Cameron G Thies

Biography

I am the Co-Editor, with Juliet Kaarbo, of the Routledge series Role Theory and International Relations.  We created this series with the help of Steve Walker and others as a result of a resurgence of interest in foreign policy role theory.  Part of this resurgence began in Germany, where Sebastian Harnisch convened a conference that ended up producing the edited volume Role Theory in International Relations (Routledge, 2011), and part began in the U.S. where I organized an ISA Workshop that ultimately led to the publication of a special issue in Foreign Policy Analysis.  Of course, I do work in many other areas of IR, but I am proud to have helped reinvigorate this area of study since I believe role theory is an excellent way to think about state identity and it helps to integrate the study of foreign policy and international relations.

Education

PhD, Arizona State University, 1999

Areas of Research / Professional Expertise

I work primarily in the subfields of international relations and comparative politics within political science as it is conducted in the United States.  Having said that, I view IR as much broader than the traditional political science view of it as a subfield.  I have made contributions to many areas in IR, including IR theory, disciplinary history, foreign policy analysis, international political economy, and conflict studies.  I also routinely draw on theories and methods from other disciplines, including economics, history, psychology and sociology (particularly social psychology).

Personal Interests

I like to travel to learn more about the world, its peoples and most importantly-- their food and what they drink!

Websites

• ASU Directory Profile

Books