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College / Department

College of Arts and Sciences
Department of International Studies

Education

PhD, Political Science, Duke University, United States
BA, Political Science, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Italy

Professional experience

Associate Professor at American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates(2018 - Present)
Senior Lecturer (Tenured Associate Professor) at Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand), New Zealand(2016 - 2018)
Associate Professor (with Tenure) at Vanderbilt University, United States(2012 - 2016)
Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University, United States(2008 - 2012)
Assistant Professor at University of California, Berkeley, United States(2005 - 2008)
John M. Olin Post-Doctoral Fellow at Harvard University, United States(2004 - 2005)

Memberships

Australian Political Science Association, 2018 - present
International Studies Association, 2000 - present
American Political Science Association, 1999 - present

Contact

gchiozza@aus.edu
+971 6 515 4420

Dr. Giacomo Chiozza

Associate Professor
PhD, Political Science, Duke University, United States

Giacomo Chiozza is an expert in world politics and statistical modeling. In his research, he has studied anti-Americanism and public opinion, the role of leaders in war, and the effects of ideas on monetary policymaking in Japan. His teaching areas include international security, foreign policy, war studies and world order. From 2014 to 2018, he was a senior editor at International Studies Quarterly, the flagship journal of the International Studies Association. Before joining AUS, he taught at the University of California, Berkeley; Vanderbilt University; and Victoria University of Wellington. He is a native of Italy, a US citizen, and an avid runner.

Publications

Gene Park, Saori Katada, Giacomo Chiozza, Yoshiko Kojo, Taming Japan's Deflation:The Debate over Unconventional Monetary Policy, Published, 2018
Giacomo Chiozza, Dragomir Stoyanov, The Myth of the Strong Leader in Russian Public Opinion, Published, Problems of Post-Communism, 65, 6, pp. 419-433, 2018

Conference Presentations

Monti Datta, Anti-Americanism and the Original Sin: Global Perceptions of America, Race and Democracy, Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, Toronto, Canada, March, 2019
Giacomo Chiozza, Managing Hierarchy: Domestic Political Institutions and the Sources of Patron Influence, Mortara Center for International Studies, Georgetown University, Washington DC, United States, April, 2017
Giacomo Chiozza, Managing Difficult Allies: Successor Leaders and the Domestic Sources of Patron Influence, Program on Global Society and Security Seminar, The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, November, 2012

Grants and sponsorships

The Domestic Politics of US Retrenchment, American University of Sharjah, 2020
Leverage and Cooperation under Hierarchy: Domestic Political Institutions and the Sources of US Influence, American University of Sharjah, 2020

Awards and Honors

, Robert H. Birkby Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Vanderbilt University, 2016
, Winner of the Lijphart/Przeworski/Verba Dataset Award for Archigos: A Data Base on Leaders 1875–2004, American Political Science Association, Section on Comparative Politics, 2014
, Winner of the Joseph Lepgold Book Prize for best book on international relations published in 2011, for Leaders and International Conflict, Georgetown University, 2012
, Outstanding Reviewer Award, Political Research Quarterly, 2006
, Sutherland Summer Research fellowship, Duke University, 2004
, PARISS (Program for Advanced Research in the Social Sciences) fellowship, Duke University, 2003
, Alona Evans International Relations Award, Duke University, 1999

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