September, 2014
Philip J. Meeks, Ph. D.
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science & International Relations
Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178
Office Tele: 402-280-1453
Home Tele: 402-558-6130
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PERSONAL
U.S. Citizen – Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Married (36 years to Carolyn Comeaux),
Four children – Julian (35), Chris (32), Rachel (28), Monica (22)
EDUCATION
Undergraduate
B.A. (1972) University of Notre Dame
Major Government & International Relations
Minors French, Sociology
Honors Program 197072
Graduate
Ph.D. (1980) University of Texas at Austin
Major Fields: Comparative Governments, International Relations
Minor Fields: Public Policy, Political Economy
Dissertation: "The Politics of Corporatism and International Economic Relations in the U.K., West Germany and France 19581978"
Graduate Fellows Honors Program 197780
Foreign Studies
Universite Catholique de l'Ouest, Angers, France August 1969July 1970
Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal Summer 1976
Institute for Scandinavian Studies, Copenhagen, Denmark Summer 1979
ACADEMIC AWARDS, HONORS, and SPECIAL POSITIONS
Visiting Professor, Universite de Namur, Belgium, Summer 2014.
College of Arts & Sciences, Creighton University Summer Faculty Development Grant, Michoacán, Mexico, 2009.
ADATC eFellowship, Creighton University, 2006-2007, 2009-2010
Professional Excellence Award – Freshman Advising/RSP, Creighton University, 2007
Visiting Scholar, International House, Tokyo, Japan, 1996, 2006
Visiting Scholar, Tantur Institute, Jerusalem, May-July, 2005
Visiting Professor, Institute for Latin American Concern, Santiago, Dominican Republic, Spring1999; 2009
Visiting Scholar, De Montfort University, Leicester, England, 1998
Distinguished Lecturer, US Information Agency, Poland, 1995
Distinguished Graduate Faculty Teaching Award, St. Mary's University, 19901991
Research Fellow, Mosher Institute for International Policy Studies, Texas A&M University, 19891992
Guest Scholar, Kellogg Institute, University of Notre Dame, Summers - 1987, 1998
Faculty Research Fellowship, St. Mary's University, 198687, 198788, 198990, 199091, 199192
Teaching Fellowships, MidTexas Association for International Education, 198689
Research Fellow, Atlantic Institute for International Affairs, Paris, 1984
Faculty Research Fellowship, University of Georgia, 1984
National Science Foundation Faculty Research Grant, 1983
Visiting Associate Professor, Universite de Bordeaux I (France), 19821983
ScholarDiplomat Fellow, U.S. Department of State, Washington, 1981
Graduate Interdisciplinary Fellow (Honors), University of Texas, 1978-1980
Fellowship, Council for European Studies, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1979
Redford Award in Public Policy Research, University of Texas, 1979
Patterson Research Fellowship(s), University of Texas, 1976, 1979
Ford Foundation Scholarship, University of Notre Dame, 19701972
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Chair, Comparative and Interdisciplinary Section, International Studies Association, 1996 - 1998
President, International Studies Association, Southwest, 1993 1995
Vice President and Program Chair, Comparative and Interdisciplinary Section, International Studies Association, 1994 -1996
Vice President and Program Chair, International Studies Association, Southwest, 19911993
Secretary/Treasurer, International Studies Association, Southwest, 19871990
Chair, Committee on the Profession, Southwestern Social Sciences Association, 1993 -1996
Editorial Board, American Review of Politics, 1990 1993
International Relations Section Program Chairman, Southwestern Political Science Association, 19861988; 19901991, 1995-1996
Campus Coordinator, MidTexas Association for International Education, 19851989
TEACHING POSITIONS
Associate Professor of Political Science (tenured), Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, 1992present
Associate Professor of Political Science (tenured), St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas, 19881992
Assistant Professor of Political Science, St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas, 19851988
Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 198085
Adjunct Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Texas at San Antonio, 1988, 1990
Visiting Associate Professor of Political Science, Universite de Bordeaux I, France, 1982
Instructor of Government University of Texas at Austin, January, 1978July, 1980
UNIVERSITY POSITIONS
Creighton University (1992-present)
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, 1992-1996
A&S Representative (Elected), Executive Committee, University Faculty & Academic Council, 2005-6; 2010-2012
A&S Representative (Elected), University Faculty & Academic Council, 2001-3, 2004-8, 2010-2013; 2014-present
A&S Representative (Elected), Board of Undergraduate Studies, 2009-2010.
A&S Representative (Appointed), University Assessment Committee, 2005-2007
Campus Chair, United Way Campaign, 2004-2005
Co-chair, United Way Campaign (Academic Affairs Area), 2002-2004
Chair, University Academic Freedom Committee, 2010-2011
Chair, A&S Core Curriculum Development Committee, 19921995, 2008-2009
Chair, A&S Educational Policy Committee, 19921995
Chair, A&S Academic Discipline and Appeals Committee, 1995-96, 2002-2003
Member, A&S Budget and Planning Committee, 19921996
Member, A&S Outcomes Assessment/ Student Learning Committee, 19921993, 1995-96
Member, A&S Admissions Committee, 1992-1996
Member, A&S Curriculum Development Committee, 1995-1996, 2000-2001, 2005-2006
Member, A&S Service Learning Advisory Board, 2000-2001
Member, Semestre Domincano Advisory Board, 1999-2003
St. Mary's University, San Antonio, TX (1985-1992)
President, Faculty Senate, 19891991
Member, Faculty Senate, 19881991
Faculty Senate Representative to St. Mary's Alumni Association, 19881991
Chairman, Department of Political Science, 19871991
Chairman, Faculty Development Committee, 19871989
Faculty Committee on Outcomes Assessment, 19881991
Faculty Committee on Teacher Education, 19871990
Faculty Committee on Core Curriculum Development, 19911992
Chair, Social Sciences Subcommittee of the Committee on Core Curriculum Development, 19911992
Faculty CoChairperson, President's Peace Commission, 198789
President, Executive Committee, Heart of Texas Conference, 19891990
Faculty Athletic Representative NAIA; Heart of Texas Conference, 19891992
Chairperson, Humanities & Social Sciences Council on International Education, 198587
Dean's Advisory Council, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, 19871989, 1991
Member, Faculty of the Graduate School, 19851992
Graduate Advisor, Political Science, 1991
University of Georgia, Athens, GA (1980-1985)
Research Fellow, Center for Global Policy Studies, 1980-1985
Member, Faculty of the Graduate School, 19801985
RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS
1. Space and Society: Challenges and Choices. Volume 59 Science and Technology Series, San Diego: Calf. American Astronautical Society, 1984. Coeditor and Contributor 429 pages. (With P. Anaejionu and N. Goldman)
Including:
"Political Economics and Space." (Section Preface) (pp. 8992)
"Foreign Space Efforts." (Section Preface) (pp. 147150)
"U.S.European Competition in Outer Space: Problems and Prospects," (pp. 151165)
"Third World Perspectives on Outer Space Resources and Politics," (pp. 185204)
REFEREED ARTICLES & BOOK CHAPTERS
- "The Crisis of Governance and Public Policy in Advanced Industrial States," in D. Perry (Ed.), Studies in Political Science, Volume 2, No. 7 (40 pp.) Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1979. (Winner of 1979 Redford Outstanding Graduate Paper Award)
2. "Interdisciplinary Analysis and Global Policy Studies," in G. Bertsch (Ed.), Global Policy Studies. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage, 1982 (pp. 147170).
3. "Political Responses by the Advanced Industrial Countries to the International Economic Crisis," in N. Schofield (Ed.), Crisis in Economic Relations between North and South. Aldershot, England: Gower, 1984 (pp. 385416).
4. "Analyse ecologique du vote presidentiel en France," in J.L. Seurin (Ed.) La Presidence en France et aux Etats Unis. Paris: Economia, 1986, pp. 83126 (With Bruce Campbell).
5. "British Defense Policy under Thatcher," Southeastern Political Review, Volume 14, No. 1 (Spring, 1986), pp. 109136.
6. "WestWest Technology Transfer: The Dilemmas of Cooperation and Competition," in J. McIntyre and D. Papp (Eds.), The Political Economy of International Technology Transfer. Westport, CT.: Greenwood Press, 1986, pp. 141160.
7. "For Power and Profit: Trends and Issues of Conventional Arms Transfers," in L. Johnson and P. Diehl (Eds.), Through the Straits of Armageddon: Arms Control, Issues and Prospects. Athens, GA.: University of Georgia Press, 1987, pp. 123153.
8. "Risk, Culture, and Public Policy," Communitas, No. 3 (April, 1988): 314.
9. "Hegemons in History," in T. Ahaka and F. Langdon (Eds.), Japan in the Post-hegemonic World. Boulder, CO: Lynne Reinner, 1993, pp. 17-39.
10. "Japan's Potential as a Global Economic Hegemon," in T. Ahaka and F. Langdon (Eds.), Japan in the Post-hegemonic World. Boulder, CO: Lynne Reinner, 1993, pp. 41-67.
11. “US-Japan Security Alliance: Soft Power, Interests and Identity,” in T. Akaha and D. Arase (Eds.) The US-Japan Alliance: Balancing Soft and Hard Power in East Asia. London: Routledge, 2009, pp. 19-34.
RESEARCH NOTES
1. “Nationalism & Nuclear Weapons: The Clash in Kashmir,” Creighton University Magazine, Winter 2002, pp. 24-27.
2. “Debt and Foreign Aid: Charity or Justice?” Creighton University Magazine, Summer 2001, p. 51.
3. "Space: High Stakes & Hard Questions," Gold and Blue, Spring 1987, pp.79.
4. "Resolving the International Economic Crisis," Rusk Center Briefings, Vol. 11, No. 18 (1982), pp. 1924.
TEACHING SUPPLEMENTS (Recent)
1. Student Workbook for the Microsoft ENCARTA Interactive Atlas CD-ROM, New York: Longman, 2002. 117pp.
2. Instructor Guide to the MicrosoftENCARTA Interactive Atlas CD-ROM, New York: Longman, 2001. 119pp.
- Test Bank to accompany T. Oatley, International Political Economy, 5th Ed. New York: Longman, 2011. 142 pp.
- Instructor Guide to Hellinger, Comparative Politics of Latin America, 2nd Ed., Routledge (Taylor & Francis), 2014 (forthcoming).
BOOK REVIEWS(Academic)
Diehl, Paul (Ed.), Politics of Global Governance, (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 1997), Perspectives on Political Science, Vol. 27, No. 3, (Summer, 1998): 179-180.
Dogan, M. (Ed.), Pathways to Power: Selecting Rulers in Pluralist Democracies, (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1989), in Perspective, Vol. 18, No. 3 (Summer, 1989): 1367.
Haber, Stephen (Ed.), How Latin America Fell Behind, (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1997), in Perspectives on Political Science, Vol. 27, No. 2, (Spring, 1998): 108-109.
Harcourt, G.C., Controversies in Political Economy, (New York: New York University Press, 1986), in Perspective, Vol. 15, No. 5, (Sept/Oct, 1986).
Loveman, Brian, The Constitution of Tyranny. Regimes of Exception in Spanish America. (Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1993) in Perspectives on Political Science, Vol. 24, No. 2, (Spring, 1995): 113.
Musicant, I., The Banana Wars: A History of U.S. Military Intervention in Latin America, (New York, Macmillan, 1990) in Perspectives on Political Science, Vol. 20, No. 4 (Fall, 1991): 234.
Ridenour, D. and D. Almasi, Nicaragua's Continuing Revolution, (Carrboro, N.C.: Signal Books & National Center for Public Policy Research, 1990) in History: Reviews of New Books, Vol 21. No. 4 (Fall, 1992): 11.
Savoie, D., The Politics of Public Spending in Canada, (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1990) in Perspectives on Political Science, Vol. 20, No. 1 (Winter, 1991): 55.
Zagare, F., Dynamics of Deterrence, (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987), in Perspective, Vol. 17, No. 1 (Winter, 1988): 36.
TEXTBOOK & TEACHING MATERIALS REVIEWS (Paid) (Recent)
1998 – Snow & Brown, International Relations: Contours of Power, 1999. Longman Press.
1999 – Papp, Contemporary International Relations: Frameworks for Understanding, 5th Ed, 2000. Addison Wesley.
1999 – Simone & Thompson, The Asian Pacific, 2nd Ed, 2000. Addison Wesley.
2000- Bill and Springborg, Politics in the Middle East, 5th Ed. Longman Press. 1999.
2001 – Oatley, International Political Economy: Interests and Institutions in the Global Economy, 2002, Longman Press.
2001 – Miroff, Debating Democracy, 3rd Ed, 2002. Houghton Mifflin.
2004 – Goldstein, International Relations, 5th Ed. 2004. Longman Press.
2004 – Hastedt, American Foreign Policy, 5th Ed. 2005. Prentice Hall.
2004 – Tuman & Strand, Global Political Economy: Classic and Contemporary Readings. 2005. Longman Press.
2005 – Sorenson, Politics in the Middle East & North Africa. 2005. Longman Press.
2009 – Viotti & Kauppi, International Relations and World Politics, 4th Ed, 2009 (Multimedia Review), Pearson Education.
2010 – Worley, National Security (Textbook proposal), Pearson Education.
2011 – Oatley, International Political Economy, 5th Ed. (Test Bank – 156pp), 2011, Pearson Education.
2012 – Wiarda & Kline, Latin America: Politics and Development, 7th Ed. 2011, Westview Press.
2012 – Pearson Education, American Government Test questions for various textbooks as part of MyPolSciLab test banks.
2013 –Magstadt, Europe in Crisis. EU textbook proposal. Sage/CQ Press.
2013 – Hellinger, Comparative Politics of Latin America, 2nd Ed., Routledge (Taylor & Francis).
RESEARCH PAPERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS
1. "The Future of French Foreign Policy." Paper presented at a conference on French Politics and Society at the University of Texas at Austin, March, 1978.
2. "Euro-communism and Convergence Theory." Paper presented at the Southwestern Political Science Association annual meeting in Houston, April, 1978.
3. "Theories of the Crises of the State and Public Policy." Paper presented at a conference on Political Economy and Public Policy at the University of Texas at Austin, October, 1978.
4. "The Crisis of Foreign Economic Policy and Postindustrial Politics." Paper presented at the Midwestern Political Science Association annual meeting in Chicago, April, 1979.
5. "Euro-communism and the 1979 European Parliamentary Elections." Paper presented at the American Political Science Association annual meeting in Washington, D.C., August, 1979.
6. "Interdisciplinary Analysis and Global Policy Studies." Paper presented at the International Studies Association annual meeting in Philadelphia, March, 1981.
7. "Space Technology and Resources: Politics in the Post-terrestrial Era." Paper presented at the International Studies Association southern regional meeting at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, October, 1981.
8. "European Space Programs & Policies." Paper presenter, chairman of two panels and coorganizer of conference on Outer Space Politics and Policies held at the University of Texas at Austin, April, 1982.
9. "Comparative Judicial Studies: A Research Focus." Paper presented (with Lenore Alpert) at the Midwestern Political Science Association annual meeting in Milwaukee, April, 1982.
10. "British Foreign Policy under Thatcher: Problems & Prospects for the 1980s." Paper presented at the Georgia Political Science Association annual meeting in Savannah, GA, February, 1984.
11. "Culture, Risk, and Public Policies in a Comparative Perspective." Paper presented and panel chairman at the International Studies Association annual meeting in Atlanta, March, 1984.
12. "WestWest Technology Transfer: The Dilemmas of Cooperation and Conflict." Paper presented at a conference on Technology Transfer in the Modern World held at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, April, 1984.
13. "Interdisciplinary Approaches to Technology Policies." Paper presented at the International Studies Association annual meeting in Washington, D.C., March, 1985.
14. "High Technology Strategies and Industrial Mobilization." Paper presented at a conference on Industrial Policy and Workplace Reform held at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, March, 1985.
15. "American Foreign Policy and Outer Space: Economic and Security Choices." Paper presented at a conference on Outer Space Policies held at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, May, 1985.
16. "Teaching Through International Simulations." Paper presented at International Studies Association Southwestern regional meeting in San Antonio, March, 1986.
17. "Economic Regimes & International Relations." Paper presented at Southwestern Political Science Association meeting in Dallas, March, 1987.
18. "Interdependence & Conventional Arms Transfers." Paper presented at the International Studies Association annual meeting in Washington, D.C., April, 1987.
19. "Political Change in Western Europe in the 1980s." Paper presented at National Social Science Association regional meeting in Ft. Worth, Texas, October, 1987.
20. "Future of French Political Parties." Paper presented at International Studies Association annual meeting in London, March, 1989.
21. "British Foreign and Defense Policy." Paper presented at the International Studies AssociationSouthwest annual meeting in Fort Worth, March 1990.
22. "French Foreign Policy: Looking Toward 1992." Paper presented at the International Studies Association annual meeting in Washington, D.C., April, 1990.
23. "Technology & Economic Development: Codetermination Strategies by Universities & Business." Paper presented at the Leadership and Business Development Seminar for the Ukrainian Trade Delegation in San Antonio, May, 1990.
24. "The Politics of Assessment: Strategies for Political Science Majors." Paper presented at American Association for Higher Education annual Conference on Assessment in Higher Education in Washington, D.C., June, 1990.
25. "The Politics of Triage and Triads: Diversity and Redundancy in Strategic Arms in the 1990s." Paper presented at the American Political Science Association annual meeting in San Francisco, August, 1990.
26. "Japan: A Financial Hegemon?" Paper presented at the International Studies Association annual meeting in Vancouver, British Colombia, March, 1991.
27. "Arms Transfers to the Middle East." Paper presented at the Southwestern Political Science association meeting in San Antonio, March, 1991.
28. "Japanese Foreign Policy in the Post ColdWar Order," Paper presented at the International Studies Association Southwestern Regional meeting in Austin, March, 1992.
29. "Europe in the Post ColdWar Order," Paper presented at the International Studies Association Southwestern Regional meeting in Austin, March, 1992.
30. "France & the New Europe," Paper presented at the International Studies Association Southwestern Regional meeting in New Orleans, March, 1993.
31. "Small States in World Politics: Divided Ireland, " Paper presented at the International Studies Association annual meeting in Chicago, February, 1995.
32. "Regionalism and Regional Policy in the Post-Cold War Europe." Paper presented at the International Studies Association Southwestern Regional meeting in Dallas, March, 1995.
33. "The World, United States, and the Transformation of Eastern Europe." Invited keynote paper/address given at international conference on "From Communism to Democracy - Threats and Possibilities" held in Krakow, Poland, June 1995.
34. "The United Nations - A Mid-Life Crisis?" Paper presented at the Southwestern Political Science association meeting in Houston, March, 1996.
35. "High Tech Trade Politics & Policies after the Cold War," Paper presented at the International Studies Association annual meeting in San Diego, April, 1996.
36. "Japanese Foreign Policy and the Global Economy," Paper presented at the Japanese Association of International Relations/International Studies Association special joint meeting in Makuhari, Japan, September, 1996.
37. “French Foreign Policy at the Crossroads,” Paper presented at the European Studies Conference in Omaha, October, 1997.
38. “Globalization and Democracy in the Caribbean: The Dominican Republic and Haiti at Crossroads,” Paper presented at the International Studies Association meeting in Los Angeles, March, 2000.
39. “Globalization, Inequality and Democracy in the Dominican Republic.” Paper presented at the International Studies Association meeting in Chicago, February 2001.
40. “Regionalism and Economic Alliances in the Caribbean,” Paper presented at the International Studies Association meeting in New Orleans, March, 2002.
41. “Globalization and Multinational Corporations,” Paper presented at ISA/ECSA special meeting in Budapest in June, 2003.
42. “Democracy in Haiti: Death by Strangulation or Corruption?” Paper presented at the International Studies Association meeting in Montreal, Canada, March, 2004.
43. “The Continuing Battle of the Titans: the U.S. & Japan in the World Economy,” Paper presented at the International Studies Association meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii in March, 2005.
44. “Migrant Remittances and Political Change: Dominican Republic, Haiti, and El Salvador,” Paper presented at the International Studies Association meeting in San Diego in March, 2006.
45. “US-Japan Economic Competition and the Future of the Alliance.” Paper presented at conference in Tokyo, Japan, May, 2006.
46. “The Eagle and the Rooster: US-French Relations after Bush and Chirac.,” Paper presented at European Studies Conference, Omaha, October, 2006.
47. “Migrant Remittances and Political Change: The Caribbean and Central America in Comparative Context.” Paper presented at the International Studies Association meeting in Chicago in March, 2007.
48. “Soft Power Dimensions of International Political Economy: US & Japan.” Paper presented at conference in Monterey, Calf, in April, 2007.
49. “Changing the Guard: British and French Politics after Blair and Chirac.” Paper presented at European Studies Conference, Omaha, in October, 2007.
50. “Terrorism & Migration.” Paper presented at International Studies Association meeting in New Orleans in February, 2010.
51. “Global Governance & the Political Economy of Austerity and Migrant Remittances.” Paper presented at International Studies Association meeting in Montreal, March, 2011.
52. “Mobilizing Migration Advocacy: Lessons from Europe and the Americas.” Paper presentedat International Studies Association meeting in San Diego, April, 2012.
53. “Foreign Economic Consequences of the 3/11 Japanese Tsunami.” Invited paper presentedat conference at Monterey Institute of International Studies in Monterey, CA in April, 2012.