Krista E. Wiegand

Krista Eileen Wiegand (born February 19, 1971) is an American political scientist. She is an associate professor of Political Science and Director of the Global Security Program at the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy at the University of Tennessee. She is also the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal International Studies Quarterly until the end of 2023.

Krista E. Wiegand
Born (1971-02-19) February 19, 1971
Miami, Florida, USA
Spouse(s)Michael L. Jordan
Children1
Academic background
EducationBA, International Studies, 1993, MA, Comparative & Regional Studies: Middle East, 1997, American University School of International Service
MA, Political Science, 2001, PhD, Political Science, 2004, Duke University
ThesisReligious, ancestral, and national identity: political use and abuse in Lebanon (1997)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Tennessee
Georgia Southern University
Websitekristawiegand.com

Early life and education

Wiegand was born on February 19, 1971, in Miami, Florida.[1] She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree and first Master's degree from the American University School of International Service. From there, she enrolled at Duke University for her second master's degree and PhD.[2]

After graduating from the American University School of International Service, Wiegand travelled to Beirut with her Lebanese-American friends where she learned about their Lebanese Civil War. As a result, she chose to write her master's thesis on this topic. The following summer, she returned to Lebanon to continue her research but her friends were detained by Hezbollah with "helping an American." She stated that she was "grilled for several hours about America’s involvement with Israel." Afterwards, she was recruited by the CIA for a job in covert operations, which she declined.[3]

Career

Wiegand is a specialist in international relations, focusing on international and civil conflict and conflict resolution. She is an expert on territorial and maritime disputes, particularly the disputes in the South China Sea, East China Sea, and Sea of Japan, and a specialist in maritime international law.[4]

Wiegand joined the faculty at Georgia Southern University (GSU) in 2005 as an assistant professor in their Department of Political Science and Director of their Honors Program in Political Science.[2] She stayed at GSU for nine years before accepting a position at the University of Tennessee (UT).[5]

Upon joining the faculty at UT, Wiegand became an associate professor of Political Science and Director of the Global Security Program at the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy.[2] In this capacity, Wiegand directs multiple government funded grants, conducts policy relevant research on international conflict, and works with faculty and graduate student fellows.[6] In 2015, Wiegand taught for the Semester at Sea program.[7] In 2017, Wiegand accepted a Fulbright senior scholarship which sent her to the Philippines for research purposes for five months.[8] Two years later, she was appointed the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal International Studies Quarterly, flagship journal of the International Studies Association, with Brandon Prins from 2019 until the end of 2023.[9]

Selected publications

The following is a list of selected publications

  • Enduring territorial disputes: Strategies of bargaining, coercive diplomacy, and settlement (2011)[10]
  • Bombs and Ballots: Governance by Islamic Terrorist and Guerrilla Groups (2010)[11]

Personal life

Wiegand and her husband Michael L. Jordan have one child together.[8]

References
  1. "Wiegand, Krista Eileen, 1971-". id.loc.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  2. "DR. KRISTA E. WIEGAND CV" (PDF). polisci.utk.edu. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  3. Mobley, Chuck (August 3, 2006). "Travels to Lebanon brought GSU professor into contact with Hezbollah". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  4. 9{cite web |title=Krista E. Wiegand | url=http://www.kristawiegand.com/ access-date=November 2, 2020)}
  5. "Krista Wiegand". polisci.utk.edu. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  6. ({cite web |title=Global Security Program |url=http://bakercenter.utk.edu/global-security/global-security-program/ |access-date=November 2, 2020)}
  7. ({cite web |title=Semester at Sea |url=https://www.semesteratsea.org/faculty-and-staff/krista-wiegand/ |access-date=November 2, 2020)}
  8. "UT Professor Wraps Up Fulbright Experience in Manila". news.utk.edu. July 21, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  9. "ISQ Lead Editors, 2019-2023". International Studies Quarterly. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  10. Duckenfield, Mark (January 2013). "BOOK REVIEW Enduring Territorial Disputes: Strategies of Bargaining, Coercive Diplomacy and Settlement". Political Studies. 11 (1): 104–105. doi:10.1111/1478-9302.12000_48. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  11. Mohns, Eric (2011). "Bombs and Ballots: Governance by Islamist Terrorist and Guerrilla Groups". British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 38 (3): 437–439. doi:10.1080/13530194.2011.621706. S2CID 143247172. Retrieved October 25, 2020.

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