University of Southern California School of International Relations

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Mission To keep up with the bigger and better funded international relations programs on the east coast. The SIR faculty and staff are working hard to expand and improve their graduate and undergraduate programs; provide more research support for the faculty; and do more to expand the School's alumni/student network for mentoring, internships and job leads.
Established 1924
Official name School of International Relations (SIR)
University University of Southern California
School type Private
Director Laurie Brand
Location Los Angeles, CA, USA
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von KleinSmid center, where the School of International Relations is located on the University Park Campus of the University of Southern California.
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von KleinSmid center, where the School of International Relations is located on the University Park Campus of the University of Southern California.

The University of Southern California School of International Relations (or SIR) is the third oldest school of international relations in the world. A subdivision within the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, the school is known for teaching, and hiring faculty who concentrate in, a variety of worldviews.

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[edit] History

The school traces its origins to the early 1920s and then-University of Southern California president Rufus B. von KleinSmid who held a strong interest in developing the study of international relations. In 1922, USC hosted the Pan-American Conference on Education that brought together university officials from 22 countries to discuss the importance of international education and cooperation. In 1924, the Los Angeles University of International Relations was founded, to later be renamed the USC School of International Relations (SIR). The founding occurred during the liberal-internationalist reaction to World War I; during this so called Grotian moment, many in international relations desired to end war, and thought education was the best means to that end. According to the school's website, its founding mission was "to furnish opportunities for the training of statesmen for consular and diplomatic service, of businessmen for commerce and business administration, and of teachers in departments related to world affairs in colleges and universities" [1]. The school continued to grow during the Second World War and the Cold War; during the height of the latter, SIR housed the Research Institute on Communist Strategy and Propaganda. It was one of the first schools of international relations in the country to offer a PhD, became a charter member of the The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA), and helped to found the International Studies Association (ISA).

[edit] Areas of study

Contemporarily, the school offers concentrations in the following courses, of which international relations majors must chose

two:[2]

  • International Politics and Security Studies
  • International Political Economy
  • Foreign Policy Analysis
  • Culture, Gender, and Global Society
  • Regional concentrations:
    • European Union
    • Post-Soviet and Eastern Europe
    • Latin America
    • The Middle East
    • The Pacific Rim
    • Africa

[edit] Director

Professor Laurie Brand, from her USC faculty profile
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Professor Laurie Brand, from her USC faculty profile
Main article: Laurie Brand

The current Director of SIR is Professor Laurie Brand. She earned her PhD from Columbia University and specializes in foreign policy in the Middle East; international political econony; and international politics and security.

The previous Director was Professor Steven Lamy, and before that Professor Jonathan Aronson.

[edit] Faculty

Main article: Faculty of the Univeristy of Southern California School of International Relations

There are currently 24 permanent members of the faculty at the school. All have terminal degrees in their field, and have published numerous working papers, articles, and books.


[edit] Affiliated programs and institutions

In order to further the study of international relations, the school has created number of affiliates:

  • Center for International Studies - CIS was established by the School of International Relations to promote advanced research and sustained discussion of theoretical and policy issues in international political and economic affairs.
  • Center for Active Learning in International Studies - CALIS is a K-12 outreach program sponsored by the East Asian Studies Center (EASC) and the School of International Relations (SIR)
  • Teaching International Relations Program - TIRP is a community outreach program operated by the School of International Relations
  • USC Center on Public Diplomacy - The University of Southern California Center on Public Diplomacy is a joint academic research, teaching and training Center created and run jointly by the USC Annenberg School for Communication and the USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences School of International Relations

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Member Schools

School of International Service, American University • Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University • School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University • Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University • Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University • Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University • Graduate Institute of International Studies of Geneva (HEI) • John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University • Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) • Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University • Graduate School of International Studies, Korea University • International Relations Department, London School of Economics • School of Political Sciences and World Politics, Moscow State University • Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University • Graduate School of International Relations, Ritsumeikan University • Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University • School of International Relations, St. Petersburg State University • Stockholm School of Economics • The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University • The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University • Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, University of California, San Diego • Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver • School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, College Park • Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan • Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota • Graduate School of Public And International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh • School of International Relations, University of Southern California • Master International Affairs and Governance, University of St. Gallen • Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington • Yale Center for International and Area Studies, Yale University •

Affiliate member schools

National Foreign Affairs Training Center, United States Department of State • International Studies Program, DePaul University • Department of International Relations, Florida International University • Graduate Program in International Political Economy and Development, Fordham University • International Commerce and Policy Program, George Mason University • Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center, Howard University • Graduate School of International Relations, International University of Japan • Graduate School of International Policy Studies, Monterey Institute • Department of Political Science and Public Administration, North Carolina State University • Center for Global Change and Governance, Rutgers University • The John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University • Thunderbird - The Garvin School of International Management • Facultad de Finanzas, Gobierno y Relaciones Internacionales, Universidad Externado de Colombia • Committee on International Relations, University of Chicago • Master of Arts in International Administration Program, University of Miami • International Studies Program, University of Oregon • Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto • Graduate School of International Studies, Utsunomiya University •
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