James D. Fearon

James Fearon

James D. Fearon, PhD

  • Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
  • Theodore and Frances Geballe Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences
  • Professor of Political Science
  • Affiliated faculty at the Center for International Security and Cooperation
  • Affiliated faculty at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law

CISAC
Stanford University
Encina Hall
Stanford, CA 94305-6165

(650) 725-1314 (voice)

Biography

James Fearon is the Theodore and Frances Geballe Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences and a professor of political science. He is a Senior Fellow at FSI, affiliated with CISAC and CDDRL. His research interests include civil and interstate war, ethnic conflict, the international spread of democracy and the evaluation of foreign aid projects promoting improved governance. Fearon was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2012 and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2002. Some of his current research projects include work on the costs of collective and interpersonal violence, democratization and conflict in Myanmar, nuclear weapons and U.S. foreign policy, and the long-run persistence of armed conflict.

publications

Journal Articles
May 2009

Can Development Aid Contribute to Social Cohesion after Civil War? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Post-Conflict Liberia

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Journal Articles
March 2007

Iraq's Civil War

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Testimonies
September 2006

Iraq: Democracy or Civil War?

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In The News

James Fearon
News

Understanding Elite-Led Democratization and their Limitations

James Fearon probes how authoritarian elites safeguard their power through autocratic constitutions, focusing on Myanmar, one of the longest-lived military regimes in the post-WWII era.
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News

CDDRL honors student wins Rhodes Scholarship

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civil war in iraq
Commentary

Civil war definition transcends politics

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