As the George V. Allen, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Holsti, specializes in international politics and foreign policy decision-making, particularly focusing on American foreign policy relations.
A prolific and distinguished author on foreign policy, Holsti has authored several books and has appeared in numerous journals. He is the author of “Crisis, Escalation, War, Content Analysis for the Social Sciences and Humanitie," and “Public Opinion and American Foreign Policy” and co-author of “International Alliance: Unity and Disintegration,” “Enemies in Politics,” “Communication Content, Content Analysis,” “Change in the International System,” “American Leadership in World Affairs: Vietnam and The Breakdown of Consensus,” and “Public Opinion and American Foreign Policy.” His articles have appeared in American Political Science Review, The Handbook of Social Psychology, Public Opinion Quarterly, World Politics, Journal of Politics, International Political Science Review, International Studies Quarterly, Diplomatic History, and Political Psychology. He is the former associate editor of International Studies Quarterly and is Contributing Editor of Running Journal.
Professor Holsti holds many academic distinctions and has held numerous academic appointments through his career, including a fellowship at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and a Guggenheim Fellow. As President of the International Studies Association he was the recipient of the Nevitt Sanford Award from the International Society of Political Psychology for "distinguished professional contributions to political psychology." As the past Vice President of the ISPP, he won the Howard Johnson award for distinguished teaching and The Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award. He has been the recipient of six National Science Foundation Research Grants, and distinguished lifetime achievement awards from the American Political Science Association and the International Society for Political Psychology.
