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Dr. Peter F. Trumbore

Curriculum vitae

Fall 2020

ptrumbor@oakland.edu

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

• Oakland University, Rochester, MI

Department of Political Science

Professor and Chair – 2018 -

Coordinator, International Relations Program – 2013 – 2016

Associate Professor – 2007 – 2018

Assistant Professor – 2002-2007

• Clark University, Worcester, MA

International Development Program

Visiting Assistant Professor – 2001-2002

Department of Government and International Relations – 1999-2001

Visiting Assistant Professor – 1999-2001

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., Political Science, University of Connecticut, 1999.

Major field: International Relations; Minor fields: American Politics, Comparative Politics.

• M.A., Political Science, University of Connecticut, 1994.

• B.A., (magna cum laude), International Relations with Honors, and Journalism, Lehigh University, 1986.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• International conflict and security – terrorism and political violence; ethnic and nationalist conflict; foreign policy and interstate conflict behavior of ‘rogue states’.

• Foreign policy analysis – impact of public opinion, media, and elections on American foreign policy.

• International negotiation and conflict resolution – impact of domestic constraints on the outcome of international negotiations; Northern Ireland peace process.

TEACHING AREAS / EXPERTISE

• Terrorism and Political Violence

• American Foreign Policy

• International Conflict

• International Negotiation and Bargaining

PUBLICATIONS

• “Brexit, the Border, and Political Conflict Narratives in Northern Ireland,” Irish Studies in International Affairs 30, 2019: 195-216. (Co-authored with Andrew Owsiak.)

• “‘The Movement Moves Against You’: Coercive Spoiler Management in the Northern Ireland Peace Process,” Terrorism and Political Violence, 30(3) 2018: 524-543.

• “Smuggler’s Blues: Examining Why Countries Become Narcotics Transit States Using the New INAPT (International Narcotics Production and Transit) Dataset,” International Interactions, 40(5) 2014: 763-787. (Co-authored with Byungwon Woo.)

• “Rogue States and Territorial Disputes,” Conflict Management and Peace Science, 31(3) 2014: 323-339. (Co-authored with Sara McLaughlin Mitchell.)

• “Running on Foreign Policy? Examining the Role of Foreign Policy Issues in the 2000, 2002, and 2004 Congressional Campaigns,” Foreign Policy Analysis 9(3) 2013: 267-286 (Co-authored with David A. Dulio.)

• “American Newspaper Coverage of the US Invasion of Panama: Neither Cheerleaders Nor Critics, But a Little Bit of Both,” in Howard M. Hensel and Nelson Michaud, eds., Global Media Perspectives on the Crisis in Panama, Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2011, 53-80.

• “Transnational Mergers and Acquisitions: The Impact of FDI on Human Rights, 1981-2006,” Journal of Peace Research, 47(6) 2010. (Co-authored with Dong-Hun Kim.)

• “Running on Iraq or Running From Iraq? Conditional Issue Owners in the 2006 Midterm Elections,” Political Research Quarterly, 62(June), 2009: 230-243. (Co-authored with David Dulio.)

• “Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Presidential Politics in 2008 and 2009,” The Oakland Journal, 16 (winter), 2009: 11-22. (Co-authored with David Dulio.)

• “Human Rights Rogues: Aggressive, Dangerous, or Both?” in Robert I. Rotberg (ed.), Worst of the Worst: Dealing with Repressive and Rogue Nations, Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 2007, 40-66. (Co-authored with Mary Caprioli).

• “The Democrats are Back in Charge. So what?” The Oakland Journal 12 (winter), 2007: 21-38. (Co-authored with David Dulio.)

• “Special Data Feature: First Use of Violent Force in Militarized Interstate Disputes, 1980-2001,” Journal of Peace Research, 43(6), 2006: 741-749. (Co-authored with Mary Caprioli).

• “Human Rights Rogues in Interstate Disputes, 1980-2001,” Journal of Peace Research, 43(2), 2006: 131-148. (Co-authored with Mary Caprioli.)

• “Teaching Theories of International Political Economy from the Pit: A Simple In-Class Simulation,” International Studies Perspectives, 7, 2006:67-76. (Co-authored with Mark A. Boyer and David O. Fricke.)

• “Rhetoric vs. Reality: Rogue States in International Conflict, 1980-2001,” Journal of Conflict Resolution, 49(5), 2005: 770-791. (Co-authored with Mary Caprioli.)

• “Victims or Aggressors? Ethno-political Rebellion and Use of Force in Militarized Interstate Disputes.” International Studies Quarterly, 47(2), 2003: 183-201.

• “Identifying Rogue States and Testing their Interstate Conflict Behavior.” European Journal of International Relations, 9(3), 2003: 377-406. (Co-authored with Mary Caprioli.).

• “Ethnic Discrimination and Interstate Violence: Testing the International Impact of Domestic Behavior.” Journal of Peace Research, 40(1), 2003: 5-23. (Co-authored with Mary Caprioli.)

• “Electoral Politics as Domestic Ratification in International Negotiation: Insights from the Anglo-Irish Peace Process.” Irish Studies in International Affairs, Vol. 12, 2001: 113-31.

• “International Crisis Decision-making as a Two-level Process.” Journal of Peace Research, 37(6), 2000: 679-697. (Co-authored with Mark A. Boyer.)

• “Public Opinion as a Domestic Constraint in International Negotiations: Two-Level Games in the Anglo-Irish Peace Process.” International Studies Quarterly, 42, 1998: 545-65.

• “US: UN Deadbeat,” in John T. Rourke, ed., Taking Sides: Controversial Issues in American Foreign Policy, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000.

WORK IN PROGRESS

• “Bombs or Headlines? Press Coverage and the Public’s Perception of the Threat of Terrorism.” Under preparation for presentation at the 2020 annual meeting of the International Studies Association Midwest (Co-authored with Clayton Webb.)

• “Reterritorializing Conflict: Brexit, the Irish Border, and Social Media,” Under preparation for presentation at the 2021 annual meeting of the International Studies Association. (Co-authored with J.C. Boucher and Andrew P. Owsiak.)

RECENT CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• “Blame the Media?” Accounting for Public Perception of the Threat of Terrorism.” Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association Midwest, Nov. 22-23, 2019.

• “The Only Form of Resistance They Actually Took Notice Of: Initiating Violence in Nationalist Separatist Conflicts.” Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, San Francisco, CA, April 4-7, 2018. (Co-authored with R. William Ayres, University of Toledo.)

• “Brexit, the Border, and Political Conflict Narratives in Northern Ireland.” Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, San Francisco, CA, April 4-7, 2018. (Co-authored with Andrew P. Owsiak, University of Georgia.)

• “Pulling the Trigger: The Decision to Turn to Violence in Nationalist Separatist Movements.” Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Baltimore, MD, Feb. 22-25, 2017. (Co-authored with R. William Ayres, University of Toledo.)

• “Savior of Universal Human Rights or the Same Old Same Old? A Comparative Analysis of Bush and Obama Human Rights Rhetoric.” Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Baltimore, MD, Feb. 22-25, 2017. (Co-authored with Eric Leonard, Shenandoah University.)

• Attention and Fear: Understanding the Salience of Terrorism in American Public Opinion.” Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Associaton-Midwest, St. Louis, MO, Nov. 18-19, 2016. (Co-authored with Oakland University undergraduate Brian Quinn).

• “Coercive Spoiler Management in the Northern Ireland Peace Process.” Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Atlanta, GA, March 16-18, 2016.

• “Mapping the Middlemen: Network Analysis of Global Illicit Narcotics Trade.” Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Toronto, Canada, March 26-29, 2014. (Co-authored with Byungwon Woo, Oakland University.)

• “Go-Betweens of Illicit Narcotics Trade: Examining Why Some Countries Become Transit Countries Using the New INAPT (International Narcotics Production and Transit) Dataset.” Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, San Francisco, CA, April 3-7, 2013. (Co-authored with Byungwon Woo, Oakland University.)

• “The Movement Move Against You: Sinn Fein, Provos, and the Management of Dissident Republican Spoilers in the Northern Ireland Peace Process.” Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, San Francisco, CA, April 3-7, 2013.

• “What Do We Know, or Think We Know, about Diversionary Uses of Force?” Presented at the joint meeting of the International Studies Association and British International Studies Association, Edinburgh, UK, June 20-22, 2012.

• “Rogue States and Territorial Disputes.” Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, San Diego, CA, April 1-4, 2012. (Co-authored with Sarah McLaughlin Mitchell, University of Iowa.)

• “Coercion, Co-optation, Marginalization: Sinn Fein, PIRA, and the Management of Republican Spoilers in the Northern Ireland Peace Process.” Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association-Midwest, St. Louis, MO, Nov. 6-8, 2011.

• “See How They Run: Congressional Candidates’ Use of Foreign Policy Issues in Campaign Advertising.” Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, New Orleans, LA, Feb. 17-20, 2010. (Co-authored with David A. Dulio, Oakland University.)

• “No Sympathy for Terrorists (Unless We Agree with Them): American Public Attitudes toward Terrorists and Terrorist Organizations.” Presented at American Values and the War on Terrorism Conference, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, March 13, 2009.

• “Neither Cheerleaders nor Critics but a Little Bit of Both: American Newspaper Coverage of the US Invasion of Panama.” Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association-Midwest, St. Louis, MO, Nov. 6-8, 2009.

• “Running on Foreign Policy: Examining the Role of Foreign Policy Issues in the 2000, 2002 and 2004 Congressional Campaigns.” Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, New York, NY, Feb. 15-18, 2009. (Co-authored with David A. Dulio, Oakland University.)

• “Like Father Like Son? The Rhetoric of Human Rights and National Security in the Bush Presidencies.” Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, San Francisco, CA, March 26-30, 2008.

• “Bane or Blessing? The Impact of Transnational Mergers and Acquisitions on Human Rights, 1981-2006.” Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association-Midwest, St. Louis, MO, Nov. 7-9, 2008. (Co-authored with Dong-hun Kim, Oakland University.)

• “Bane or Blessing? Globalization’s Impact on Human Rights, 1980-2006.” Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, San Francisco, CA, March 26-30, 2008. (Co-authored with Dong-hun Kim, Oakland University.)

• “A Perilous Strategy? Repression as Counterterrorism, 1991-2004.” Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association-Midwest, St. Louis, MO, Nov. 2-4, 2007.

• “Examining the Crisis Behavior of Rogue States, 1980-2003.” Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Chicago, IL, Feb. 28-March 3, 2007. (Co-authored with Mary Caprioli, University of Minnesota-Duluth).

COURSES TAUGHT

• Issues in World Politics – Oakland University

• US Foreign Policy – Oakland University

• International Terrorism – Oakland University

• nternational Conflict and Security – Oakland University

• International Negotiation and Bargaining – Oakland University

• International Relations on Film – Oakland University

• International Relations Theory and Practice – Oakland University

• International Politics of Human Rights – Oakland University

• Capstone Seminar in International Relations – Oakland University

• Politics of Development – Oakland University

• Model United Nations – Oakland University

• Graduate Seminar in Development Theory – Clark University

• Development, Underdevelopment, and the Causes of Internal Conflict – Clark University

• Development Problems – Clark University

• Globalization and Its Discontents – Clark University

• Human Rights and International Politics – Clark University

• International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution – Clark University

• International Dimensions of Ethnic Conflict – Clark University

• Introduction to International Relations – Clark University

• US National Security and Foreign Policy – Clark University

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

• Past President, International Studies Association Midwest

• Reviewer, European Journal of International Relations, Foreign Policy Analysis, Political Science Quarterly, International Studies Quarterly, Conflict Management and Peace Science, International Studies Perspectives, Journal of Peace Research, Journal of Conflict Resolution, International Studies Review, International Interactions.

AWARDS, HONORS AND FELLOWSHIPS

• • • Ignite Award for Excellence in Online Media – International Studies Association Online Media Caucus – 2018

    • Best Individual Blog in International Studies, International Studies Association Online Media Caucus – 2017

    • Oakland University College of Arts and Sciences “Order of the Plume” - 2017, 2019

    • Oakland University Faculty Recognition Award for Teaching - 2011

    • Oakland University President’s Research Colloquium – 2008

    • Frank Klingberg Award for the best paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the ISA-Midwest, 2007

    • Oakland University Department of Political Science Research Merit Award – 2006

    • Oakland University Faculty Recognition Award for Research – 2005

    • Oakland University Department of Political Science Teaching Merit Award – 2005, 2004

    • Oakland University Faculty Research Fellowship – 2003

    • Nominee, Oakland University Senate Teaching and Learning Committee 2004 Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award.

    • Lee Bennett Award for best paper by a post-graduate scholar presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association-Northeast. The paper was titled: “Conflict and States: The Transfer of Domestic Norms to the International Arena,” 2000

    • University of Connecticut, Distinguished Dissertation Award in the Social Sciences and Education, 1999, awarded for the best dissertation in social sciences or education submitted in the past five years.

MEDIA APPEARANCES

• WDET 101.9FM – Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson

• WJR 760AM – Paul W. Smith Show

• WWJ 950AM – Frank Beckmann Show

• CBS Evening News

• Fox 2 Detroit

• WDIV Local 4 Detroit

• Bridge Michigan

• Detroit Free Press

• Oakland Press

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• International Studies Association

  • Foreign Policy Analysis Section

  • Active Learning in International Studies Section

  • Ethnicity, Nationalism and Migration Section

• International Studies Association Midwest

• American Political Science Association

• Political Studies Association of Ireland