David L. Rousseau
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
235 Stiteler Hall
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone:(215)-898-6187
Fax:(215) 573-2073
E-mail: rousseau@sas.upenn.edu
Ph.D.THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Department of Political Science, 1996. Major: World Politics. First Minor: American Politics. Second Minor: Methodology. Dissertation Title: "Domestic Political Institutions and the Evolution of International Conflict." Committee: Ted Hopf (co-chair), Paul Huth (co-chair), Christopher Achen, and Bradford Perkins. M.P.P. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Kennedy School of Government, 1987. Thesis: "The Integration of Light Infantry Divisions into the U.S. Army Force Structure." B.A. THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY, Berkeley, California. Economics, 1985, Magna Cum Laude. Junior Year at London School of Economics and Political Science (1983-1984).
1987-1990. The Analytic Sciences Corporation (TASC), Arlington, Virginia.Department Staff Analyst.
Responsibilities included supervising a team of analysts in the
development and implementation of a methodology to assess the cost and technical uncertainty
associated with the acquisition of advanced weapon systems, coordinating the development of a decision
support computer system for the US Army, and developing cost estimates for the next generation
of the Federal Aviation Administration's air traffic control system.
David L. Rousseau. Democracy and War: Institutions, Norms, and the Evolution of International Conflict. Forthcoming from Stanford University Press in 2005. Click HERE for copy of Precis
David L. Rousseau. 2004. "Identifying Threats and Threatening Identities: The Social Construction of Realism and Liberalism." Completed book manuscript under review. Click HERE for copy of Precis
David L. Rousseau and Max Cantor. 2004. "From Globalization to Terrorism: A Computer Model of Social Mobilization." Manuscript in progress.
David L. Rousseau. 2003. "Belief Systems and Information Search in International Relations: An Experimental “Information Board” Study." 17 November 2003. Working Paper prepared for the Decision Processes Brown Bag at the University of Pennsylvania. For the PowerPoint slide show of the talk click HERE.
David L. Rousseau and Maurits van der Veen. 2003. "The Emergence of Shared Identity: An Agent-Based Model of Idea Diffusion." 1 April 2003. Mansucript Under Review.
David L. Rousseau and Max Cantor. 2003. "The Evolution of Trading and Military Strategies: An Agent-Based Simulation." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, 28 August - 30 August 2003. For the simulation images click HERE.
David L. Rousseau. 2003. "Democratic Inhibitions: An Experimental Analysis of the Constraining Power of Democratic Norms and Structures." 1 February 2003. Unpublished mansucript.
David L. Rousseau. 2003. “Prisoner’s Dilemma,” “Relative and Absolute Gains,” and “Security Dilemma.” Completed entries to be including in the forthcoming Routledge Encyclopedia of International Relations and Global Politics edited by Martin Griffiths.
David L. Rousseau. 2002. "American and Japanese Perceptions of the Rise of China." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, MA, September 2002.
David L. Rousseau. 2002. “Motivations for Choice: The Salience of Relative Gains in International Politics." Journal of Conflict Resolution 46/3 (June), 394-426. For data click .
David L. Rousseau, Dan Miodownik, and Deborah Lux. 2001. "Shared Identity and Threat Perception in International Relations." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA, September 2001.
David L. Rousseau and Maurits van der Veen. 2001. "The Emergence of a Shared Identity: A Simulation." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA, September 2001.
David L. Rousseau, Dan Miodownik, and Deborah Lux. 2000. "Shared Identity and Threat Perception in International Relations." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, September 2000.
David L. Rousseau, Deborah Lux, and Dan Miodownik. 2000. “The Media and Military Intervention: An Experimental Analysis." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, September 2000.
David L. Rousseau and Bruce Newsome. 1999. “Women and Minorities: The Impact of War Time Mobilization on Political Rights." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA, September 1999.
David L. Rousseau. 1999. “The Perception of Gains from Cooperation in International Relations: Comparing Japanese and American Responses." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA, September 1999.
David L. Rousseau. 1999. “Relative or Absolute Gains: Beliefs and Behavior in International Politics." Unpublished Manuscript. University of Pennsylvania.
Hyung Min Kim and David L. Rousseau. 1999. “The Classical Liberals Were Half Right (or Half Wrong): New Tests of the "Liberal Peace," 1960-88." Unpublished manuscript. University of Pennsylvania.
David L. Rousseau and Ross Winston. 1998. “Research, Teaching, and the Internet.” Unpublished Manuscript.University of Pennsylvania.
David L. Rousseau and Timothy Blauvelt. 1998. “War, Mobilization, and Democratization: The Experience of Minority Groups.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Minneapolis, MN, March 1998.
David L. Rousseau. 1997. “Regime Change and International Conflict: Is Democratization Really So Dangerous?” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, August 1997.
David L. Rousseau. 1997. “Norms versus Structures: Investigating the Causes of the Democratic Peace.” Unpublished Manuscript. University of Pennsylvania.
David L. Rousseau. 1997. “The Evolution of International Conflict.” Unpublished manuscript.
David L. Rousseau. 1996. “Domestic Political Institutions and the Evolution of International Conflict.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA, September 1996.
David L. Rousseau, Christopher Gelpi, Dan Reiter, and Paul Huth. 1996. “Assessing the Dyadic Nature of the Democratic Peace." American Political Science Review 90/3 (September) 512-533. For data click HERE.
David L. Rousseau and Karl Mueller. 1995. "Democratic Idealists or Pragmatic Realists?: Reassessing the Iroquois League." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, September 1995.
David L. Rousseau, John Koch, and Fredrick Biery. 1990. "Estimating Cost and Technical Risk for Strategic Defense Systems." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Institute for Cost Analysis, Washington, DC, June 1990.