Robert Darst

faculty

Robert Darst, PhD

Associate Professor

Political Science

Contact

508-999-8989

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Education

1994University of California BerkeleyPhD
1987University of California BerkeleyMA
1984University of North Carolina Chapel HillBA

Teaching

Programs

Teaching

Courses

Helps students relate, organize, and analyze political events that occur on the international level. Students will learn how to think critically about international relations and its impact on lives and well-being in the present and future. The concept of power, the factors that shape the foreign policies of states, the politics of economic relations, the use of force, and a broad range of global issues are examined.

Examines efforts to address problems of international concern through international law and organizations.

Teaching

Online and Continuing Education Courses

Internship completed for credit at an off-campus private, public or not-for profit organization with a focus on politics, law, government,public policy, or organizational behavior. Students are responsible for securing their own placements, and all placements must be approved in advance by the instructor. Students are required to keep an internship journal, write a final paper based on the experience, and complete all other course assignments in addition to their work hours.
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Research

Research interests

  • International relations
  • Environmental politics
  • Human rights

Select publications

  • Robert Darst (2001).
    Smokestack Diplomacy: Cooperation and Conflict in East-West Environmental Politics

Professor Darst is a specialist in international relations, environmental politics, and human rights.  He is author of the book Smokestack Diplomacy: Cooperation and Conflict in East-West Environmental Politics (MIT Press). He coathured the article "Exit, Voice, and Denial: Confronting the factory farm in the United States" which appeared in Society and Animals, and his article "Waiting for the Nuclear Renaissance" was published in Risks Hazards and Crisis in Public Policy  He has also published articles in journals such as Environment, Journal of Human Rights, Environmental Politics, Journal of Refugee Studies, and Global Environmental Politics.