Neal Jesse, Ph.D.

Education

• BA - University of California, Santa Barbara; Political Science
• MA - University of California, Los Angeles; Political Science
• Ph.D.- University of California, Los Angeles; Political Science

Research Interests

• Comparative Politics
• International Relations
• Ethnic Conflict
• Electoral and Parliamentary Systems
• Small State Foreign Policy
• Game Theory
• European Politics
• British and Irish Politics

Biography

Neal G. Jesse (Ph.D. UCLA, 1996) is Professor of Political Science at Bowling Green State University. He is the author of books and numerous articles on comparative foreign policy, small states, neutrality, ethnic conflict, Northern Ireland, Irish foreign policy, Margaret Thatcher, Russian foreign policy, and electoral systems. His most recent books include Comparative Foreign Policy: Choices and Strategies in International Relations (Lynne Rienner), Small States in a Shifting International Order (Georgetown University Press), Learning from Russia’s Recent Wars (Cambria Press), Small States in the International System: At Peace and at War (Lexington Press), Ethnic Conflict: A Systematic Approach to Cases of Conflict (CQ Press), and Beyond Great Powers and Hegemons: Why Secondary States Support, Follow, or Challenge (Stanford University Press). He also was the recipient of the BGSU Professor of Teaching Excellence Award from 2018 to 2021.

Courses Taught

• Introduction to Comparative Government
• West European Politics
• British and Irish Politics
• Research Methods
• European Union Politics
• Post-Communist Politics
• Introduction to Critical Thinking (Honors Program)
• Great Ideas (Honors Program)