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National Ranking
386

Overview

Donald Rothchild was affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research spanned fields including Social Sciences and Arts and Humanities, with particular focus on subfields such as Political Science and International Relations, and History.

The main topics covered in Rothchild's work included:

  • Global Peace and Security Dynamics
  • Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics
  • African history and culture analysis

Rothchild's publication record included papers published in venues such as New York University Press eBooks. A notable paper is:

  • Contents (2020), published by New York University Press eBooks

Frequent collaborators in Rothchild's research included David A. Lake, Caroline A. Hartzell, Stuart Hill, Colin G. Cameron, and Manfred W. Wenner, reflecting cooperation across multiple scholarly projects.

Their academic contributions centered significantly on the interaction of political science, international relations, and history, providing insights into how historical contexts influence global and regional dynamics of peace and security, especially in relation to African studies.

Best Publications

  • Containing Fear: The Origins and Management of Ethnic Conflict

    David A. Lake;Donald Rothchild

  • Politics and Society in Contemporary Africa

    Joseph R. A. Ayee;N. Chazan;R. Mortimer;J. Ravenhill

  • Sovereignty as Responsibility: Conflict Management in Africa

    Donald Rothchild;Francis M. Deng;I. William Zartman;Sadikiel Kimaro

  • The international spread of ethnic conflict : fear, diffusion, and escalation

    David A. Lake;Donald S. Rothchild

  • Stabilizing the Peace After Civil War: An Investigation of Some Key Variables

    Caroline Hartzell;Matthew Hoddie;Donald Rothchild

  • Civil Society and the State in Africa

    John W. Harbeson;Donald S. Rothchild;Naomi Chazan

  • Ending civil wars : the implementation of peace agreements

    Stephen John Stedman;Donald S. Rothchild;Elizabeth M. Cousens

  • Sustainable peace : power and democracy after civil wars

    Philip G. Roeder;Donald S. Rothchild

  • The Precarious Balance: State And Society In Africa

    Donald S. Rothchild;Naomi Chazan

  • Managing Ethnic Conflict in Africa: Pressures and Incentives for Cooperation

    Donald S. Rothchild

  • State Versus Ethnic Claims: African Policy Dilemmas

    Donald S. Rothchild;Victor A. Olorunsola

  • The Contagion of Political Conflict in Africa and the World

    Stuart Hill;Donald Rothchild

  • Containing Fear: The Origins and Management of Ethnic Conflict

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  • Ghana : the political economy of recovery

    Paul Kennedy;Donald Rothchild

  • The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights : the system in practice, 1986-2000

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  • Federal character and federalism in Nigeria

    P. Peter Ekeh;Eghosa E. Osaghae

  • Peace Operations: From Short-Term to Long-Term Commitment

    Stephen John Stedman;Donald Rothchild

  • Security in deeply divided societies: The role of territorial autonomy

    Donald Rothchild;Caroline A. Hartzell

  • Democratic Theory and Practice in Africa

    Donald Rothchild;Walter O. Oyugi;E. S. Atieno-Odhiambo;Michael Chege

  • Eagle Resurgent: The Reagan Era in American Foreign Policy

    Kenneth A. Oye;Robert J. Lieber;Donald S. Rothchild

  • Africa In World Politics: The African State System In Flux

    John W. Harbeson;Donald S. Rothchild

  • Ethnic Groups in Conflict

    Donald Rothchild;Donald L. Horowitz

  • Eagle Defiant: United States Foreign Policy in the 1980s

    Kenneth A. Oye;Robert J. Lieber;Donald S. Rothchild

  • Power and Prejudice: The Politics and Diplomacy of Racial Discrimination

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  • Africa In World Politics

    Isebill V. Grunhn;John Harbeson;Donald Rothchild

  • Collapsed States: The Disintegration and Restoration of Legitimate Authority

    David N. Plank;I. William Zartman;Edmond J. Keller;Donald Rothchild

  • Ending Civil Wars: The Implementation of Peace Agreements

    G. John Ikenberry;Stephen John Stedman;Donald Rothchild;Elizabeth Cousens

  • The Precarious Balance: State and Society in Africa

    Joseph R. A. Ayee;Donald Rothchild;Naomi Chazan

  • Spreading Fear:: The Genesis of Transnational Ethnic Conflict

    David A. Lake;Donald Rothchild

Frequent Co-Authors

John Ravenhill
John Ravenhill University of Waterloo
David A. Lake
David A. Lake University of California, San Diego
I. William Zartman
I. William Zartman Johns Hopkins University
Ali A. Mazrui
Ali A. Mazrui Binghamton University
Donald L. Horowitz
Donald L. Horowitz Duke University
G. John Ikenberry
G. John Ikenberry Princeton University
Fen Osler Hampson
Fen Osler Hampson Carleton University

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