Brian Lai Associate Professor
Email: brian-lai@uiowa.edu Website: http://www.uiowa.edu/~c030061a/ Phone: 319-335-2353 Fall 2008 Office Hours in 319 SH: Monday 1:30-2:30PM, Wednesday 1:30-3:30PM, and by appointment.
Research Fields: International Relations

Ph.D.: Emory University, 2001. Fields: International Relations, American Foreign Policy, Domestic Politics and International Relations, and Conflict Processes. Dissertation Title: "Military Mobilization and the Escalation and Outcome of International Crises." Sample Publications: "Democracy, Political Similarity, and International Alliances, 1816-1992" with Dan Reiter, Journal of Conflict Resolution (April 2000).