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Austin Carson Pronouns: he/him Office: Pick Hall 428 Phone: (773) 834-7916 Email Interests:

International Security, International Relations Theory, Politics of Secrecy/Publicity, International Organizations
Associate Professor of Political Science; Faculty Director, CIR

Ohio State University, PhD '13

Austin Carson is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. His research addresses the role of secrecy and intelligence in International Relations theory, international conflict, and global governance. He is the author of two books:  Secret Wars: Covert Conflict in International Politics (Princeton University Press, 2018) and Secrets in Global Governance: Disclosure Dilemmas and the Challenge of International Cooperation (Cambridge University Press, 2020, coauthored with Allison Carnegie). He has published articles in International Organization, American Journal of Political Science, Security Studies, and other venues. His books and articles have won numerous awards including the Lepgold Prize for Book of the Year, the Robert O. Keohane Award, ISA’s Best Security Article Award, and the Best Book Award from APSA’s International Collaboration section.

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