Norrin M. Ripsman

Monroe Rathbone Distinguished Professor

Department of International Relations

Lehigh University

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Peacemaking from Above, Peace from Below

Neoclassical Realist Theory of International Politics

The Poltical Economy of Regional Peacemaking

Globalization and the National Security State

Neoclassical Realism, the State, and Foreign Policy

Research Areas

Non-fiction Books

The Politics of Peacemaking

The Political Economy of Security

Neoclassical Realism

Crisis Prevention

Grand Strategy

Recent International Relations Publications

Edward Gonzalez, Anne van Wijk, Shikshya Adhikari, Victor Asal, Adam Barsuhn, Kyle Beardsley, Nakissa Jahanbani, Patrick James, Steven E. Lobell, Norrin M. Ripsman, Scott Silverstone, Hannah M. Smith, Grace Sorci, and Suzanne Wheedon Levy, The Near Crisis Project: Defense Implications for U.S. and NATO Policymakers and Their Staffs, White Paper, West Point Press, 2023

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Chong Chen, Jordan Roberts, Shikshya Adhikari, Victor Asal, Kyle Beardsley, Edward Gonzalez, Nakissa Jahanbani, Patrick James, Steven E. Lobell, Norrin M. Ripsman, Scott Silverstone, and Anne van Wijk, “Tipping Points: Challenges in Analyzing International Crisis Escalation,” International Studies Review, vol. 24, no. 3 (September 2022)

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Norrin M. Ripsman, “Historical Methods,” in R. Joseph Huddleston, Thomas Jamieson, and Patrick James, eds., Handbook of Research Methods in International Relations (Cheltanham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022), pp. 74-88.

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Appearances

About Norrin M. Ripsman

Norrin M. Ripsman received his Ph.D. in Political Science 1997 from the University of Pennsylvania. He is the Monroe J. Rathbone Distinguished Professor of International Relations at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. He has published 10 books and over 30 scholarly articles. He has also authored works of literary fiction.

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