Michael C. Horowitz (born 1978) is an American author and professor of political science at the
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...
.
Early life and debating success
Horowitz grew up in
Lexington, MA. He attended
Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1836 as "Emory College" by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory, Emory is the second-oldest private institution of ...
, where he was a member of a team that won the 2000 National Debate Tournament.
He graduated from Emory in 2000 with a BA in political science, then earned a PhD in Government from
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...
.
Academic career
In addition to having a faculty position at the University of Pennsylvania, Horowitz is an investigator for the
Good Judgment Project
The Good Judgment Project (GJP) is an organization dedicated to "harnessing the wisdom of the crowd to forecast world events". It was co-created by Philip E. Tetlock (author of ''Superforecasting'' and ''Expert Political Judgment''), decision sci ...
. In 2013 he served as an International Affairs Fellow, funded by the Council on Foreign Relations, in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy. He is author of the book ''The Diffusion of Military Power: Causes and Consequences for International Politics'', which "examines how the financial and organizational challenges of adopting new methods of fighting wars can influence the international balance of power."
The book won the 2010 Edgar S. Furniss Book Award given by the Mershon Center for International Security Studies, as well as the 2011 Best Book Award from the International Security Studies section of the International Studies Association and the 2011 Harold D. Lasswell Prize, Society of Policy Scientists.
In 2017, Horowitz received the
Karl Deutsch Award
The Karl Deutsch Award is awarded by the International Political Science Association (IPSA) each year an IPSA World Congress of Political Science is held. The recipient of the award presents the Karl Deutsch Lecture or leads a special session at t ...
from the
International Studies Association
The International Studies Association (ISA) is a US-based professional association for scholars and practitioners in the field of international studies. Founded in 1959, ISA has been headquartered at the University of Connecticut in Storrs sin ...
. This award is given annually to an individual under the age of 40 who is judged to have made the most significant contribution to the study of international relations and peace research.
On February 25, 2020, Horowitz was appointed director of
Perry World House, the University of Pennsylvania's Think Tank for Global Affairs. He previously served as the think tank's Associate Director from 2015 to 2019.
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References
External links
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Living people
1978 births
People from Lexington, Massachusetts
Emory University alumni
Harvard University alumni
American political scientists