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John Mearsheimer
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American political scientist
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John Joseph Mearsheimer is an American academic and political scientist whose field of work is offensive realism. Born in Brooklyn, New York City, in 1947, he holds United States citizenship. He served in the United States Air Force and has been employed by the University of Chicago, the Brookings Institution, and the Council on Foreign Relations. Mearsheimer is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
He earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree and was educated at the University of Southern California, Cornell University, and the United States Military Academy. His doctoral advisor was Richard Rosecrance, and he was a student of Samuel P. Huntington. His notable work is *The Tragedy of Great Power Politics*. He writes in American English and has identified with the political ideology of democratic socialism.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John J. Mearsheimer, PhD (born December 1947) is an American professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. He is an international relations theorist. Known for his book on offensive realism, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics, more recently Mearsheimer has attracted attention for co-authoring and publishing the article The Israel Lobby and…
Known for
- Valentino's Ghost — Self2013
- American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein — Self2009
- Defamation — Self2009
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Key facts
- Born
- John Joseph Mearsheimer , ( 1947-12-14 ) December 14, 1947 (age 78) , New York City, U.S.
- Education
- United States Military Academy ( BS ) University of Southern California ( MA ) Cornell University ( MA , PhD )
- School
- Neorealism
- Institutions
- University of Chicago
- Main interests
- International relations theory , international security , deterrence theory
- Notable ideas
- Offensive realism
- Website
- mearsheimer .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Occupation
- writer
- Employer
- Council on Foreign Relations
- Languages spoken
- New York dialect
- Notable work
- The Tragedy of Great Power Politics
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Doctoral advisor
- Richard Rosecrance
- Student of
- Samuel P. Huntington
- Field of work
- offensive realism
- Military branch
- United States Air Force
- Official website
- www.mearsheimer.com
- Image
- John Mearsheimer.jpg
- Political ideology
- democratic socialism
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- date of birth
- 1947-12-14
- Commons category
- John Mearsheimer
- name in native language
- John Joseph Mearsheimer
- writing language
- American English
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- official blog URL
- mearsheimer.substack.com
- interested in
- political science
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Encyclopedic overview
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John Joseph Mearsheimer (/ˈmɪərʃaɪmər/; born December 14, 1947) is an American political scientist and international relations scholar. He is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago.
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