Dr. Edward Mansfield

Professor

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Biography

Edward D. Mansfield is the Hum Rosen Professor of Political Science and Director of the Christopher H. Browne Center for International Politics at the University of Pennsylvania. His research primarily focuses on international political economy, international institutions, and international security. His significant works include 'Power, Trade, War' (Princeton University Press, 1994), 'Electing to Fight: Emerging Democracies Go to War' (with Jack Snyder, MIT Press, 2005), and 'Votes, Vetoes, and Political Economy of International Trade Agreements' (with Helen V. Milner, Princeton University Press, 2012). He has edited multiple books and journal special issues and published articles in notable journals such as the American Political Science Review and International Organization. Mansfield is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has been recognized with several awards, including the Karl W. Deutsch Award for International Relations and Peace Research. Educated at the University of Pennsylvania, he has also served on the faculty at Columbia University and Ohio State University.

Research Interests

Courses

Politics Global Problems

Requirements for University of Pennsylvania

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.6
GRE General
Verbal
Required:162
Quantitative
Required:162
Overall
Required:162
GMAT
Total Score
Required:728
Overall
Required:728
TOEFL
Total
Required:115
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong quantitative background
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