Assistant Professor of Political Science
Coordinator of Political Science and Global Studies

(401) 232-6432
Email: jdietric@bryant.edu

Education
    Ph.D. in Political Science, Johns Hopkins University, 1998
    M.A. in Political Science, Johns Hopkins Universtity, 1997
    B.A. with distinction in Political Science, University of Pennsylvania, 1991

Academic Interests
    International Relations, U.S. Foreign Policy, International Security, Human Rights Policy

Courses Taught
   (Course catalog descriptions; click course number for recent syllabus)

    POLS/GLOB 241 Introduction to Global Politics
    POLS 256 Goverentment and Society in America
    POLS/GLOB 290 Honors: Politics of the Global System
    POLS 351 United States Foreign Policy
    POLS 462 International Relations

Selected Research  
    ”The Politics of PEPFAR: President Bush’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief,” Ethics & International Affairs, (Fall 2007): 277-91.
     ”Can International Courts Deter Human Rights Abusers?” presented at the International Studies Association Annual Meeting 2007.
     “U.S. Human Rights Policy in the Post-Cold War Era,” Political Science Quarterly, 121 (Summer 2006): 269-94.
     The George W. Bush Foreign Policy Reader: Presidential Speeches with Commentary, edited by John W. Dietrich, M.E. Sharpe, 2005.

Further Information
     Prof. Dietrich’s full CV 
     Prof. Dietrich’s personal webpage
     University Relations profile