Penn State Department of Political Science: Faculty Bios

Penn State Department of Political Science

Doug Lemke, Associate Professor
	Contact Information: 205 Pond Lab University Park, PA 16802-6200 Office phone: 863-0816 dwl14@psu.edu Links: Curriculum Vitae Office Hours: Please click here for this semester's office hours.

Brief Biography
Professor Lemke earned his PhD at Vanderbilt in 1993, and has taught at Penn State since 2004. He was previously a faculty member at the University of Michigan and Florida State University. His research interests range widely across the study of conflict, both between states and within them, and his latest research attempts to use arguments from IR to explain domestic conflicts, in hopes of learning something about state making. His research has appeared in American Journal of Political Science, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Peace Research, Journal of Conflict Resolution and World Politics. His book Regions of War and Peace has been published by Cambridge University and he has also edited a book Parity and War with Jacek Kugler (University of Michigan Press).

Brief Biography

Professor Lemke earned his PhD at Vanderbilt in 1993, and has taught at Penn State since 2004. He was previously a faculty member at the University of Michigan and Florida State University. His research interests range widely across the study of conflict, both between states and within them, and his latest research attempts to use arguments from IR to explain domestic conflicts, in hopes of learning something about state making. His research has appeared in American Journal of Political Science, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Peace Research, Journal of Conflict Resolution and World Politics. His book Regions of War and Peace has been published by Cambridge University and he has also edited a book Parity and War with Jacek Kugler (University of Michigan Press).