Dr. Jaroslav Tir

Education
Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001.
M.A. in Political Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1997.
B.A. in Mathematics and History, Bethel College (Kansas), 1995.

Teaching Areas
Introduction to International Relations
International Conflict
Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict
International Organizations

Research Interests
International Relations Theory
International Conflict and War
Territorial Disputes / Geography and Conflict
Conflict Management
Ethnic Conflict
Domestic-International Politics Links
International Economic Relations

Dr. Tir's current research projects include proposed solutions for the problem of ethnic conflict (e.g. partitions, domestic institutional arrangements), international environmental problems (e.g. river-sharing treaties, overpopulation), territorial dispute resolution, and the diversionary theory of war.

Publications: Forthcoming Book Manuscript

Tir, Jaroslav. 2006. Redrawing the Map to Promote Peace: Territorial Dispute Management via Territorial Changes. Innovations in the Study of World Politics Series, ed. Zeev Maoz. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. Currently in production; expected publication date: August 2006.

Publications: Articles Published in Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Journals

Oneal, John and Jaroslav Tir. Forthcoming. “Does the Diversionary Use of Force Threaten the Democratic Peace? Assessing the Effect of Economic Growth on Interstate Conflict, 1921-2001.” Accepted for publication by International Studies Quarterly.

Tir, Jaroslav. 2006. “Domestic-Level Territorial Disputes: Conflict Management via Secessions.” Forthcoming in Conflict Management and Peace Science.

Tir, Jaroslav. 2005. “Keeping the Peace After Secessions: Territorial Conflict Between Rump and Secessionist States.” Journal of Conflict Resolution 49: 713-741.

Tir, Jaroslav. 2005. “Domestic Conflict in Partitioned States.” Journal of Peace Research 42: 545-562. Replication dataset.

Tir, Jaroslav. 2003. “Never-Ending Conflicts? Territorial Changes as Potential Solutions for Territorial Disputes.” Conflict Management and Peace Science 20: 59-84.

Tir, Jaroslav. 2003. “Averting Armed International Conflicts Through State-to-State Territorial Transfers.” Journal of Politics 65: 1235-1257.

Tir, Jaroslav. 2002. “Letting Secessionists Have Their Way: Can Partitions Help End and Prevent Ethnic Conflicts?” International Interactions 28: 261-292.

Tir, Jaroslav and Paul F. Diehl. 2002. “Geographic Dimensions of Enduring Rivalries.” Political Geography 21: 263-286.

Stinnett, Douglas, Jaroslav Tir, Philip Shafer, Paul Diehl, and Charles Gochman. 2002. “The Correlates of War Project Direct Contiguity Data.” Conflict Management and Peace Science 19:59-68.

Tir, Jaroslav and Paul F. Diehl. 1998. “Demographic Pressure and Interstate Conflict: Linking Population Growth and Density to Militarized Disputes and Wars.” Journal of Peace Research 35: 319-39.

Tir, Jaroslav, Philip Schafer, Paul F. Diehl, and Gary Goertz. 1998. “Territorial Changes, 1816-1996.” Conflict Management and Peace Science 16: 89-97.

Publications: Other Scholarly Works

Tir, Jaroslav. 2006. “Keeping the Peace After Secessions: Territorial Conflicts Between Rump and Secessionist States.” In Conflict Resolution, D. Druckman and P.F. Diehl, eds. SAGE Publications, forthcoming.

Tir, Jaroslav. 2005. Review of The Democratic Peace and Territorial Conflict in the Twentieth Century, by Paul K. Huth and Todd L. Allee. Australian Journal of International Affairs 59: 555-558.

Tir, Jaroslav and Paul F. Diehl. 2001. “Demographic Pressure and Interstate Conflict: Linking Population Growth and Density to Militarized Disputes and Wars.” In Environmental Conflict, N.P. Gleditsch and P.F. Diehl, eds. New York: Westview Press, pp. 58-83.

Tir, Jaroslav. 1998. “Recognition of Secessions in the Post-Cold War Period.” ACDIS Research Reports. Champaign: University of Illinois, pp. 139-156.