Raymond John Vincent (February 28, 1943 – November 2, 1990), known as R J Vincent or John Vincent, was a scholar of the

English school of international relations theory The English School of international relations theory (sometimes also referred to as liberal realism, the International Society school or the British institutionalists) maintains that there is a 'society of states' at the international level, despit ...

. He was a graduate of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and the

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. As well as holding visiting positions at

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and the Australian National University, he was professor of international relations ar Keele University, Fellow of

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, Oxford, and Montague Burton Professor of International Relations at the

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from 1989 until his death. He is most famous for his books ''Nonintervention and International Order'', which was developed from his PhD working under Hedley Bull, and ''Human Rights in International Relations''. He was a long-term editor of the journal ''Review of International Studies''.

Personal life

Vincent was married to Angela, with whom he had two children, the TV journalist

Geraint Vincent Geraint V. Vincent is a British journalist, currently employed by ITN as a Correspondent for '' ITV News''. Early life The son of the international relations scholar R J Vincent and Angela Vincent, Vincent and his family lived in Newcastle in S ...

and Gareth Vincent. Donald Markwell, "R J Vincent" in ''Instincts to Lead: On Leadership, Peace, and Education'', 2013, pages 235-239.

Monographs

* ''Nonintervention and International Order'' (1974) Princeton: Princeton University Press * ''Human Rights in International Relations'' (1984) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

References

Academics of the London School of Economics 1943 births 1990 deaths 20th-century British economists International relations scholars English School (international relations) Academics of Keele University {{England-economist-stub