Dr Louise Fawcett (DPhil)

Post: CUF University Lecturer in Politics, Wilfrid Knapp Fellow, Tutor in Politics, St Catherine's College

Research Areas and Interests

Main areas of interest include: Regionalism in World Politics; the International Relations of Developing Countries; the Middle East in International Politics

Previous Posts Held

Junior Research Fellow and MacArthur Scholar in the International Relations of the Developing World, Oxford University, Exeter College (1990-1994).

Teaching Responsibilities

Undergraduate course include the three International Relations Papers for PPE Finals: International Relations, International Relations in the Era of the Cold War, International Relations in the Era of the Two World Wars, and Middle East Politics.

Graduate courses include: The Development of the International System Since 1900 (first year core seminar), the International Relations of Developing Countries (second year option seminar)

Publications

The International Relations of the Middle East: Conflict and Cooperation (ed), Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. "Introduction", pp. 1-13, and "Alliances, Cooperation and Regionalism in the Middle East", pp. 173-193.

L. Fawcett and M. Serrano (eds), Regionalism and Governance in the Americas. Co-authored introduction and "The Origins and Development of the Regional Idea in the Americas", Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2005.

"Exploring Regional Domains: A Comparative History of Regionalism", International Affairs, 2004, 80(3), pp. 429-446.

"Rivalry over Territory and Resources and the Balance of Peace and War", in Lundestad and Njolstad (eds), War and Peace in the 20th Century and Beyond, World Scientific, 2002, pp. 177-198.

"Down But Not Out? The Kurds in International Politics", Review of International Studies, 27(1), 2001, pp.109-118.