University
of Pittsburgh
Department of Political Science
FACULTY
ROBERT S. WALTERS
(Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1968)
Professor of Political Science
email: rsw2+@pitt.edu
COURSES:
PS
0500 World Politics
PS
1541 International Political Economy
PS
1544 Politics of U.S. Trade Policy
PS 1581
Departmental Honors Seminar in International Relations
PS
2540 Seminar in International Political Economy
PS 2541
Seminar in Politics of International Economic Relations
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
International politics (general), international political economy,
international organizations, globalization, trade policy
CURRENT INTERESTS
Globalization and governance within and between states
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Talking Trade: U.S. Trade Negotiations in Perspective.
Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1993.
The Politics of Global Economic Relations, 4th ed. Englewood
Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1992. (Co-authored with David Blake.)
American and Soviet Aid: A Comparative Analysis.
University of Pittsburgh Press, 1970.
"Industrial Crises and American Public Policy: Patterns Evident
in the Steel, Automobile, and Semiconductor Experiences." International
Political Economy Yearbook. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1985.
"America's Declining Industrial Competitiveness: Protectionism,
the Marketplace and the State." P.S. (Winter 1983) 16:1, 25-33.
"Industry and Government Approaches to the Crisis in Steel." In
H. Jacobson and D. Sidjanski, eds., The Emerging in International
Economic
Order. Sage, 1982.
OTHER FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Assistant Dean, Graduate Studies and Research, Faculty
of Arts and Sciences.
Department of Political Science
4L01 Forbes Quadrangle
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Email: polisci+@pitt.edu
Tel: (412) 648-7250
Fax: (412) 648-7277