International Relations

The study of International Relations in the Harvard Department of Government examines the sources of conflict and cooperation in world affairs. Through analysis of foreign policy and public opinion, strategic interaction, international law, and the role of transnational actors, scholars of international relations address a wide array of topics including:

  • War
  • Trade
  • International finance
  • Human rights
  • Climate change 

Scholars in the field draw on a diverse tool kit that includes formal, quantitative and qualitative methods.


Department Faculty

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Alastair Iain Johnston

Governor James Albert Noe and Linda Noe Laine Professor of China in World Affairs
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Christina Davis

Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics
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Christoph Mikulaschek

Assistant Professor of Government
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Dustin Tingley

Professor of Government

Gary King

Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor

Jeffry Frieden

Stanfield Professor of International Peace
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Joshua D. Kertzer

John Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and of Government
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Latanya Sweeney

Professor of the Practice of Government and Technology
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Michael J. Hiscox

Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs
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Stephen Chaudoin

Assistant Professor of Government

Stephen Peter Rosen

Beton Michael Kaneb Professor of National Security and Military Affairs
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Timothy Colton

Morris and Anna Feldberg Professor of Government and Russian Studies
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