Biography of Paul F. Diehl
PAUL F. DIEHL is Henning Larsen Professor of Political Science and Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He formerly served as Director of the Correlates of War Project, the largest data collection effort on international conflict in the world and is Founding Director Emeritus of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Teaching Academy. He is also past Editor in Chief of International Interactions. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Michigan in 1983 and has held faculty positions at the University of Georgia and SUNY-Albany. Some of his books include International Mediation (Polity Press, 2102), The Dynamics of International Law (Cambridge University Press, 2010), Evaluating Peace Operations (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2010), Peace Operations (Polity Press, 2008), The Scourge of War (University of Michigan Press, 2004), War and Peace in International Rivalry (University of Michigan Press, 2000), A Road Map to War: Territorial Dimensions of International Conflict (Vanderbilt University Press, 1999), The Dynamics of Enduring Rivalries (University of Illinois Press, 1998), International Peacekeeping (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994), and Territorial Changes and International Conflict (Routledge, 1992). He is the editor of eleven other books and the author of over one hundred articles on international security matters. He is the recipient of numerous grants and awards including those from the National Science Foundation, United States Institute of Peace, and the Lilly Foundation. He was the 1998 recipient of the Karl Deutsch Award given by the International Studies Association to the leading young scholar on peace and conflict issues. He also received the LAS Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and the University of Illinois Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, as well as being a four time winner of the Clarence Berdahl Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Instruction. He is the recipient of the inaugural award for teaching and mentoring given by the International Studies Association-Midwest. He is past President of the Peace Science Society (International) and President-Elect of the International Studies Association. His areas of expertise include the causes of war, UN peacekeeping, and international law.