Richard Herrmann
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Richard Herrmann
Professor of Political ScienceDirector, The Mershon Center
Professor Herrmann concentrates on international relations and political
psychology. He has written on the role of perception and imagery in foreign policy as well as on the importance
of nationalism and identity politics in world affairs. His areas of interests include American foreign policy and
the politics of the Middle East and Russia. He has served as a Council on Foreign Relations Fellow on the
Secretary of State's Policy Planning staff in Washington D.C., and is the author of Perceptions and Behavior in
Soviet Foreign Policy. He has published numerous articles in journals including American Political Science Review,
World Politics, International Organization, International Security, International Studies Quarterly, American
Journal of Political Science, Journal of Conflict Resolution, The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology,
and Political Psychology. From 1989-1994 he served as co-editor of the International Studies Quarterly.
Selected Publications:
2004. “Beliefs, Values and Strategic Choice: U.S. Leaders’ Decisions to Engage, Contain and Use
Force in an Era of Globalization.” Journal of Politics 66(2):557-80. (with Jonathan Keller)
1999. “Mass Public Decisions to Go to War: A Cognitive-Interactionist Framework.” American Political Science Review 93(3):553-573. (with Philip Tetlock and Penny Visser)
Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
