Robert Patman

Position

Senior Fellow

Profile

Robert G. Patman is a Professor of International Relations in the Department of Politics at the University of Otago (appointed February 2007) and is also the Director of the multidisciplinary Master of International Studies (M.IntSt) programme. His research interests centre on international relations, post-Cold War security, and the relationship between order and justice in a globalizing world. He is the author or editor of seven books. He is also co-editor for the new Praeger Series on The Ethics of American Foreign Policy and his next book, a single-authored volume called Strategic Shortfall: The 'Somalia Syndrome' and the March to 9/11 (Praeger) will be published in late 2009. He is a Fulbright Senior Scholar, a Senior Fellow at the Centre of Strategic Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, and provides regular contributions to the national and international media on global issues and events.

Contact

robert.patman@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
Phone: (03) 479 8669