Jacek Kugler

Jacek Kugler (born March 19, 1942) is a prominent American political scientist and scholar of International Relations. He is the former Chair of the Department of Politics and Policy at Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California.

Kugler is one of the founders of Power Transition Theory in International Relations Theory. His work on economic consequences of war, long term power transitions and political performance of nations have been widely debated within the field of international relations. He is a student of A.F.K Organski.

He is currently the Elisabeth Helm Rosecrans Professor of International Relations and Political Economy in the Department of International Studies, School of Politics and Economics. Kugler is former Fulbright scholar and research fellow at the Nobel Peace Prize Institute. He was President of International Studies Association (2004-5) and Peace Science Society (1995-6). He was also editor of ''International Interactions'', and editor for special issue of ''Journal of Conflict Resolution'' and ''International Studies Review''. He is also a founding member of the TransResearch Consortium. Provided by Wikipedia