Harvey Starr

From Stanford University Press (2016) in the

Security Studies Series.  For full information go to:

http://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=21418

RECENT ACTIVITY

Harvey Starr, “International Relations, Language, and the Nature of Conflict in the Contemporary World System,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America, New Orleans, January 2026; and at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, Columbus, Ohio, March 2026.

Stanley Dubinsky, Michael Gavin, Anyssa Murphy, and Harvey Starr, “Linguistic and Territorial Integrity in the Ukraine-Russia Conflict,” paper presented at the  Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America, New Orleans, January 2026; and at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, Columbus, Ohio, March 2026

Chair of the Panel, “Language and Political Conflict,” Annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Columbus, Ohio, March 2026.

Member of the Invited Panel (with Stanley Dubinsky, Michael Gavin, and Anyssa Murphy), “International Relations, Language, and the Nature of Contemporary Conflict,” at the Global and Area Perspectives (GAP) 2025 Symposium: Languages, Cultures and Conflict, The Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington, November 7-8, 2025.  https://hls.indiana.edu/events/gap/index.html

Stanley Dubinsky, Michael Gavin, and Harvey Starr, “Language and Conflict Studies: The Emergence of Linguistic Political Science,” in, Jeroen Darquennes, J. Salmons, and W. Vandenbussche, eds., Language Contact: An International Handbook, Volume 2, chapter 48 (Berlin: DeGruyter Mouton, 2025), pp.830-848.

Michael Gavin, Gareth Rees-White, Shana Scucchi, Harvey Starr, and Stanley Dubinsky, “The Language Freedom Index: A Metric for Policy Evaluation," Language 101, 2, 2025, pp.e84-e108.. https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/lan.2025.a962905

“Heritage Languages in the Context of Language Conflict,” THE HERITAGE LANGUAGE JOURNAL (forthcoming), Stanley Dubinsky, Michael Gavin and Harvey Starr.

Roundtable Chair (and Organizer) on the Panel, “A Roundtable Honoring Bruce Russett:  Scholar, Pioneer, Mentor,” Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, Chicago, March 2025.

Roundtable Participant on the Panel, “International Relations Theory I,” Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, San Francisco, March 2024.

Presentation/Paper, “Linguistics, Geography and Politics: Border and Language Dynamics in the Ukrainian-Russian Borderland,” Association for Borderlands Studies, 3rd ABS World Conference (“Borders, Edges, and Interfaces”), Ben Gurion University, Eilat, Feb. 2023, Stanley Dubinsky, Harvey Starr, and Michael Gavin.

June 2022, “The Language Conflict Project: Perspectives on 21st century Ethnolinguistic Conflict,” Stanley Dubinsky, Michael Gavin, Harvey Starr, et al.; Presentation on the Panel, "Language, Conflict and Identity," at the Online International Conference Communication, Conflict and Peace, organized by the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies, Liverpool Hope University, June 27, 2022.

Stanley Dubinsky and Harvey Starr, ”Weaponizing Language: Linguistic Vectors of Ethnic Oppression,” Global Studies Quarterly 2, 2, 2022, in the  Special Issue on “Cruelty and Global Politics. 

“Conflicts over language stretch far beyond Russia and Ukraine," The Conversation, May 20, 2022, https://theconversation.com/conflicts-over-language-stretch-far-beyond-russia-and-ukraine-183280 , Stanley Dubinsky, Anyssa Murphy, Harvey Starr, and Michael Gavin

 University of South Carolina Office of Research ASPIRE-II Grant (with Stan Dubinsky and Michael Gavin), "Language Difference and Language Policy: Measuring Key Factors of Global Conflict," 2022-23, $93,256.

Virtual Lecture (and Working Paper): “Crossing Boundaries: Political Science and Linguistics,” for the 2022 NY-St. Petersburg Institute of Linguistics, Cognition and Culture, Virtual NYI-#4, “Theoretical Linguistics & Cognitive Science,” January 13, 2022. 

Member, Conflict & Culture Working Group (supported through the University of South Carolina Humanities Collaborative, 2021-22.

Organizer and Chair of the Panel, “The Politics of Language or the Language of Politics? Political Linguistics and Conflict,” Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association (Virtual), April 2021. [Through the Peace Science Society (International)] See full details at:

https://www.conflictanalytix.com/isa-2021-annual-convention-panel-the-politics-of-language-or-the-language-of-politics-political-linguistics-and-conflict

Presenter with Stan Dubinsky at the "Herodotos Project 2020: Ethnohistory and Digital Science-- A Virtual Conference," November 7, 2020. Presentation title: "The Language Conflict Project: Modern Conflicts and Their Connections to the Ancient World," The Herodotos Project is located at The Ohio State University, http://www.go.osu.edu/herodotos . 

 Paper : “The Nature of Contemporary Global Conflict: Language Conflict Analysis in Its Larger Context’” presented in the Workshop on “Global and Ethnolinguistic Conflict: An Internet Encyclopedia Project,” Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America, January 2019, New York.

 Presenter at the Event Commemorating the United Nations Year of Indigenous Languages, “Voices in Dangerous Times: Language Endangerment & Political Instability,” The Smithsonian Center for Folklore and Cultural Heritage, March 22, 2019, Washington D.C. Presentation title: "Political Science and Linguistics: Opportunities and Challenges for Studying Conflict"

 Invited Participant/Presenter and featured collaborator, Conference on “Language Endangerment and Political Instability” (NSF funded), Linguistics and Politics Program, University of North Texas, October 4-6, 2018.

"Is language key to resolving the Israeli-Arab conflict?” The Conversation, January 16, 2018, https://theconversation.com/is-language-key-to-resolving-the-israeli-arab-conflict- 89215, Stanley Dubinsky and Harvey Starr.

 A conference that I co-organized with Stan Dubinsky and Larry Mintz in April 2018: "American (Jewish) Humor in an Era of Ethnic Sensitivity and Cultural Competence," Jewish Studies Program , University of South Carolina https://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/jewish_studies/beyond_the_classroom/humor_conference/index.php