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Joseph Grieco

Professor of Political Science
Political Science
Box 90204, Durham, NC 27708-0204
291 Gross Hall, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


Professor of Political Science, concentrates on theories of international relations, issues of international political economy, and problems of international conflict. He is the author of Cooperation Among Nations: Europe, America, and Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade, and Between Dependency and Autonomy: India's Experience with the International Computer Industry; and the co-author (with G. John Ikenberry) of State Power and World Markets: The International Political Economy. Articles and notes by him have appeared in Journal of Conflict Resolution, International Studies Quarterly, Security Studies, Review of International Studies, the American Political Science Review, International Organization, the Journal of Politics, and World Politics. His teaching interests include theories of international relations and issues of international political economy. His appointments include: 1978-1979, Pre-Doctoral Fellow at the Center for International Studies at Princeton University; 1981-1982, Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Harvard Business School; 1985-86, a German Marshall and a Paul Henri Spaak Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. He served with the Office of the United States Trade Representative and the International Monetary Fund as an International Affairs Fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations, 1990-91. During the summer of 1994 he was the Karl W. Deutsch Visiting Professor at the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin; and since 1996 he has been a Visiting Professor at the Post Graduate School of Economics and International Relations at the Catholic University of Milan. During 1998-2000 he received support from the National Science Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to conduct research, and to produce two articles (one co-authored with Christopher Gelpi), on the domestic and systematic sources of repetitive military challenges.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Political Science · 1993 - Present Political Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

In the News


Published December 13, 2022
2022 in Review: Duke Expertise in the Opinion Pages
Published July 16, 2015
Joseph Grieco: How Iran deal could affect the United States

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Recent Publications


External Threats and Public Opinion: The East Asian Security Environment and Japanese Views on the Nuclear Option

Journal Article Journal of East Asian Studies · March 2, 2023 The Japanese public has been assumed to possess a deeply ingrained aversion toward the acquisition of nuclear weapons. We employ a survey experiment to ascertain whether this aversion is unconditional or may erode in the face of hypothetical deterioration ... Full text Cite

Between Dependency and Autonomy: India’s Experience with the International Computer Industry

Book · January 1, 2023 Between Dependency and Autonomy offers a compelling exploration of India’s evolving relationship with the international computer industry between 1960 and 1980, showcasing a significant shift in power dynamics. Joseph M. Grieco presents a thorough analysis ... Cite

The schools of thought problem in international relations

Conference International Studies Review · September 1, 2019 Many scholars are dissatisfied with the tendency of research and teaching in the field of international relations to be framed as clashes among competing schools of thought. I examine two prominent options for reform that relate to the schools and offer on ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Democratic States and Repeat Military Challenges, 1918-1994

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 1998 - 2001

War and Wealth in the International System: China, Japan, and Germany

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation · 1997 - 1998

Josiah Charles Trent Speakers Series in International Law and Institutions

ConferencePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation · 1994 - 1994

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Education, Training & Certifications


Cornell University · 1982 Ph.D.