triangle Universities Consortium), 1992-95
member, Environmental Extension Partnership Steering Committee, 1993
member, Master in Technology for International Development/Master of International Studies Faculty, 1991-
member, University Extension Committee, 1992-93
associate member, Department of Multidisciplinary Studies Faculty, 1993-
member, Blue Ribbon Commission to Design an Environmental Complex, 1991-92
member, Department Heads Committee for Provost Search, 1991
participant, Watauga Seminar, 1991-3
member, CHASS Administrative Board, 1986-98
member, CHASS Committee for International Studies Concentration, 1982-86
member, CHASS Research Committee, 1979-86
member, CHASS Academic Standards Committee, 1973-5, chair 1973-4
member, University Computer Affairs Advisory Committee, 1971-3, 1978
member, CHASS Advisory Committee, 1973-4
Selected Departmental Responsibilities
chair, Search Committee for International Relations position-2004-05
graduate administrator, Master of International Studies Degree Program, 2000-02
chair, Faculty and Student Affairs Committee, 1999-2001
graduate administrator, Master of Technology for International Development Degree, 1997-98 (including transformation of the program to a Master of International Studies degree)
department head, 1986-98
member, Search Committee for Foreign Policy Position, 1997-98
member, Search Committee for International Relations Position, 1996-97
department library representative, 1995-98
director, Political Science MA Program (program for U.S. Army Foreign Area Officer trainees) 1984-86
departmental computing coordinator, 1972-81
member, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 1976-7, 1980-1, 1984-6
director, undergraduate honors program, 1973-1980, designed honors program, 1973
chair, Task Force on International Relations and Comparative Politics, 1978-80
chair, Search Committee for Urban/Environment Position, 1979