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Daniel Nexon | |
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| Born | (1973-04-07)April 7, 1973 |
| Nationality | American |
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| Discipline | Political science |
| Institutions | Georgetown University |
Daniel H. Nexon (born April 7, 1973) is an Americanpolitical scientist currently serving as a professor in theSchool of Foreign Service and the Department of Government atGeorgetown University. His first book,The Struggle for Power in Early Modern Europe: Religious Conflict, Dynastic Empires, and International Change,[1] won the 2010 International Security Studies Section of theInternational Studies Association Book Award.[2] Nexon has received several prestigious fellowships and awards. In 2009 and 2010 Nexon received an International Affairs Fellowship from theCouncil on Foreign Relations.[3] He served his fellowship in theOffice of the Secretary of Defense (Policy) in the Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia regional office. In 2012, theSocial Science Research Council recognized Nexon as an important "new voice" in international affairs.[4]
He was the editor-in-chief ofInternational Studies Quarterly from 2014 to 2018.[5]
Nexon grew up inWashington, DC, and attended theGeorgetown Day School. While in high school, he participated inpolicy debate and was a nationally ranked competitor. His senior year, he and his debate partner,Rebecca Tushnet, reached the finals of theTournament of Champions. Nexon then attendedHarvard University, where he briefly debated and also wrote for theHarvard International Review.[6] He graduated with aB.A. in 1995.
Nexon began aPh.D. program inpolitical science atColumbia University in 1995. He received hisM.A. andM.Phil. before graduating with aPh.D. in 2004. While in graduate school, he began collaborating on a series of papers with Patrick Jackson exploring the role of ideas in international politics.[7] Their papers, part of a theoretical school described asconstructivism, have led them both to be placed on lists ofnotable constructivists.[8][9][10]
Nexon is primarily known for two areas of his research. First, Nexon is one of the most preeminent experts on the relationship between religion and international politics. His first book,The Struggle for Power in Early Modern Europe: Religious Conflict, Dynastic Empires, and International Change explores the way theProtestant Reformation "gave rise to crosscutting religious networks that underpinned the ability of early modern European rulers to divide and contain local resistance to their authority. In doing so, the Reformations produced a series of crises in the European order and crippled theHabsburg bid for hegemony."[11]Peter J. Katzenstein said that "[f]ew recent books in international relations and history rival what Daniel Nexon has accomplished in this impressive piece of scholarship. The book's fresh conceptualizations opens new vistas on the past experiences, present conditions, and future trajectories of international relations."[11]
Second, Nexon also engages in research designed to link together the study of international politics with important elements of western culture such asHarry Potter. Nexon has been quoted in newspapers, magazines, and television for his collaborative studies on the intersection between the Harry Potter series and international affairs.[12][13] In the 2007Time story on woman of the yearJ.K. Rowling, Nexon stated that "for people articulating concerns about globalization in their cultural setting. It's incredibly significant that Potter even enters these debates."[14] Nexon co-edited a volume titledHarry Potter and International Relations, published in 2006, that applies international relations theorizing to the world of Harry Potter and the politics of Harry Potter in general.[15]
Nexon also founded and helps maintainThe Duck of Minerva, an academic international-relations weblog.[16]
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