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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Paul F. Diehl

Paul F. Diehl

Henning Larsen Professor
272 Computing Applications Bldg
605 E. Springfield
Champaign, Illinois 61820
(217) 333-9356
pdiehl@illinois.edu


1983 Ph.D., University of Michigan (Political Science)

research interests:

  • Enduring rivalries
  • UN peacekeeping
  • Conflict management
  • International Law

Academic Positions

  • 1999-2009 Director, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Teaching Academy
  • 2005-present Director, Correlates of War (COW) Project

Honors, Recognition, and Outstanding Achievements

  • Alan M. Hallene University Scholar (1993)
  • Karl W. Deutsch Award in International Relations and Peace Research (1998)
  • Quincy Wright Distinguished Scholar Award (2008)

Honors, Recognition, and Outstanding Achievements for Teaching

  • LAS Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (1998-1999)
  • Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (1999)
  • Clarence Berdahl Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (2001, 1996, 1991)

Honors, Recognition, and Outstanding Achievements for Research

  • Karl W. Deutsch Award in International Relations and Peace Research (outstanding young scholar in international relations and peace research, given by International Studies Association) (1998)

Books Authored or Co-Authored (Original Editions)

  • The Scourge of War: New Extensions on an Old Problem (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2004)
  • The Politics of Global Governance: International Organizations in an Interdependent World (Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2005; 2001; 1996)
  • War Volumes 1-6) (London: Sage Publications, 2005)
  • Conflict Management (Volumes 1-5) (with Daniel Druckman) (London: Sage Publications, 2006).
  • Peace Operations (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2008).

  • The Dynamics of International Law (with Charlotte Ku) (Cambridge University Press, in press)

Chapters in Books

  • “Theoretical Specifications of Enduring Rivalries: Applications to the India-Pakistan Case” (with Gary Goertz and Daniel Saeedi) in The India-Pakistan Conflict: An Enduring Rivalry ed. by T.V. Paul (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005): 27-53.
  • “Paths to Peacebuilding: The Transformation of Peace Operations” in Conflict Prevention and Peace-building in Post-War Societies: Sustaining the Peace ed. by James Meernik and David Mason (London: Routledge, 2006), pp. 107-129.
  • “New Roles for Regional Organizations” in Leashing the Dogs of War: Conflict Management in a Divided World ed. by Pamela Aall, Chester Crocker, and Fen Osler Hampson. (Washington: United States Institute of Peace Press, 2007): 535-552.

Journal Articles

  • “Just a Phase?: Integrating Conflict Dynamics Over Time” Conflict Management and Peace Science, 23, 3 (2006): 199-210.
  • “Irrational War and Constitutional Design” (with Tom Ginsburg). Michigan Journal of International Law, 27, 4 (2006): 1239-1259.
  • “Softening Up: Making Conflicts More Amenable to Diplomacy” (with Michael Greig) International Interactions 32, 4 (2006): 355-384. Reprinted in Empirical Studies in International Mediation, ed. by Jacob Bercovitch and Scott Gartner (London: Routledge, forthcoming).
  • “Not Drawn to Scale: Research on Resource and Environmental Conflict” (with Shannon O’Lear). Geopolitics, 12, 1 (2007): 166-182.
  • “The Peace Scale: Conceptualizing and Operationalizing Non-Rivalry and Peace” (with James Klein and Gary Goertz). Conflict Management and Peace Science, 25, 1 (2008): 67-80.
  • Colouring Within the Lines: How the International Legal Operating System Influences Rule Creation" (with Charlotte Ku). Global Society, 22,3 (2008): 319-336

Journal Editorships

  • 2008-2013 
    Editor, International Interactions
  • Co-Editor, Essays on Scientific Study of International Politics, International Studies Association Compendium Project