Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California Dornsife
Research topic:
During his stay in October 2022, he will work on his project on the advantages of non-violent protests over violent protests. His work aims to explain how the former are better able to send elaborate signals of resolve while winning over audiences. Precisely because nonviolent protesters expose themselves to the possibility of suffering harm while being unable to protect themselves through physical violence, they can gain the moral high ground.
Events:
October 19, 2022, 12:15 p.m.
Paper presentation “The Other Cheek: A Costly Signaling Explanation of Nonviolent Success” within the ConTrust Research Colloquium
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Biografische Angaben
Brian Rathbun is Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California Dornsife. His research focuses on security policy, German foreign policy, the European Union, social movements and theories of peace. He has published several monographs and numerous journal articles. His book "Reasoning of State" (Cambridge University Press 2019) won the 2018-2020 Best Book Award of the Foreign Policy Section of the American Political Science Association. Brian Rathbun is a member of the editorial boards of International Studies Quarterly, European Journal of European Security and Journal of Global Security Studies. -
Publikationen
Rathbun, B. C. (2020). Fair Share?: Equality and Equity in American Attitudes towards Trade. International Organization. Vol. forthcoming Rathbun, B. C. (2019). Parties to an Alliance: Ideology and the Domestic Politics of International Institutionalization. Journal of Peace Research. Rathbun, B. C., Kertzer, J. D., Rathbun, N. S. (2019). Price of Peace: Motivated Reasoning and Costly Signaling in International Relations. International Organization. Hafner-Burton, E., Narang, N., Rathbun, B. C. (2019). U.S. Foreign Policy in the Age of Trump Symposium: What Is Populist Nationalism and Why Does it Matter?. Journal of Politics. Vol. 81 (2), pp. 707-711. Rathbun, B. C. (2018). Reasoning of State: Realists, Romantics and Rationality in International Relations. Cambridge University Press. Rathbun, B. C. (2014). Diplomacy’s Value: Creating Security in 1920s Europe and the Contemporary Middle East. Cornell University Press.