William E. DeMars
Chairman of the Department of Government


Education

B.A., American Studies - Creighton University - Omaha, NE.
M.A., International Relations - University of Notre Dame - Notre Dame, IN.
Ph.D., International Relations - University of Notre Dame - Notre Dame, IN.

Dissertation Title: Helping People in a People's War: Humanitarian Organizations and the Ethiopian Conflict, 1980-1988.
Areas of specialization: international relations, African politics, international organization, NGOs in world politics, human rights, humanitarian affairs.

Positions
2001-present Associate Professor of Government and Department Chairman
Department of Government
Wofford College - Spartanburg, SC
2000-2001 Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science
Consultant on International Humanitarian Affairs
Department of Government and International Studies
University of Notre Dame - Notre Dame, IN
1996-2000 Assistant Professor of Political Science
Department of Political Science
The American University in Cairo - Cairo, Egypt
1997-1998 Acting Director
Office of African Studies
The American University in Cairo - Cairo, Egypt
1994-1996 Research Fellow
Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
University of Notre Dame - Notre Dame, IN
1993-1994 Assistant Professor of Politics
Department of Politics
Earlham College - Richmond, IN


Honors and Activities
April 19, 2005 Faculty talk on "Argentina's 'Dirty War' Revisited"
October 6, 2004 Arranged lecture by Mr. Randy Deitering on “Secrecy and Transparency in American Intelligence on Terrorism,” as part of “Coming of Age With 9/11” week.
March 24, 2004 Arranged visit by Dr. Abdelaziz Sachedina from the University of Virginia for his lecture on “Islam in Public: Constitutional Politics in Iran and Iraq,” and faculty discussion on his book, The Islamic Roots of Democratic Pluralism (Oxford, 2001)
March 8, 2004 Participated in faculty panel on “Postmodernism in the Disciplines”
April 26, 2004 Speech at Spartanburg Lions Club, “What’s at Stake in Iraq?”
April 10, 2003 Speech at Spartanburg Kiwanis Club, “What is George Bush Up To in American Foreign Policy?”
February 27, 2003 Organized, with Campus Ministry sponsorship, faculty and student panel on “Taking the Risk … of Education”
Summer 2002 Recipient of a Wofford College Summer Research Grant
April 23, 2002 Lecture on "NGOs and World Politics" at the University of South Carolina-Spartanburg for a course on non-profit organizations with Professor Ron Romine.
November 2, 2000 Consultant Report to the President of Sophia University (Tokyo, Japan).  "Prospects for a New Initiative on 'Humanitarian Response' at Sophia University.
October 26, 2000 Lecture for faculty seminar on "Conflict Prevention: Why It Works When It Works," at Sophia University (Tokyo, Japan).
March 1999 Created World Politics Homepage, including section on NGOs in World Politics, to assist students in guided Internet research.
1997-1998  Administered Ford Foundation Grant through The American University in Cairo on "Alternate Policies for Sudan."
1997 Panelist on Human Rights in Central Africa (August 4) and International Sanctions Against Iraq (May 5) "Frontline" Program, Nile Television, Cairo, Egypt.
1993 Best Dissertation Award, University of Notre Dame.
Fall 1992  Grant for Research and Writing, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
1991-1992 Peace Scholar in the Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace, United States Institute of Peace.
September 1991  Consultant for Refugee Policy Group, Washington, DC on humanitarian and political situation in Ethiopia.
1990-1991 Albert Gallatin Fellowship in International Affairs, Geneva, Switzerland, Feris Foundation of America, now administered through the University of Virginia.

Homepage for William E. DeMars
Last Update: July 2, 2002
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