Michael Desch
Professor
Political Science
Degrees
B.A., Marquette University; A.M. and Ph.D., The University of Chicago
Research Profile
Desch specializes in international relations with emphases on international security, political theory and international relations, and American foreign and defense policies. He is the author of When the Third World Matters: Latin America and U.S. Grand Strategy (Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993), Civilian Control of the Military: The Changing Security Environment (Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999), Power and Military Effectiveness: The Fallacy of Democratic Triumphalism (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008), co-editor of From Pirates to Drug Lords: The Post-Cold War Caribbean Security Environment (Albany: State University Press, 1998), editor of Soldiers in Cities: Military Operations on Urban Terrain (Carlisle, PA: U.S. Army War College, 2001), and has published numerous scholarly articles and reviews. He has served on the editorial boards of Perspectives on Politics, International Security and Security Studies. He is completing a book-length analytical study of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board and beginning a major research project exploring when and how social science theory affects U.S. national security policy.Contact Information
407
Decio Faculty Hall
574-631-2792
mdesch@nd.edu
http://www.nd.edu/~mdesch/
