Jack Snyder | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jack Lewis Snyder February 6, 1951 |
| Awards | Karl Deutsch Award (1991) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Harvard University (A.B.) Columbia University (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | International relations |
| School or tradition | Neoclassical realism[1] |
| Institutions | Columbia University |
| Notable ideas | Offensive and defensive realism |
Jack Lewis Snyder (born February 6, 1951) is an American political scientist who is the Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Relations at Columbia University, specializing in theories of international relations.
Snyder's research centers around the relationship between violence and government. He is known for introducing the distinction between offensive and defensive realism into the international relations literature in his 1991 book Myths of Empire.[1][3]
- ^ a b Taliaferro, Jeffrey W. (2001). "Security Seeking under Anarchy: Defensive Realism Revisited". International Security. 25 (3): 128–161. doi:10.1162/016228800560543. S2CID 57568196.
- ^ "Snyder, Jack 1951–". Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series. Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ Rose, Gideon (October 1998). "Neoclassical Realism and Theories of International Relations". World Politics. 51 (1): 44–72. doi:10.1017/S0043887100007814. S2CID 154361851.