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top ten school of international of a tight-knit campus community. Our campus community based in Washington, D.C. Our relations, the School of and our beautiful new LEED-gold building faculty—among the largest housed in a school of International Service (SIS) create opportunities for faculty and students international relations—works closely with D.C.- at American University to collaborate, build relationships, and engage based international organizations, NGOs, think Ais committed to a broad with each other, alumni, and the global leaders tanks, and embassies to use their knowledge and interdisciplinary approach to the study who frequently visit our school. Our city creates to help address real-world global challenges. of international relations that values public unparalleled opportunities for our faculty and Our students, many of whom currently work service, environmental stewardship, human students to not only study and research the in the city, can draw on Washington’s wealth rights, and social justice. Strategically field, but also to actively engage in the ongoing of resources to apply their learning alongside located in Washington, D.C., SIS has both the work of international relations. leaders in the field through an internship or a advantages of the nation’s capital city—a hub of Indeed, the SIS community is deeply practicum project. international relations activity—and the benefits intertwined with the international relations Our location has supported and inspired www.american.edu/sis 1 “We are architects of laws, the shapers of ideas; we leave our imprint on academia as well as downtown and across town; we are the authors of academic books, conference papers, curriculum guides, peace agreements, laws for emerging democracies, and policy analysis for governments. We are creative, engaged, multinational, and multidisciplinary.” — Prof. Julie Mertus our work since our founding in 1957. At the visited campus. Countless other notable leaders international organizations. prompting of U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower, come to AU to speak with our students, including Our community brings a diversity of American University’s Hurst Anderson and the His Holiness the Dalai Lama, former Chilean experience and expertise to bear, with over 148 Methodist Bishop of Washington, G. Bromley president Michelle Bachelet, U.S. Attorney countries represented and over 90 languages Oxnam, designed the school to respond to General Eric H. Holder, Jr., Meet the Press host spoken in our graduate student community. Eisenhower’s call to train more human-focused and SIS alumnus David Gregory, Enough Project Over 25% of our students are domestic students international affairs leaders prepared for the founder and SIS alumnus John Prendergast, as of color and 17% are the first members of their changing needs of a post-Cold War world. well as numerous ambassadors, government families to go to college. Many are veterans or President Eisenhower embraced the idea and officials, economic powerhouses, and NGO currently serving in the military, and many are spoke at the School’s groundbreaking ceremony leaders from the U.S. and around the world. combining school with concurrent work in the in 1957. He charged the school with supporting Over fifty years since our founding, the field. Almost all of our graduate students—over students to learn to “wage peace” throughout SIS community continues to prepare the next 96% in this year’s cohort—report that they have the world. generation of global leaders. With over 25 lived or studied abroad before coming to SIS. SIS and American University continue degree programs, our students and faculty Drawing on this wealth of experiences and to draw a cadre of global leaders who are have the wide range of knowledge and skills resources, our SIS community is collaborative attracted to the School’s focus on international necessary to tackle the complex challenges of with each other and our colleagues in the field, understanding and public service. President our ever-changing and interdependent world. connected to Washington and the world, and Barack Obama visited SIS in July 2010, and Drawing on our network of over 15,000 global committed to pursuing global change. We hope Presidents George H.W. Bush, John F. Kennedy, alumni, our students work in NGOs, public you will consider what it might be like if you, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter have also all service organizations, private companies, and too, were to join this distinctive community.

2 School of International Service SIS is ranked among the top 10 schools of international affairs by Foreign Policy Magazine (2012)

www.american.edu/sis 3 What if your degree could prepare you to address the great challenges of our time?

IS graduate degrees equip students scholars in international relations. international relations. The final component of with the knowledge and skills Our multidisciplinary master’s curriculum is the program is a capstone project, which can necessary to lead change in our focused on both preparing students for careers include: an applied practicum, a traditional complex and interconnected in global service and enhancing their current thesis option, or an internship and related Sworld. SIS offers over twenty-five career paths, while our doctoral program is substantial research paper. degree programs, including traditional two- more scholarly in nature. All of our degrees Our doctoral curriculum provides training year on-campus master’s degrees, as well as an help students build specific expertise rooted in in international relations that is both multi- executive degree for mid-career professionals a solid international affairs foundation. Each disciplinary and policy-relevant and which that can be completed in one calendar year. master’s degree is grounded in a set of core enables our graduates to go on to careers in SIS is also proud to offer the premier online courses alongside economics and research university teaching and research, government, master’s degree in international relations. In methods. Students also select a specialized and non-government organizations in the United addition to master’s programs, SIS offers an concentration to focus their program on States as well as around the globe. interdisciplinary doctoral program for emerging their unique interest in a particular aspect of

4 School of International Service | Degrees Prof. Tazreena Sajjad’s research focuses on human rights and conflict, transitional justice, gender, and humanitarian interventions.

www.american.edu/sis 5 Master’s Degrees l MS in Development l MA in International Affairs: l MA in International Management Global Governance, Communication Politics, and Security l MA in Ethics, Peace, and l MA in International Global Affairs l MA in International Affairs: Development International Economic l MA in Global Relations l MA in International Environmental Policy Economics l MA in International Affairs: l MA in International Affairs: Natural Resources and l MA in International Media Comparative and Regional Sustainable Development Studies (Africa, the l MA in International Peace Americas, Asia, Europe, l MA in International Affairs: and Conflict Resolution the Middle East, Russia United States Foreign and Central Eurasia, Policy and National l MA in International Islamic Studies) Security Relations (Online)

l MA in Social Enterprise Executive Degree l Master of International Service Doctoral Degree l PhD in International Relations Dual Degrees l JD/MA in International Affairs l MBA/MA in International Affairs International Dual Degrees l Ritsumeikan University, Japan l Sookmyung Women’s University, Korea l Korea University, Korea l UN University for Peace, Costa Rica

6 School of International Service | Degrees MS in Development resolution and do substantial work in philosophy methodology, international economics, and ser- Management and social policy to acquire a solid framework vice experience in the public or private sectors he M.S. in Development Management offers for the increasingly compelling and relevant through internships, which allows students to Ta unique opportunity for combining devel- questions of ethics and peace. craft a flexible degree program that combines opment and public administration to provide their interests in individual ways. state of the art training and practice in develop- MA in Global ment management. The degree is designed Environmental Policy MA in International both for practitioners and students with prior he mission of the Global Environmental Affairs: Comparative field experience who plan to work on develop- TPolicy degree is to understand causes of and Regional Studies ment programs and projects either within the environmental harm and identify ways to build (Africa, the Americas, United States or in developing countries. The a more sustainable world. Through coursework, Asia, Europe, the Middle approach emphasizes social learning, action individual and team research, and internships East, Russia and Central research, institutional development, and social in Washington and around the world, students Eurasia, Islamic Studies) development management, with the objective develop the knowledge, perspective, and skills he Comparative and Regional Studies degree of increasing the responsiveness of organizations to address today’s most important environmental T(CRS) bridges comparative analysis and to the publics they are designed to serve and challenges. Particular areas of program strength regional specializations. The CRS program at enhance the capacity of these communities to include climate change, sustainable energy, the School of International Service is innovative further their own development. water, food, and biodiversity conservation, as in its use of the prisms of comparative inquiry, well as cross-cutting themes of political ecology, enabling students to gain knowledge of specific MA in Ethics, Peace, and peace and conflict, the role of law and institu- countries while engaged in cross-regional analy- Global Affairs tions, and participatory approaches. sis. Melding these two approaches, CRS offers ffered jointly through the International an innovative program of study. Students can OPeace and Conflict Resolution program at MA in International select concentrations in: Africa, the Americas, SIS and the Department of Philosophy and Reli- Affairs: Global Asia, Europe, Middle East, Russia and Central gion in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), Governance, Politics, Asia, and Islamic Studies. this interdisciplinary degree is a response to and Security the challenges of social policy facing the world he Global Governance, Politics, and Security MA in International and fosters understanding of the structural and Tdegree provides students with a foundation Affairs: International political dynamic of conflict, including an analy- of knowledge and critical analysis of history of Economic Relations sis of their sources. Students gain theoretical global politics, global governance, and global nternational Economic Relations provides and skills-based training in peace and conflict security. The program also builds critical skills in Istudents with the range of skills needed to understand international economic and financial problems in today’s complex global environment. What distinguishes the degree is its focus on international trade and financial issues using analytical tools from economics, political science, and law. Students learn to critically analyze economic issues and the political economy of policymaking in the areas of international trade, finance, investment, and development. MA in International Affairs: Natural Resources and Sustainable Development n affiliate of the Global Environmental Poli- Atics program, the M.A. in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development is a dual-degree program in which students study at and receive degrees from both American University and the www.american.edu/sis 7 United Nations-affiliated University for Peace MA in International MA in International in Costa Rica. It is the first graduate degree Development Peace and Conflict program in which students can learn about he International Development (ID) degree Resolution environmental and development policies from Tat American University is quite possibly the he International Peace and Conflict Resolu- the perspectives of both the South and North. best-established development program in the Ttion degree (IPCR) focuses on the causes of American University, in Washington, D.C., has United States. For over 35 years, it has trained war and organized violence and the processes of strengths in international relations, environmen- students to participate effectively in driving conflict analysis and resolution. IPCR is founded tal policy, and economics, while the University socio-economic, political, and environmental on the belief that violence is neither necessary for Peace, in San Jose, Costa Rica, provides change throughout the world. The program’s nor inevitable, and that change toward social unparalleled opportunities to offer courses and primary focus is the improvement of opportuni- justice and sustainable peace can best be ap- practical experience in sustainable development ties for the world’s poor and disenfranchised. proached from a collaborative and humanistic and natural resources management. All courses perspective that engages people in constructive are taught in English. MA in International conflict resolution. With a strong emphasis on Economics the blending of theory with practice, peace MA in International he M.A. in International Economics degree studies with conflict resolution, and always Affairs: United States Toffers a rigorous combination of theoreti- with a search for alternatives to violence, IPCR Foreign Policy and cal, empirical, and policy-oriented courses in stands apart as a reputable and unique aca- National Security economics, political economy, and policymak- demic and professional training program. he United States Foreign Policy and National ing focused on international trade and finance. TSecurity degree presents a rigorous course Administered jointly with the Department of MA in International of study that combines considerable program- Economics, the program prepares students to Relations (Online) matic flexibility with the benefits of specializa- analyze the most important issues in today’s nternational Relations Online is the innovation in a concentration selected by the student. global economy, including the macro- and Itive, online Master of Arts in International Faculty teach courses on defense policy, intel- microeconomic causes and consequences of Relations degree that offers students a strong ligence, the formulation and implementation of trade and financial liberalization, exchange rate foundation in the field of international relations foreign policy, and the social, political, eco- fluctuations, and capital-markets integration. as well as the chance to gain specialized exper- nomic, strategic, and historical underpinnings of tise through concentrations in Sustainable Inter- United States foreign policy. MA in International national Development and Global Security and Media Conflict Resolution. A multidisciplinary approach MA in International he Master of Arts in International Media exposes students to a rigorous curriculum taught Communication Toffers students a unique opportunity to by an outstanding faculty. Through state-of-the- he International Communication (IC) degree learn international communication theory and art technology, International Relations Online Tin SIS is the first of its kind in the United research while at the same time developing pro- classes are delivered on an engaging online States and continues to be an innovative leader fessional production skills. This interdisciplinary learning platform to students located around in the interdisciplinary study of culture, com- M.A. degree allows students to take concurrent the globe, and combines highly-produced, self- munication, technology and international affairs. courses in the School of Communication (SOC) paced content designed by AU faculty with live The program provides students with special- and School of International Service (SIS) that virtual class sessions. No other highly-ranked ized knowledge and professional skills in the emphasize strategic communication, research, program offers a comparable online master’s concentrations of Public and Cultural Diplomacy; international communication, and global media. degree in international relations with AU’s level Intercultural Relations (including cultural and In addition, students take hands-on courses de- of interaction among faculty and students. educational exchanges); Global Social Media, signed to hone writing skills over a broad range Technology and Policy; and Global Health Com- of media, and production classes that intro- munication. The distinctive mission of the IC duce them to filmmaking, newswriting, digital program is a focus on the role of culture and imaging, web design, photography, and public communications in the international system, and communication writing. analysis of the relationship between international communication and international affairs.

8 School of International Service | Degrees SIS alumnus John Prendergast, ‘90, serves on the board and as an advisor to Not on Our Watch, an international advocacy and humanitarian assistance organization founded by actors Don Cheadle, George Clooney, Matt Damon, and Brad Pitt.

MA in Social Enterprise the field of international affairs. Members Doctoral Degree his degree is the first of its kind offered by of the MIS program draw from a variety of PhD in International Tan Association of Professional Schools of professional backgrounds including diplomatic, Relations International Affairs member, and is among the military, natural science, non-profit, finance, he SIS PhD program trains students to pro- very few graduate degrees available worldwide and the arts. Tduce new knowledge of the highest schol- that directly focuses on social entrepreneurship. As a cohort, MIS candidates enroll in two arly caliber. The program prepares students for This program is designed to assist you in sequential proseminars in international affairs, careers as teachers and scholars at universities acquiring the knowledge, skills, and mindset which explore cutting-edge topics and help and research institutes in both the private and necessary to launch a new global social entre- students enhance their professional skills. MIS public sectors. The program is highly selective. preneurial venture or play a key leadership role candidates also design a unique specialization SIS receives approximately 200 applications in an existing one. This program’s curriculum fitting their individual intellectual interests and for a class of about ten students each year. blends learning about both hard and soft man- plans for professional enhancement, including: The core curriculum covers the foundational agement practices with an examination of the International Development and Conflict, U.S. fields of transnational study: Comparative and dynamics of social innovation. Foreign Policy and Security, International Com- Regional Studies, International Relations and munication and Diplomacy, and International Social Theory. Students also take a two-course Executive Degree Economic Relations and Policy Management. multiple-methodology sequence that introduces Master of International While the MIS is not specifically an evening or them to all the major qualitative and quanti- Service weekend program, many course offerings are tative research techniques used in the social he Master of International Service (MIS) available after business hours to accommodate sciences today. SIS provides generous financial Tdegree is designed specifically for pro- the needs of part-time students. support—four years of guaranteed full funding, fessionals with a minimum of seven years of including tuition remission and a stipend—to all professional work experience. This program admitted students. All students have the op- provides 12-18 months of midcareer training in portunity to work closely with a faculty member an individually designed specialization within on their teaching and research. www.american.edu/sis/phd www.american.edu/sis 9 Build Your Degree

Non-credit program requirements:

CAPSTONE FOREIGN LANGUAGE Thesis, research paper or practicum INTERNSHIP/ PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CONCENTRATION

RESEARCH METHODS

ECONOMICS

CORE Note: These requirements vary slightly depending on the COURSEWORK degree program. For details, visit www.american.edu/sis

Our degrees are built on a set of core requirements that are unique to each degree program. Additionally, students are expected to take methodology or professional skills coursework appropriate to the student’s research and career interests. Economics is a requirement for most degrees. Students build specific expertise with a concentration drawn from across the School’s programs. A capstone project serves as the student’s culminating experience.

10 School of International Service | Curriculum Sample SIS Courses

l Applied Public Diplomacy l Arab-Israeli Conflict l Community Development l Complex Emergencies l Conflict Assessment & Prevention l Corporate Social Responsibility l Cybercrime, Espionage, & Warfare l Diplomatic Practice l Economic Politics of the EU l Ethnic Conflict in Eurasia l Gender, Human Rights, & Conflict l Global Financial Governance l Health in the Developing World l Intelligence & Foreign Policy l International Finance & Emerging Markets l International Law & the Legal Order l International Negotiation l Insurgency & Counterinsurgency l Migration, Refugees, & Trafficking l NGO Management l Oil, Islam, & Politics in the Gulf l Political Ecology of Food & Agriculture l Political Risk Analysis l Politics of Peacebuilding in Africa l Race & Ethnicity in the Americas l Reconciliation & Justice l Transatlantic Security l US Strategy Toward Iran l Water Governance l Women & Development

www.american.edu/sis 11 What if you could develop expertise by choosing from among 50 specialized concentrations?

he School of International than 120 graduate classes each semester, during their first year of study with the support Service encourages graduate students have an unparalleled opportunity to of their advisor and the PhD program director. students to build specific develop a focused area of expertise as well as Visit us online to learn more about expertise by choosing from over a wide range of broadly applicable tools and concentrations at SIS and to browse current course descriptions. T50 concentrations. Depending skills. The multidisciplinary nature of the School on their course of study, master’s students can of International Service allows for students to select their concentrations from among the design a concentration to reflect their unique many articulated within their degree program, passions within international relations, and or students can design their own personalized offers the opportunity to tailor coursework to concentration drawing courses from across the match career ambitions and professional goals. School’s curriculum. Doctoral students select a major field of With over 100 full-time faculty and more concentration from among those offered at SIS

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Sample SISSample Concentrations www.american.edu/sis What if you could study with over 100 full- time faculty members?

AKBAR AHMED

HOW AMERICA’S WAR ON TERROR BECAME A GLOBAL WAR ON TRIBAL ISLAM

14 School of International Service | Faculty H Y P E R - C O N F L I C T

GLOBALIZATIONandINSECURITY

JAMES H. MITTELMAN

CHINA TODAY CHINA TODAY CHINA’S ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES ENVIRONMENTALCHALLENGES CHINA’S “This book is an ideal primer for one China’s huge environmental challenges are signifi- of the world’s most complex and cant for us all. They affect not only the health and important challenges. From gover- well-being of China but the very future of the planet. nance and globalization to national identity and justice, Shapiro provides In this trailblazing book, noted China specialist and a nuanced and comprehensive intro- environmentalist Judith Shapiro investigates China’s CHINA’S ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES duction to the full range of China’s struggle to achieve sustainable development against environmental problems and frames a backdrop of acute rural poverty and soaring JUDITH SHAPIRO discussions on how they might be middle class consumption. Using five core analytical solved.” concepts to explore the complexities of this Jonathan Watts, author of struggle, Shapiro poses a number of pressing When a Billion Chinese Jump questions: Do the Chinese people have the right to the higher living standards enjoyed in the developed “China’s environmental future will world? Are China’s environmental problems so shape the lives of everyone on the severe that they may shake the government’s stabil- planet in the years and decades to ity, legitimacy and control? To what extent are come. Judith Shapiro provides a China’s environmental problems due to patterns of wonderfully clear, accessible, and Western consumption? And, in a world of increasing insightful account of the environmen- limits on resources, is it even possible to build a sys- tal toll of China’s explosive economic tem in which people enjoy equal access to resources growth. This unique and revealing without taking them from successive generations, account will be essential reading for from the vulnerable, or from other species? anyone concerned about the environmental future of China, the planet, China and the planet are at a pivotal moment; and its people.” the path towards a more sustainable development Ken Conca, American University model is still open. But – as Shapiro persuasively argues – making this choice will require humility, “The rise of China’s economy is trans- creativity, and a rejection of business as usual. The forming the world. Judith Shapiro’s window of opportunity will not be open much longer. spirited analysis is a riveting journey SHAPIRO through the environmental politics of Judith Shapiro teaches in the Global Environmental China – with lessons and insights that Politics program at the School of International Service anyone who is striving for a more just at American University. Her website is and sustainable future urgently needs www.judithshapiro.com to know.” Peter Dauvergne, University of British Columbia

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“In this era of spin and hyperbole, it is refreshing to read such a calm, “America’s Midlife Crisis is a provocative, thoughtful AMERICA’S insightful and cogent analysis of this critical period in our history.” book… essential reading for anyone—within or beyond —Harriet Fulbright, president of The J. William & Harriet Fulbright Center America’s borders—who is trying to understand the country’s foreign policy and the culture behind it.” h uueo ruldSuperpower Troubled a of Future The Journey —Wendy Chamberlin, former U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan and Laos and president, Middle East Institute into Islam

I IECRISIS LIFE MID AMERICA’S America’s Midlife Crisis examines the culture of America at a crucial point in its THE CRISIS OF history and development. Along the way something happened to the funda- mental nature of American culture: a midlife crisis. From the founding of the GLOBALIZATION republic through the many conflicts over the years, from the Puritan roots to recent waves of immigration, from race to religion, America’s Midlife Crisis examines the values, beliefs and behavior of an increasingly complex society MID LIFE that is struggling with its place in the new world order. There has been a seismic shift, far beyond normal cyclic changes, in cultural and political trends in the United States. Following 9/11—no longer as confi- dent in the protection of two vast oceans, a powerful military structure and a dominant economy—the U.S. government instituted policies and practices that have produced results exactly opposite of what was intended. Rather than making America safer, they have generated great consternation about its CRISIS intentions, further enraging America’s critics and confusing and alienating its longtime allies. America’s Midlife Crisis shows how a superpower got to this point and what this midlife crisis means for the nation’s future.

Dr. Gary Weaver is founder and executive director of Intercultural Management Institute (IMI) and for four decades a member of the faculty of the School of International Service at American University, the largest school of international affairs in the country. Adam Mendelson is managing editor of The Middle East Journal and serves on the Weaver Editorial Review Board of Intercultural Management Quarterly (IMQ). He has an M.A. in International Affairs from American University’s School of International Service.

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www.american.edu/sis 15 Faculty

Dean James Goldgeier’s areas of expertise include contemporary international relations, American foreign policy, U.S.-Russia relations, the European Union, transatlantic security and NATO.

Mohammed Abu-Nimer Jeffrey Bachman PhD, George Mason University PhD, Northeastern University Middle East, Islam, nonviolence, and peace Human rights, humanitarian law

Amitav Acharya Susan Benesch PhD, Murdoch University JD, Yale University Multilateralism, Southeast Asia International criminal law, refugee law and policy Gordon Adams PhD, Columbia University Daniel Bernhofen National security institutions, personnel and PhD, Syracuse University resources, defense policy International trade, globalization

Akbar Ahmed Aaron Boesenecker PhD, University of London PhD, Georgetown University Islamic Studies European politics, comparative political economy Boaz Atzili PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology David Bosco International security, territorial conflicts JD, Harvard University International governance Fanta Aw PhD, American University Eve Bratman International educational exchange, PhD, American University transnational migration Environment, agriculture, and human rights in Latin America

16 School of International Service | Faculty Philip Brenner Daniel Esser PhD, Johns Hopkins University PhD, London School of Economics Congress and foreign policy, U.S. foreign policy Politics of institution-building in cities towards Latin America and Cuba Ronald Fisher Robin Broad PhD, University of Michigan PhD, Princeton University Interactive conflict resolution Environment and development Stephanie Fisher Charles Call MBA, University of Pennsylvania PhD, Stanford University Corporate social responsibility, nonprofit Post-conflict peacebuilding management

Christine Chin Jonathan Fox PhD, American University PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Intercultural relations, transnational Latin American politics, democratization, migration,transnational education migration

Derrick L. Cogburn PhD, Howard University Transnational civil society and global policy networks

Elizabeth Cohn PhD, American University U.S. democracy promotion, U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America

Jeff Colgan PhD, Princeton University Oil politics and international relations

Ken Conca PhD, University of California – Berkeley Water governance, environmental conflict and peacebuilding, United Nations

Keith Darden PhD, University of California-Berkeley Politics of Eurasia, insurgency

Maria De Jesus PhD, Boston College Health communication, communication and social change, diasporas and communication

Kristin Smith Diwan Ambassador Sally Shelton-Colby has been PhD, Harvard University Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD, Political economy, Islamic politics Assistant Administrator for Global Programs Michelle Egan at the USAID, and U.S. Ambassador to PhD, University of Pittsburgh Grenada, Barbados and several other Eastern Comparative political economy, comparative Caribbean countries. European politics

www.american.edu/sis 17 Carolyn Gallaher T. Garrett Graddy PhD, University of Kentucky PhD, University of Kentucky Paramilitary violence, religious right and U.S. Food, agriculture, bioethics foreign policy Tamar Gutner Agustina Giraudy PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology PhD, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill International organizations Latin American politics Craig Hayden James Goldgeier, Dean PhD, University of Southern California PhD, University of California-Berkeley Public diplomacy, media studies, political Contemporary international relations, American communication foreign policy, U.S.-European relations Pek Koon Heng Louis W. Goodman, Dean Emeritus PhD, University of London PhD, Northwestern University International relations, political economy of Asia Development and democracy in Latin America Randall Henning PhD, Tufts University Politics of economic policy-making

David Hirschmann PhD, University of the Witwatersrand Prof. David Bosco Development management, gender is a former senior editor at Foreign Claudia Hofmann Policy magazine and PhD, University of Cologne a deputy director Non-state actors, organized crime of a joint United Patrick Thaddeus Jackson Nations/NATO PhD, Columbia University project. He is author Social and political theory of Five to Rule Them All, a history of the Benjamin Jensen UN Security Council, PhD, American University and is currently Intelligence and counter-insurgency researching a book on the International Sikina Jinnah Criminal Court. PhD, University of California – Berkeley International organizations and global environmental policy, biodiversity, climate change and international trade

Sarah Knight PhD, American University International political economy

Ji-Young Lee PhD, Georgetown University East Asian security and foreign policy, international institutions

18 School of International Service | Faculty Carl LeVan Prof. Christine PhD, University of California at San Diego Chin’s research Comparative democratization, political and teaching institutions and economic development, interests are in the authoritarianism in Africa political economy Nanette S. Levinson of transnational EdD, Harvard University migration, gender, Technology, culture and development, social Southeast Asian entrepreneurship, internet governance studies and intercultural Clarence Lusane relations. PhD, Howard University International race politics

Christian Maisch PhD, American University Latin American history, diplomacy, politics, and development

Julie Mertus JD, Yale University Human rights and U.S. foreign policy

David Mislan PhD, Rutgers University U.S. foreign and defense policy, theories of decision-making, causes of war and peace

James Mittelman PhD, Cornell University Global political economy, globalization and global governance

Shadi Mokhtari PhD, York University Human rights, Middle East politics, political Islam

Shoon Murray PhD, Yale University U.S. foreign policy, domestic politics, and public Robert Pastor opinion, the politics of military interventions PhD, Harvard University U.S. foreign policy to the Americas, Kyoung-Ah Nam democratization PhD, University of Minnesota Intercultural education and training, cross- Nathan Paxton cultural communication PhD, Harvard University Global health Simon Nicholson PhD, American University Randolph Persaud Food, agriculture, biotechnology, post-carbon PhD, York University transitions Global and Human security, race, ethnicity and culture, and the Americas

www.american.edu/sis 19 Rachel Sullivan Robinson PhD, University of California – Berkeley Demography, Africa, HIV, family planning

Christopher Rudolph PhD, University of California – Los Angeles National security, international political economy

Abdul Aziz Said PhD, American University Peace and conflict resolution in Islam

Vidyamali Samarasinghe PhD, Cambridge University Gender and development, population

Cathy Schneider PhD, Cornell University Social movements, race, ethnicity, and immigration

Prof. Amitav Acharya Daniel Schneider is the UNESCO Chair JD, University of Wisconsin in Transnational Corruption and development, transnational Challenges and crime Governance and Chair of the ASEAN Judith Shapiro Studies Center and is PhD, American University the current president Global environmental politics, The People’s of the International Republic of China Studies Association. Sally Shelton-Colby MA, Johns Hopkins University Congress, domestic politics, U.S. foreign policy towards Latin America and the Caribbean

Susan Shepler PhD, University of California, Berkeley Youth and conflict, migration crises

Arturo Porzecanski Stephen Silvia PhD, University of Pittsburgh PhD, Yale University International finance, Latin American financial Comparative labor market policy issues Loubna Skalli-Hanna Anthony C.E. Quainton PhD, Pennsylvania State University LhD, LaRoche College Gender, children, and youth Diplomatic practice, public diplomacy, U.S. foreign policy towards Latin America and the Sarah Snyder Middle East PhD, Georgetown University Human rights activism and policy Malini Ranganathan PhD, University of California-Berkeley Global metropolitan governance, climate change

20 School of International Service | Faculty Mireya Solis Paul Williams PhD, Harvard University PhD, University of Cambridge Political economy of East Asia International law

Jordan Tama Nina Yamanis PhD, Princeton University PhD, MPH, University of North Carolina- National security commissions, national security Chapel Hill strategy, foreign policy making process Global health, micropolitics of development

Matthew Taylor Quansheng Zhao PhD, Georgetown University PhD, University of California – Berkeley Corruption, Latin American development International relations, foreign policy of East Asia Robert Tomasko EdM, Harvard University Guy Ziv Social entrepreneurship, leadership PhD, University of Maryland Middle East, theories of decision-making Krista Tuomi PhD, American University Foreign direct investment, international business

Shalini Venturelli PhD, University of Colorado Global knowledge economy, global public media, international media and geopolitics

Celeste Wallander PhD, Yale University International security

Anthony Wanis-St. John PhD, Tufts University International negotiation

Paul Wapner PhD, Princeton University International environmental politics, Prof. Ken Conca is environmental activist groups, environmental an internationally ethics recognized expert on water governance Gary Weaver and is the author PhD, American University of the widely used Intercultural communication teaching anthology Green Planet Blues. Sharon K. Weiner He is a member of PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology the United Nations Nonproliferation and WMD, civil-military Environment relations Programme’s Expert Wanda Wigfall-Williams Advisory Group PhD, George Mason University on Conflict and Human trafficking, reconciliation strategies, Peacebuilding. dialogue facilitation

www.american.edu/sis 21 What if you could apply your learning in Washington, D.C. and around the world?

t SIS, students pursue their as the World Wildlife Fund, Save the Children, have the opportunity to participate in a culmi- educational and career the U.S. Department of State, the Embassy of nating team-based capstone project in which development simultane- France, the Stimson Center, Open Society, the they work with agencies and organizations in ously through a skills-focused United Nations Relief and Works Agency, the the field to analyze a real-world challenge and provide recommendations to the client. To help curriculum, professional Wilson Center, Amnesty International, and the A students further develop a global perspective, internships, study abroad opportunities, and Stern Group. SIS offers numerous opportunities for students to applied practica projects in Washington, D.C. SIS courses reinforce this applied learn- study and research abroad, including short-term and around the world. Drawing on our local re- ing with their focus on integrating theory and summer experiences and dual degree programs. sources and those of our partners overseas, over practice. In addition, over 20 weekend skills Funding is available through SIS to support these 90% of SIS graduate students complete at least institutes are offered each semester to help research and study abroad initiatives. one internship during their time in the program. students gain the practical tools necessary for In 2013, students interned at organizations such effective global leadership. SIS students also

22 School of International Service | Skills Sample SIS Skills Institutes Intensive weekend seminars to equip SIS students with specific skills sought by today’s employers. • Accounting for NGOs • Briefing the Policy Makers • Budgeting for International Programs • Crisis Public Diplomacy • Measuring Social Impact • Media Relations in Conflict Zones • Project and Program Evaluation

www.american.edu/sis 23 Sample SIS International Programs and Partnerships

Russia Semester exchange with St. Petersburg University France Washington, DC Semester exchange with China School of Sciences-Po SIS partners with the International Service 100K Strong Foundation

Pakistan SIS houses the U.S.-Pakistan Women's Council Israel-Palestine Cuba Practicum with Arava's Environmental, Cultural, and cooperative Palestinian- Political Developments in Israeli water project Cuba Summer Abroad Program

Colombia Liberia Indonesia Semester exchange Practicum client Student exchange with with Pontificia Search for Common Ground Gadjah Mada University Universidad Javeriana

Peru Semester exchange with Peruvian Diplomatic Academy

South Africa Democracy and Development in South Africa Summer Abroad Program New Zealand Semester exchange with Victoria University of Wellington students received SIS funding for study/research 100+ practica abroad in 2013 of SIS students spend time abroad during their program in practica, exchange, dual degree, short term 60% programs, or research.

24 School of International Service | Skills SIS Practicum in Depth

Youth to Youth: Measuring Student Engagement Prof. Susan Shepler Client: Search for Common Ground ith the help of Search for Common Ground’s Director of Children and Youth Programs, WSIS alumnus Saji Prelis, six SIS master’s students worked with the Federation for Liberian Youth and The Ministry of Youth and Sports in Liberia to explore Liberian youth engagement and to evaluate the extent to which their priorities align with those of international donors operating in post-war Liberia. The practicum was split into two phases, the first conducted in D.C., and the second in Liberia. Phase One began with a literature review, a quantitative assessment of the main donors to Liberia after 2002, and an analysis of donors’ priorities in youth programming. In Phase Two, the team travelled to Liberia and partnered with 24 Liberian youth researchers in a participatory action research project to explore Liberian youths’ sense of community engagement. The team compiled their findings into a report for use by Search for Common Ground and for their Liberian youth partners in demanding accountability from the state and from donors.

Select 2013 Practica l Conflict Resolution and Change l International Financial Flows and l Multilateral Institutions Management in Transitioning the Environment Clients: U.S. Global Leadership Democracies Client: World Resources Institute Coalition, UN Foundation Client: IREX (WRI) l Strategic Communication l Foreign/Defense Policy l Issues in International Economics Clients: National Democratic Clients: National Security Council, and Business Institute, Inter-American U.S. Department of State, U.S. Clients: National Geographic Development Bank, Save the Department of Defense Society, Bower Group Asia Children l Intelligence Analysis l Middle East Foreign/Defense l Supporting Youth in Development Client: Defense Intelligence Policy Client: Education Development Agency Client: U.S. Department of State Center www.american.edu/sis 25 What if you had a team dedicated to supporting your global career goals?

chool of International Service Career advisors at SIS meet individually their academic and career goals, including graduates work in a variety with students to assist with resume writing, job the prestigious Boren Fellowship, Fulbright of professions in the private, applications, salary negotiation, professional Fellowship, and the Presidential Management public, and not-for-profit sectors networking, interviewing strategies, and overall Fellowship. As alumni, SIS graduates have throughout the world. With the career counseling. An intensive career boot continued access to Career Center resources, support of over 15,000 global SIS alumni, camp provides incoming students with initial continuing education opportunities, and a global the Career Center’s advisors and SIS faculty resume feedback and a toolkit for navigating professional network. members provide students with individualized job and internship searches, with special assistance in exploring and preparing for sessions for those seeking career changes and successful careers in the field. Additionally, those new to Washington. Our award-winning the school offers regular networking events Office of Merit Awards provides personalized throughout the year with alumni, ranging from advising to students in pursuit of national informal discussions to panel presentations. scholarships and fellowships to support

26 School of International Service | Career The SIS Career Toolkit

The SIS career center Services Offered: • Job and Internship team is ready to Fairs help you focus your • Initial Resume • Mock Interviewing interests, market your Evaluation • International skills, and pursue your • Graduate Career Internships passions. Boot Camp • Merit Award Advising • One-on-One Advising • SIS Industry Days • Online Career Featuring Employer Resources Site Visits • Career Panels www.american.edu/sis 27 Building Careers through Scholarships and Fellowships

The Fulbright Program recently named American University a “top producer” of U.S. Fulbright Scholars.

Bilal Wahab,’07 Fulbright Scholar

Jeanine Finley, ’13 In 2013, Boren Fellow American University is second nationally in number of students receiving prestigious Boren Fellowships.

28 School of International Service | Career 20% of the Gaina Dubuisson, ’14 currently Pickering Fellow enrolled graduate Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellows have chosen to attend American University. American University ranks third nationally for number of Presidential Management Fellow (PMF) program William Daming, ’13 Presidential Management Fellow finalists.

www.american.edu/sis 29 SIS Graduate Outcomes

SALARY RANGES

28% 27% 21% 16% $60,000 $50,000 - $40,000 - $30,000 - or more $59,999 $49,999 $39,999

Nonproﬁt sector

37% EMPLOYMENT SECTORS Public Private sector sector 26% 27% 89% Intergovernmental of 2012 MA graduates Foreign Self- were employed, fulﬁlling Government 5% employed other plans, or pursuing 4% an advanced degree within 1% six months of graduation.

Note: Data from 2012 graduates polled six months after graduation and represents a 77% response rate.

30 School of International Service | Career Selected SIS Graduate Employers

Accenture Federal Bureau of National Wildlife Ashoka Investigation Federation Astrum Solar Federal Emergency Organization of Board of Governors Management American States of the Federal Agency Peace Corps Reserve System Global Public International Booz Allen Environmental Law & Policy Group Hamilton Institute The Pew Charitable British Embassy in Health Poverty Trusts the United States Action The World Bank Brookings Heifer International U.S. Agency for Institution Human Rights Law International CARE Network Development Carnegie IBM U.S. Department Endowment for Institute for of Energy International Peace Sustainable U.S. Department of Center for Communities Homeland Security Strategic and Institute of U.S. Department International International of Justice Studies Education U.S. Department Central Intelligence Inter-American of State Agency Development Bank U.S. Department Chemonics InterAction of the Treasury International International Food U.S. Environmental Chevron Africa Policy Research Protection Agency Congressional Institute U.S. Marine Corps Black Caucus International U.S.-China Business Foundation, Inc Justice Mission Council Defense International United Nations Intelligence Organization for Capital Agency Migration Development Fund Embassy of India International United States Embassy of Peru Rescue Committee Institute of Peace Enough Project Millenium Voice of America European Bank for Challenge William J. Clinton Reconstruction and Corporation Foundation Development National Cancer World Vision Institute

www.american.edu/sis 31 What if these SIS alumni Saji Prelis 2001 were in your Director, Children & Youth Programs network? Search for Common Ground

C.S. Camilo Huong Nguyen Ramanathan Zambrano 2011 2007 2010 Urban Governance Regional Faculty Analyst Technical Analyst Universidad San The World Bank UN Capital Francisco de Development Quito, Ecuador Fund, Fiji

Michael Porth Robin Koepke Blair Mersinger 2011 2010 2008 Security Analyst Associate International Economist Relations Inter-American Specialist Development Institute of Bank International U.S. Department Finance, Inc. of Energy

Justis Tuia Shanti Shoji Brent Pavia 2009 2009 1993 Program Manager Cultural Affairs Member Relations Coordinator Director U.S. Department of Education Embassy of Minneapolis Japan Regional Chamber of Commerce

Kellee James Anita Dey Jenee Sharon 2004 2000 2013 CEO Senior Regional Afghanistan Specialist for Asia Program Mercaris Assistant Federal Communication U.S. Department Commission of State

32 School of International Service | Alumni Danielle Barbara Mary Jo Pham Goldberg Steenstrup 2013 2004 1964 Foreign Service Program Director Officer Coordinator Steenstrup U.S. Department Institute for the Consulting of State Study of Human Services Ltd Rights, Columbia University

Jeremy Siriwan Jeff Franco Dastrup Limsakul 1997 2011 2013 Executive Director Special Agent Diplomat City Year DC Naval Criminal Thai Ministry of Investigative Foreign Affairs Service

Jordin Cohen Zukhra Patrick Kipalu 1991 Shaabdullaeva 2010 2007 Director, Project Manager Technology Risk Global HIV/AIDS Forest Peoples Consultant Deloitte and Programme Touche LLP The World Bank

Aisha Bain Di Hu Doreen Parekh 2007 2011 2003 Program Manager Program Officer International Trade Specialist International National Rescue Committee U.S. Department of Committee on U.S.-China Commerce Relations

Charles Kevin Hagan Gail Spence Bongomin 1997 1985 2006 President & Chief Senior Alliance Program Executive Officer Advisor Coordinator Feed The U.S. Agency for LOFT Community Children, Inc. International Services, McEwan Development House

learn More For more information please visit: http://www.american.edu/sis/alumni/profiles.cfm Admissions

Application Deadlines

l PhD (Fall admission only) December 15 l Master’s Programs Fall semester January 15 Spring semester September 15 (international applicants) October 1 (domestic applicants)

l Executive Master’s Program Master of International Service Fall se ter July 1 (international applicants) July 30 (domestic applicants) Spring semester November 1

l SIS Graduate Fellowships All PhD students are fully funded for 4 years. About 20% of master’s students receive SIS incoming fellowship awards. All applications complete by the deadline are considered for fellowships.

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SIS Partners

34 School of International Service | Admissions learn More Find out more by visiting www.american.edu/sis SIS Admissions By-the-Numbers

800 3.5 15,000 total SIS graduate median GPA of worldwide alumni students admitted students 28% 20 90% U.S.-born students students average of incoming of color in graduate graduate class size graduate students student body 20% speak 2+ languages 94% international 8th incoming graduate graduate students ranked school of students have lived or in student body international affairs worked abroad by Foreign Policy magazine 100+ 70,000 full-time SIS faculty square-foot members 76% LEED gold-certified of classes offered after SIS building 5:30 pm, on weekends, 148 or online countries 21+ represented skills institutes each 20+ semester practica options each year

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