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Nicholas J. Wheeler (born 7 April 1962) is professor of

international politics International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the Scientific method, scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities betwe ...

at the

University of Birmingham , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

and co-editor (with

Christian Reus-Smit Christian Reus-Smit (born 8 August 1961) is Professor of International Relations (IR) at the University of Queensland, in Brisbane Australia. He is an internationally renowned scholar in the field of IR. Reus-Smit's research focuses on the instit ...

) of the ''Cambridge Studies in International Relations'' book series, published by

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and the

British International Studies Association The British International Studies Association (BISA) is a learned society that promotes the study of international relations and related subjects through teaching, research, and facilitation of contact between scholars. BISA has an international m ...

. Wheeler specializes in

security studies __NOTOC__ Security studies, also known as international security studies, is an academic sub-field within the wider discipline of international relations that studies organized violence, military conflict, national security, and international s ...

and has focused his research on the

security dilemma In international relations, the security dilemma (also referred to as the spiral model) is when the increase in one state's security (such as increasing its military strength) leads other states to fear for their own security (because they do not k ...

and

humanitarian intervention Humanitarian intervention is the use or threat of military force by a state (or states) across borders with the intent of ending severe and widespread human rights violations in a state which has not given permission for the use of force. Humani ...

. Wheeler received his BA from Staffordshire University and his MA and

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from the

University of Southampton , mottoeng = The Heights Yield to Endeavour , type = Public research university , established = 1862 – Hartley Institution1902 – Hartley University College1913 – Southampton University Coll ...

. He has taught at

Aberystwyth University , mottoeng = A world without knowledge is no world at all , established = 1872 (as ''The University College of Wales'') , former_names = University of Wales, Aberystwyth , type = Public , endowment = ...

and the

University of Hull The University of Hull is a public research university in Kingston upon Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1927 as University College Hull. The main university campus is located in Hull and is home to the Hull ...

and served as director of the David Davies Memorial Institute of International Studies. He is also a member of the United Nations Association of the United Kingdom's policy advisory committee and served as a trustee of the Welsh Centre for International Affairs. Wheeler is currently a professor at the

. Wheeler is the author or co-author of three books and the co-editor of three additional books. He is also the author of numerous articles in journals including ''

International Affairs International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such as ...

'', '' Millennium: Journal of International Studies'', and ''

International Political Science Review The ''International Political Science Review/Revue Internationale de Science Politique'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering the field of political science. The editors-in-chief are Marian Sawer (Australian National University) and Theres ...

''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wheeler, Nicholas J. 1962 births Living people Academics of Aberystwyth University Academics of the University of Birmingham