Patrick Keo Clifton Bratton

Department of Politics Tel: 202-319-5128 The Catholic University of America Fax: 202-319-6289

Washington, DC 20064 [email protected]

EDUCATION:

The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, Ph.D. Politics (expected) 2005 “Distinction” on Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam

The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, MA Politics 2003 “Distinction” on MA Comprehensive Exam Fields: International Relations, Comparative Politics, and Political Theory

University of Rennes 2, France, Maîtrise Histoire 2002 Fields: Contemporary History, French Military and Colonial History Dissertation: “Les réactions françaises à la Révolution dans les Affaires Militaires (RMA).”

University of Wales, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom, MScEcon Strategic Studies 2000 Dissertation: “Imperialism or Constructing a Russian Foreign Policy? Yeltsin, Domestic Pressure, Identity and Intervention in Georgia.”

University of Alaska, Fairbanks, BA History, minor Political Science 1997 Undergraduate Dissertation: “Was Stalingrad or Kursk the Turning Point on the Russian Front?”

PH.D. DISSERTATION: “Securing Long-Term vs. Short-Term Positive Outcomes through Coercion” (projected) Adviser: Professor Wallace Thies

RESEARCH INTERESTS: Coercion and the 1995-96 Taiwan Strait Crisis French Leadership in the European Union Comparing the Presidential Management and the Decision-Making Literature Economic Sanctions Bratton, Page 2

Threat Perceptions and Learning in Foreign Policy

TEACHING INTERESTS: International Relations Theory Security and Strategic Studies Introduction to Comparative Politics European and Russian Politics Foreign Policy Decision Making Introduction to Political Theory NATO and Alliances Intelligence Studies Military History

PUBLICATIONS: “Coming to Terms: When Does Coercion Lead to Positive Long-Term Outcomes?” (under review) (with Wallace Thies) “When Governments Collide in the Taiwan Strait,” Journal of Strategic Studies (forthcoming) “A Coherent Theory of Coercion? The Writings of Robert Pape,” Comparative Strategy 22, no. 3 (Oct.-Dec. 2003): 355-72. “France and the Revolution in Military Affairs,” Contemporary Security Policy 23, no. 2 (August 2002): 87-112.

SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY: “When Governments Collide in the Taiwan Strait: Part II,” International Studies Association-West, Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV, October 2, 2004. Discussant, The Non-Proliferation Regime and Disarmament, International Studies Association-West, Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV, October 2, 2004. “When Governments Collide in the Taiwan Strait: Part I,” Mid-Western Political Science Association, Annual Conference, Chicago, Il, April 18, 2004. “Coming to Terms: When Does Coercion Lead to Positive Long-Term Outcomes?” Northeastern Political Science Association, Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, November 6, 2003. Chair and Discussant, Panel IR 5: War, Rebellion and Terrorism, New York State Political Science Association, Annual Conference, Wagner College, NY, April 12, 2003. “France and the RMA,” Society for Military History, Annual Conference, Calgary, Alberta, May 6, 2001.

RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Bratton, Page 3

Research Assistant, The National War College, National Defense University, Washington, DC, October 2003-Present. Assisted professors in assembling reading lists and writing syllabi for courses; and gathering source material for professors’ publications and research. Teaching Assistant, The Department of Politics, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, August 2003-May 2004. Taught classes and graded papers and exams for POL 112, Introduction to Comparative Politics, and POL 212, Introduction to International Relations, with Kirk Buckman, Ph.D. Politics and History Tutor, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, 2001- 2003. Assisted undergraduate students in revising for exams and writing research papers in politics and history courses. History and Political Science Tutor, ASUAF, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, 1995- 1998. Assisted undergraduate students in revising for exams and writing research papers in politics and history courses.

CERTIFICATION AND MEMBERSHIPS: Practical Certificate in the French Language, 2001 Politics Department Representative to the Graduate Student Association, 2002–2003 Member, Pi Sigma Alpha, 2004-Present Member, International Studies Association, 2004-Present Member, American Political Science Association, 2001-Present Member, American Historical Association, 1995-Present Member, Society for Military History, 1995-Present

LANGUAGES: French; Spanish (research only).

REFERENCES:

Dr. Wallace Thies 202-319-6230 Professor of Politics, [email protected] The Catholic University of America [email protected]

Dr. Joan Urban Professor of Politics, 202-319-5947 The Catholic University of America [email protected]

Dr. Kirk Buckman Assistant Professor of Politics, 202-319-6226 The Catholic University of America [email protected]