Dr. James Scott
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Biography
As of Summer 2024, Dr. Scott joined Illinois State University as a University Professor and Chair of the Department of Politics and Government.
During Dr. Scott's career he has been active in professional associations, serving on various committees, the governing boards, as conference program chair, and as president of both the International Studies Association – Midwest (2000) and the Foreign Policy Analysis Section (2001) of the International Studies Association. He was associate editor of Foreign Policy Analysis from 2009-2015, co-editor of Political Research Quarterly from 2015-2018, and is currently the Lead Editor of International Studies Perspectives (since January 2020). From 2004-2013, he directed the annual NSF-funded Democracy and World Politics Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates Program. In 2017, he was elected to a three-year term as a councilor for the Council on Undergraduate Research.
Research Interests & Areas
Dr. Scott's primary research and teaching interests are in international relations and foreign policy analysis. He has special interests in US foreign policy-making, the role of Congress, and US democracy promotion and democracy assistance.