Faculty

Lindsay, James
Adjunct Professor of Government, Tom Slick Chair for International Affairs at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, and Director of the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law

Office: SRH 3.236
Office Hours: By Appointment
Phone: 512-471-6267
jlindsay@austin.utexas.edu

Education: Professor Lindsay received his A.B. from the University of Michigan and his M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. from Yale University.

Research interests:
Professor Lindsay’s research examines the American foreign policymaking process and the consequences of globalization. His current work examines how to promote cooperation among democratic countries in meeting pressing global challenges.

Field(s) of Study: American Politics; International Relations; Public Policy

Awards/Honors:
Professor Lindsay’s book with Ivo H. Daalder, America Unbound: The Bush Revolution in Foreign Policy, was awarded the 2003 Lionel Gelber Award, named a finalist for the Arthur S. Ross Book Award, and selected as a top book of 2003 by The Economist. His co-edited book with Henry J. Aaron and Pietro S. Nivola, Agenda for the Nation, was named an “Outstanding Academic Book of 2004” by Choice Magazine. Professor Lindsay received several teaching awards while a faculty member at the University of Iowa.

Recent Publications:
Recent Publications: Professor Lindsay's books include America Unbound: The Bush Revolution in Foreign Policy (with Ivo H. Daalder; Brookings, 2003); Agenda for the Nation (co-edited with Henry J. Aaron and Pietro S. Nivola; Brookings, 2004); Defending America: The Case for Limited National Missile Defense (with Michael E. O’Hanlon; Brookings, 2001); U.S. Foreign Policy After the Cold War (co-edited with Randall B. Ripley; Pittsburgh, 1997); Congress and the Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy (Johns Hopkins, 1994); Congress Resurgent: Foreign and Defense Policy on Capitol Hill (co-edited with Randall B. Ripley; Michigan, 1993); and Congress and Nuclear Weapons (Johns Hopkins, 1991). He has also contributed articles to major journals such as Foreign Affairs, International Studies Quarterly, and Political Science Quarterly, and to the op-ed pages of major newspapers such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times.