Charles H. Lipson (born February 1, 1948) is an American political scientist who is professor emeritus of political science at the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chic ...

. His areas of specialization include

international relations 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 a ...

, international political economy and modern international history.

Education

Born and raised in

Marks, Mississippi Marks is a city in and the county seat of Quitman County, Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,735. History The town of Marks was named after Leopold Marks (1851-1910) who left Germany to avoid conscription by the Germa ...

, Lipson attended

Yale Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wor ...

as an undergraduate, where he studied Political Science and Economics. He received a Master of Arts degree and a doctoral degree 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 ...

. While studying at Harvard, Lipson won the Chase Prize for the best essay on a subject relating to the promotion of world peace.

Career

Charles Lipson has taught at the University of Chicago since 1977. His research focuses on international cooperation and conflict and political aspects of international trade, debt, and investment. In addition to his political science publications, Lipson writes books on academic integrity, adjusting to college and doing research that are broadly applicable to students of all academic interests. Lipson is the co-founder and director of the Program on International Politics, Economics, and Security (PIPES), a weekly workshop for graduate students to discuss research issues in international politics. In 1991, he served as the Secretary of the American Political Science Association

Publications

Books

In the book, ''Reliable Partners: How Democracies Have Made a Separate Peace'' (2003), Lipson examines "why democracies do not fight wars against each other." Lipson has also edited several books on international politics: * ''Rational Design of International Institutions'', ed. by Barbara Koremenos, Charles Lipson, and

Duncan Snidal Duncan Snidal, FBA is professor of international relations at Nuffield College, University of Oxford and professor emeritus at University of Chicago. Snidal has research interests in international relations theory, institutional organizations, coop ...

(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004). * ''Theory and Structure in International Political Economy: An International Organization Reader'', ed. by Charles Lipson and Benjamin J. Cohen (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1999) * ''Issues and Agents in International Political Economy: An International Organization Reader'', ed. by Benjamin J. Cohen and Charles Lipson (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1999)

Editorials

Lipson has contributed editorials to the

Chicago Tribune The ''Chicago Tribune'' is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tribune Publishing. Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" (a slogan for which WGN radio and television a ...

Media appearances

In 2013, Lipson frequently appeared as a guest on

Beyond the Beltway ''Beyond the Beltway'' is a nationally syndicated political talk show based in Chicago that debuted on WBEZ 91.5 FM on June 26, 1980, as ''Inside Politics''. It airs on Sundays on approximately 25 terrestrial radio stations as well as online at b ...

with Bruce DuMont, a nationally syndicated radio show that provides listeners with weekly political discussions. He also appeared on ''Pritzker Military Presents Front & Center'' in 2004.

Awards

In 2011, Lipson received the Quantrell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching from the University of Chicago.

References

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