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Jacques Hymans
Assistant Professor of International Relations
Contact Information
Office: VKC 330
Phone: (213)740-2139
E-mail:
hymans@usc.edu
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Biographical Sketch
Jacques E.C. Hymans’ research focuses on national identity, foreign policy and international security, with a special focus on the issue of nuclear proliferation. Hymans’ The Psychology of Nuclear Proliferation: Identity, Emotions, and Foreign Policy (Cambridge University Press, 2006) received the Edgar S. Furniss Book Award for best first book in national and international security, and the Alexander L. George Book Award for best book in political psychology. He is currently writing a second book on nuclear proliferation under contract with Cambridge University Press. This new work spotlights the political underpinnings of nuclear weapons programs' technical successes and failures. Hymans has wide-ranging geographical interests and has published research on Argentina, Australia, the European Union, France, India, Japan, Korea, the UK, and the US. He has also published articles in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and other general readership publications.
Education
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A.B. Social Studies, Harvard College, 6/1994
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M.A. Government, Harvard University, 11/1996
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Ph.D. Government, Harvard University, 11/2001
Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History
Tenure Track Appointments
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Assistant Professor, Smith College Department of Government, 7/2003-6/2008
PostDoctoral Appointments
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Ohio State University Mershon Center, 2002-2003
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University Olin Institute for Strategic Studies, 2001-2002
Other Employment
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Predoctoral Fellow, Stanford University Center for International Security and Cooperation, 2000-2001
Description of Research
Summary Statement of Research Interests
International security and comparative foreign policy. Special interests: (1) nuclear proliferation; (2) the growth and impact of collective identities.
Research Keywords
International relations
International security
Comparative foreign policy
Nuclear proliferation
National identity
Supranational identity
Affiliations with Research Centers, Labs, and Other Institutions
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Keio University Faculty of Law (Tokyo), Visiting Researcher, 2008-2009,http://www.keio.ac.jp/english/academics/faculties/law.html
Honors and Awards
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Social Science Research Council Abe Fellow, 2008-2009
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Recipient of National or International Prize in Discipline, Alexander L. George Award for Best Book in Political Psychology published in the year 2006, 2007-2008
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Recipient of National or International Prize in Discipline, Edgar S. Furniss Award for Best First Book in International Security Studies published in the year 2006, 2007-2008
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Luce Foundation-EAI Fellow on Peace, Governance, and Development in East Asia, 2006-2007
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