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(Redirected from Glenn H. Snyder) American political scientist (1924–2013)

Glenn Herald Snyder (October 8, 1924 – February 14, 2013) was professor emeritus of political science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His expertise was in the fields of international relations theory and security studies. He made influential contribution to the study of alliances and deterrence theory.

Snyder was born in Superior, Wisconsin and served as a second lieutenant in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II from 1943 to 1945. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 1948, then worked as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal from 1949 to 1951. He received an M.A. and a PhD in political science from Columbia University in 1953 and 1956 respectively. From 1953 until 1955, he worked as a teaching fellow at Wesleyan University, then from 1955 to 1958 he worked as a lecturer and research associate in the Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia before taking a position in Princeton University's Center of International Studies, which he held until 1960. Next, Snyder taught at the University of Denver and the University of California, Berkeley. In 1964, Snyder joined the department of political science at the State University of New York Buffalo, where he taught until 1984. From 1967 to 1973, he also served as chairman of the Center of International Conflict Studies at SUNY-Buffalo. In 1984, Snyder joined the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as professor of political science.

Snyder is the author or co-author of six books on international relations and numerous journal articles.

Published works

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  • Deterrence and Defense: Toward a Theory of National Security (Princeton University Press, 1961)
  • Strategy, Politics and Defense Budgets (Columbia University Press, 1962)
  • Stockpiling Strategic Materials: Politics and National Defense (Chandler Publishing, 1966)
  • Conflict Among Nations: Bargaining, Decision Making, and System Structure in International Crises (Princeton University Press, 1977)
  • Alliance Politics (Cornell University Press, 1997)

References

  1. "GLENN SNYDER's Obituary by New York Times". Legacy.com. February 24, 2013. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  2. Resnick, Evan N. (August 6, 2019). Allies of Convenience: A Theory of Bargaining in U.S. Foreign Policy. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-54902-8.
  3. Both, Norbert (January 1, 2000). From Indifference to Entrapment: The Netherlands and the Yugoslav Crisis, 1990-1995. Amsterdam University Press. ISBN 978-90-5356-453-0.
  4. Schweller, Randall L. (1998). "Alliance Politics by Glenn H. Snyder". Political Science Quarterly. 113 (3): 513–514. doi:10.2307/2658079. ISSN 1538-165X. JSTOR 2658079. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  5. Walt, Stephen M. "A tribute to Glenn Snyder". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  6. Shimshoni, Jonathan (1988). Israel and Conventional Deterrence. Cornell University Press. p. 5. doi:10.7591/9781501737831. ISBN 978-1-5017-3783-1. S2CID 243305936. Archived from the original on September 6, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  7. Mearsheimer, John J. (1982). "Why the Soviets Can't Win Quickly in Central Europe". International Security. 7 (1): 3–39. doi:10.2307/2538686. ISSN 0162-2889. JSTOR 2538686. S2CID 154732192. Archived from the original on September 5, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  • "Glenn Herald Snyder." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2001. Gale Biography In Context. Web. Jan 3, 2011.
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