Ph.D., Political Science, Carleton University 1999
M.A., Political Science, Carleton University 1996

International relations; political philosophy (ancient and modern), ethics; Russian and East European politics

ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS

“Empire’s Founding Principle and the Problem of Presenting and Representing Its Absence,” a chapter in Chantal Zabus and Silvia Nagy-Zekmi, eds. Empire Building Yesterday and Tomorrow, Baltimore: Lanham, Lexington Books, 2009.

“Dialogues of Cultures and the Art of Peace,” in the proceedings of the Xth International Conference on Cultural Diversities and Communication amongst Cultures convened by the UNESCO Chair of Communication and Public Relations, May 18-19, 2007, Sofia, Bulgaria, a manuscript submitted.

“Empire’s Founding Principle and the Problem of Presenting and Representing Its Absence,” for the volume, tentatively titled Representations of Empire by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

“The Geopolitics of U.S.-Russian Relations and Their Media Personas,” article in Communication Management in World Politics and Business, Moscow, Sofia, and Stockholm: Communication Management Center, Academy of National Economy, 2007.

“The Geopolitics of U.S.-Russia Relations,” in Ye. Chavanov, Ye. Pashentsev (Eds.), Collected Articles on the Materials of the International Conference "XX Century and the Present Day: The Problems of Democracy and the Liberty of Choice," Moscow: Moscow Pedagogical University, 2007, proceedings from the conference “National Identity and Paradigms of Development,” Moscow Pedagogical University, Moscow, December 11, 2006.

Vladimir Suchan and Piotr Dutkiewicz, “The Twins of Postcommunism and Globalization,” in Teresa Rakowska-Harmstone and Piotr Dutkiewicz, eds., New Europe: The Impact of the First Decade, Warsaw: Colegium Civitas, Polish Academy of Sciences, 2006.

CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS

“The Daimon of Socrates,” a paper presented at the Northeastern Political Science Association Conference, Boston, November 13-15, 2008.

“Having Just Escaped from the Trap of this NOW: Looking back at International Relations through the Lenses of Communication Management,” a paper delivered at the Fifth Anniversary Convention of the Russian International Studies Association (RISA), “World Politics: View from the Future,” Moscow, Russia, September 26-27, 2008.

“The Meaning of Socrates,” a paper presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, August 28-31, 2008.

“Empire as Representation: A Platonic Critique,” a paper delivered at the New England Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Providence, Rhode Island, April 25-26, 2008.

“Civil Liberties in the Post 9/11 Era: Old Power Politics versus New in a World of Shared Transparency and Power,” a talk given at the Panel on the Constitution, Privacy, and National Security organized by Maine Civil Liberties Union, UMFK, Fort Kent, Maine, April 17, 2008.

Discussant on the panel “Core Curriculum/General Education,” APSA Teaching and Learning Conference, San Jose, California, February 22-24, 2008.

“The Tripartite Soul of Plato’s Republic,” a paper presented at the Northeastern Political Science Association Conference, Philadelphia, November 15-17, 2007.

“Hegemony and Political Economy as a Graft of Self-Alienation,” a paper presented at the International Studies Association, Philadelphia, November 15-17, 2007.

“Dialogues of Cultures and the Art of Peace,” a paper presented at the Xth International Conference on Cultural Diversities and Communication amongst Cultures convened by the UNESCO Chair of Communication and Public Relations, May 18-19, 2007, Sofia, Bulgaria.

“Plato’s Republic and the Architecture of Corruption,” a paper presented at the Northeastern Political Science Association Conference, November 9-11, 2006, Boston.

“Geometry of Power,” a paper presented at the 4th Russian International Studies Association in Moscow, September 22-23, 2006.

“The Question of Russian Foreign Policy in the Age of Globalization: An Apology for Political Philosophy” paper presented at the Third Convention of the Russian International Studies Association (RISA), “The Foreign Policy Process in Russia: Priorities and Strategies, Participants and Effectiveness,” Moscow, Russia, May 21-22, 2004.

ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS

“Empire’s Founding Principle and the Problem of Presenting and Representing Its Absence,” a chapter in Chantal Zabus and Silvia Nagy-Zekmi, eds. Empire Building Yesterday and Tomorrow, Baltimore: Lanham, Lexington Books, 2009.

CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS

“The Daimon of Socrates,” a paper presented at the Northeastern Political Science Association Conference, Boston, November 13-15, 2008.

“Having Just Escaped from the Trap of this NOW: Looking back at International Relations through the Lenses of Communication Management,” a paper delivered at the Fifth Anniversary Convention of the Russian International Studies Association (RISA), “World Politics: View from the Future,” Moscow, Russia, September 26-27, 2008.

“The Meaning of Socrates,” a paper presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, August 28-31, 2008.

“Empire as Representation: A Platonic Critique,” a paper delivered at the New England Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Providence, Rhode Island, April 25-26, 2008.

“Civil Liberties in the Post 9/11 Era: Old Power Politics versus New in a World of Shared Transparency and Power,” a talk given at the Panel on the Constitution, Privacy, and National Security organized by Maine Civil Liberties Union, UMFK, Fort Kent, Maine, April 17, 2008.

Discussant on the panel “Core Curriculum/General Education,” APSA Teaching and Learning Conference, San Jose, California, February 22-24, 2008.