Donald A. Sylvan
Office: 2032 Derby Hall
154 N. Oval Mall
Columbus, Ohio 43210
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email: sylvan.1@osu.edu
Donald A. Sylvan
Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Professor Sylvan has broad interests in international politics
and political psychology. His research concentrates on foreign policy decision making and problem representation
n foreign policy. Much of his recent work focuses on the Middle East. He just co-edited International
Intervention: Sovereignty vs. Responsibility (London: Frank Cass, 2002). He has also co-edited Problem
Representation in Foreign Policy Decision Making (Cambridge University Press, 1998) and Foreign Policy
Decision Making: Perception, Cognition, and Artificial Intelligence, and has co-authored Energy in the
Global Arena. His articles have appeared in such journals as International Studies Quarterly,
American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Political Psychology, and
Behavioral Science. He presently serves as treasurer of the International Society of Political Psychology,
and has served as president of the Foreign Policy Analysis Section of the International Studies Association,
and as president of ISA-Midwest.
Selected Publications:
2004. “Forecasting Israeli-Palestinian Relations.” Journal of Peace Research 41(4):445-463. (with J.W. Keller and Y.Z. Haftel)
Material
related to “Forecasting Israeli-Palestinian Relations.”
2004. “Political Psychology and the Study of Foreign Policy Decision Making.” In The State of Research in Political Psychology at the Dawn of a New
Century, Ed. Linda O. Valenty. Opladen, Germany : Leske and Budrich. (with Brent Strathman).
Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
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