Dr. Daniel S. Geller
Education:
- Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1977
- A.M., Rutgers University, 1972
- A.B., Drew University, 1970
Fields:
- International Relations (Conflict Analysis; Defense Policy;
Foreign Policy).
- Comparative Politics (Subfield--Latin American Politics).
- Political Theory (Normative and Empirical).
Publications:
Journal Articles
- "Nuclear Weapons and the Indo-Pakistani Conflict: Global Implications
of a Regional Power Cycle," International Political Science
Review, Vol. 24, No. 1, 2003.
- "Status Quo Orientation, Capabilities, and Patterns of War Initiation
in Dyadic Rivalries," Conflict Management and Peace Science,
Vol. 18, No. 1, 2000.
- "Power Differentials and War in Rival Dyads," International
Studies Quarterly, Vol. 37, No. 2, 1993.
- "Capability Concentration, Power Transition, and War,"
International Interactions, Vol. 17, No. 3, 1992.
- "Power Transition and Conflict Initiation," Conflict Management
and Peace Science, Vol. 12, No. 1, 1992.
- "Nuclear Weapons, Deterrence, and Crisis Escalation," The
Journal of Conflict Resolution, Vol. 34, No. 2, 1990.
- "Power System Membership and Patterns of War," International
Political Science Review, Vol. 9, No. 4, 1988.
- "The Impact of Political System Structure on Probability Patterns
of Internal Disorder," American Journal of Political Science,
Vol. 31, No. 2, 1987.
- "Economic Modernization and Political Instability in Latin
America: A Causal Analysis of Bureaucratic-Authoritarianism,"
The Western Political Quarterly,Vol. 35, No.
1, 1982.
- "A Preliminary Test of the Theory of Dependency," Comparative
Politics,Vol. 7, No. 3, 1975. Co-author with Robert R. Kaufman
and Harry I. Chernotsky.
Books
- The Construction and Cumulation of Knowledge.
Co-editor with John A. Vasquez. Oxford, United Kingdom:
Blackwell Ltd., 2004.
- Nations at War: A Scientific Study of International Conflict.
Co-author with J. David Singer. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge
University Press, 1998.
- Domestic Factors in Foreign Policy: A Cross-National Statistical
Analysis.
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Schenkman, 1985.
Book Chapters
- "Toward a Scientific Theory of War." In Paul F. Diehl
(ed.), The Scourge of War: New Extensions on an Old Problem.
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2004.
- "Explaining War: Empirical Patterns and Theoretical Mechanisms."
In Manus I. Midlarsky (ed.), Handbook of War Studies II.
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2000.
- "Material Capabilities: Power and International Conflict." In
John A. Vasquez (ed.), What Do We Know About War? Lanham,
MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2000.
- "The Stability of the Military Balance and War Among Great Power
Rivals." In Paul F. Diehl (ed.), The Dynamics of Enduring Rivalries.Urbana-Champaign:
University of Illinois Press, 1998.
- "Relative Power, Rationality, and International Conflict."
In Jacek Kugler and Douglas Lemke (eds.), Parity and War: Evaluations
and Extensions of The War Ledger. Ann Arbor: University of
Michigan Press, 1996.
- "Modeling the Conflict Patterns of Nations." In J. David Singer
and Richard J. Stoll (eds.), Quantitative Indicators in World
Politics. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1984.
Translations
- "Empirical Patterns in the Onset and Seriousness of War." Co-author
with J. David Singer. In Kenichiro Hirano (ed.), Japan, Asia,
and the Global System: Toward the Twenty-First Century. Tokyo,
Japan: Kokusai Shoin Co., 1998.
Monographs
- "Regime Environment and Structure as Determinants of Foreign
Policy Behavior: The Application of a System of Recursive Equations
to a Developmental Model." CREON Papers. Columbus: Ohio
State University, The Mershon Center, 1979.
Consultantships:
- U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Verification and
Compliance(VC/TA), Washington, DC, May 2000 – present.
Government Experience:
- William C. Foster Fellow, U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency,
Intelligence, Technology, and Analysis Division (IVI/ITA),
Washington, DC, June 1998 - March 1999.
- U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Arms Control (AC/TA),
Washington, DC, April 1999 - July 1999.
Academic Awards and Grants:
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Grant (Collaborative
Research on the Militarized Interstate Dispute Data Set), 2000-03.
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Travel Grant (paper presentation
IPSA World Congress, Berlin, Germany), 1994.
- University of Mississippi Foundation Research Grant (Mathematical
Conflict Analysis), 1994.
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Travel Grant (paper presentation
IPSA World Congress, Buenos Aires, Argentina), 1991.
- United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Research Grant (nuclear
weapons/crisis escalation), 1988-89.
- Research Fellowship, Correlates of War Project, Department
of Political Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1987.
- Achilles Fellowship, NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium,
Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe (SHAPE), Casteau,
Belgium, 1986.
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Travel Grant (paper presentation
IPSA World Congress, Paris, France), 1985.
- Sloan Fellowship, MIT-Harvard Program on Nuclear Weapons and
Arms Control, Cambridge, 1984.
- University of Mississippi Faculty Research Grant, 1981, 1985,
1988, 1993.
- Ter Marsch Dissertation Award, Department of Political Science,
Rutgers University, 1978.
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Dissertation Support, Grant
No. GS40348, 1975-1976.
- Walter C. Russell Fellowship, Department of Political Science,
Rutgers University, 1974-75.
Research Affiliations:
- Correlates of War Project, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and
Penn State University, 1987 – present.