USC School of International Relations

University of Southern California School of International Relations
School of International Relations (SIR)
Type	Private
Established	1924
Parent institution	University of Southern California
Director	Robert English
Location	Los Angeles, CA, USA

The Von KleinSmid Center of International and Public Affairs, where the School of International Relations is located on the University Park Campus of the University of Southern California.

The University of Southern California School of International Relations (SIR) is the third-oldest school of international relations in the world. A subdivision within the USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, the school is known for teaching, and hiring faculty who concentrate in a variety of worldviews.

History

The school traces its origins to the early 1920s and then-University of Southern California president Rufus B. von KleinSmid who held a strong interest in developing the study of international relations. In 1922, USC hosted the Pan-American Conference on Education that brought together university officials from 22 countries to discuss the importance of international education and cooperation. In 1924, the Los Angeles University of International Relations was founded, to later be renamed the USC School of International Relations (SIR). The founding occurred during the liberal-internationalist reaction to World War I; during this so-called Grotian moment, many in international relations desired to end war, and thought education was the best means to that end. According to the school's website, its founding mission was "to furnish opportunities for the training of statesmen for consular and diplomatic service, of businessmen for commerce and business administration, and of teachers in departments related to world affairs in colleges and universities".^[1] The school continued to grow during the Second World War and the Cold War; during the height of the latter, SIR housed the Research Institute on Communist Strategy and Propaganda. It was one of the first schools of international relations in the country to offer a PhD, became a charter member of The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA), and helped to found the International Studies Association (ISA).

Areas of study

For majors entering the school in 2013 or before, concentrations in the following courses were offered, of which international relations majors had to choose two:^[2]

International Politics and Security Studies
International Political Economy
Foreign Policy Analysis
Culture, Gender, and Global Society
Regional concentrations:
- European Union
- Post-Soviet and Eastern Europe
- Latin America
- The Middle East
- The Pacific Rim
- Africa

For majors entering after 2013, there is no concentration requirement.

Director

Since 2012, the Director of SIR has been Robert English. English earned his PhD from Princeton University and specializes in Russia, the former Soviet Union, and Eastern Europe; international political economy; international relations theory; and ethnicity, religion and nationalism.

The preceding directors are John Odell (2009-12), Laurie Brand (2006-09), Steven Lamy (2001-06), Jonathan Aronson (1995-2001), Robert Friedheim (1992-95), Thomas J. Biersteker (1991-92), Gerald Bender (1986-91), Michael Fry (1981-86), Jay Savage (1979-81), James N. Rosenau (1976-79), Ross Berkes (1949-76), Claude A. Buss (1935-49), and Rufus B. von KleinSmid (1924-35).^[3]

Faculty

There are currently 24 permanent members of the faculty at the school. All have terminal degrees in their field, and have published numerous working papers, articles, and books.

Affiliated programs and institutions

In order to further the study of international relations, the school has created number of affiliates:

Center for International Studies - CIS was established by the School of International Relations to promote advanced research and sustained discussion of theoretical and policy issues in international political and economic affairs.
Center for Active Learning in International Studies - CALIS is a K-12 outreach program sponsored by the East Asian Studies Center (EASC) and the School of International Relations (SIR)
Teaching International Relations Program - TIRP is a community outreach program operated by the School of International Relations
USC Center on Public Diplomacy - The University of Southern California Center on Public Diplomacy is a joint academic research, teaching and training Center created and run jointly by the USC Annenberg School for Communication and the USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences School of International Relations

References

External links

University of Southern California

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Category Commons

The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs

Member schools

North America	School of International Service (American University) Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (Carleton University) School of International and Public Affairs (Columbia University) Sanford School of Public Policy (Duke University) Elliott School of International Affairs (George Washington University) Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (Georgetown University) John F. Kennedy School of Government (Harvard University) Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (Johns Hopkins University) Sam Nunn School of International Affairs (Georgia Institute of Technology) Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (Princeton University) Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (Syracuse University) Bush School of Government and Public Service (Texas A&M University) Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts University) Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (University of California, San Diego) Josef Korbel School of International Studies (University of Denver) University of Maryland, College Park Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy (University of Michigan) Humphrey School of Public Affairs (University of Minnesota) University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs University of Southern California School of International Relations Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs (University of Texas at Austin) Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies (University of Washington) Jackson Institute for Global Affairs (Yale University)

Europe	Graduate Institute Geneva Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris London School of Economics Moscow State University Saint Petersburg State University Stockholm School of Economics University of St. Gallen

Asia	Korea University Ritsumeikan University Seoul National University Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (National University of Singapore)

Australia	University of Queensland

Affiliate member schools

North America	Brandeis University National Foreign Affairs Training Center DePaul University Florida International University Fordham University George Mason University Monterey Institute of International Studies Munk School of Global Affairs New York University North Carolina State University Pardee School of Global Studies Pennsylvania State University Pepperdine University Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center Rutgers University John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations Stanford University University of Miami University of Oregon

Europe	Hertie School of Governance University of Economics, Prague Diplomatic Academy of Vienna IE School of Arts and Humanities Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals

Asia	International University of Japan Utsunomiya University National Chengchi University Ewha Womans University Nanyang Technological University Waseda University

South America	Universidad Externado de Colombia

Africa	Al Akhawayn University

Australia	University of Sydney

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