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Daniel R. Brunstetter

Assistant Professor, Political Science
School of Social Sciences

Ph.D., University of California, Davis, 2005, Political Science


MSc, The London School of Economics, 1999, Philosophy


M.A., Tulane University, 1998, Latin American Studies

Phone: (949) 824-9752
Email: dbrunste@uci.edu

University of California
3151 Social Science Plaza A
Irvine, CA 92697

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Research
Interests
just war, early modern thought, otherness/identity, New World Discovery, Montaigne, Rousseau, French immigration
   
URL Olive Tree Initiave
   
Appointments Chateaubriand Fellowship; 2005-06 at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France
   
Research
Abstract
Daniel studies political theory, with a focus on early modern thought. He is working on a book that explores the impact of the Discovery of the New World on the evolution of European thought, illustrating how the shock of this unforeseeable encounter led to a paradigm shift in the European understanding of human nature and politics. His current research interests include early modern political thought, just war theory, French political thought in the Enlightenment, and immigration in France. Daniel is also a faculty Adviser to the Olive Tree Initiative, a diverse group of students from organizations throughout UC Irvine's campus who traveled to Israel/Palestine, and met with academics, politicians, locals, etc, obtaining a wide spectrum of perspectives on the conflict.
   
Grants Albert and Elain Borchard Foundation grant
   
Chateaubriand Fellowship
   
Professional
Societies
American Political Science Association
MidWest Political Science Association
Western Political Science Association
   
Research Centers Center for Citizen Peace Building
   
Center for Global Peace and Conflict Studies
   
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Last updated 11/13/2009