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George Downs

Professor of Politics
B.A. 1967, Shimer College; Ph.D. 1976, Michigan.

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Phone:  (212) 998-8020
Office Address:  NYU Department of Politics, 19 W. 4th Street, New York, NY 10012
Office Room Number:  405

For a full list of my work, see my Vita.

Areas of Research/Interest: International Relations, Political Economy

Teaching
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Select Publications:
Optimal Imperfection? Princeton: Princeton University Press. 1995. Collective Security Beyond the Cold War. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. 1994. Tacit Bargaining, Arms Races, and Arms Control. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. 1990. The Search for Government Efficiency: From Hubris to Helplessness. New York: Random House. 1986.

Under Review :

  • "Intervention and Democracy." Bruce Bueno de Mesquita co-author.

  • "Politics as Property: Peaceful Consolidation and the Origins of Modern Europe." Vivek Sharma co-author

  • "Distributive Politics and International Institutions"   Eyal Benvenista co-author

Papers:

Fellowships/Honors: Louis Brownlow Book Award, Youden Prize, Leonard D. White Award.

External Affiliations: American Political Science Association, International Studies Association, Midwest Political Science Association, Editorial Board of World Politics, International Organization, and American Journal of Political Science.