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Brian Rathbun is a Professor and Munk Chair in Global Affairs at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto. He has cross-appointments in the Departments of Political Science and Psychology. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley in 2002. Rathbun's research focuses on the interplay of political, social, and moral psychology in international relations, contributing significantly to questions surrounding foreign policy decision-making. His approach integrates a variety of methods, including archival studies, surveys, elite interviews, quantitative text analysis, and laboratory experiments. Rathbun is the author of five solo-authored books that deal with topics such as humanitarian intervention, diplomacy, and the morality of rationality in international relations. His articles have been published in top-tier journals such as International Organization, International Security, and the American Political Science Review. He has received several accolades, including the 2009 USC Parents Association Teaching and Mentoring Award and recognition as a Distinguished Scholar by the Diplomatic Studies Section of the International Studies Association in 2019.
Department of Sociology