Holsti, Ole Rudolf

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HOLSTI, Ole Rudolf

HOLSTI, Ole Rudolf. American (born Switzerland), b. 1933. Genres: International relations/Current affairs, Politics/Government, Sports/Fitness. Career: Duke University, Durham, NC, George V. Allen Professor of Political Science, 1974-, Chairman, Dept. of Political Science, 1978-83. Associate Ed., International Studies Quarterly, 1980-; Western Political Quarterly, 1970-; Correspondent and Contributing Ed., Racing South, and Running Journal mags; American Review of Politics, 1992-; Editorial Board, Duke University Press, 1984-92, University Press of America, 1980-, and International Interaction, 1984-. Instructor, 1962-65, Assistant Professor, 1965-67, and Research Coordinator and Associate Director, Studies in International Conflict and Integration, 1962-67, Stanford University, California; Associate Ed., Journal of Conflict Resolution, 1967-72; Associate Professor, 1967-71, and Professor, 1971-74, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. President, International Studies Association, 1979-80. Publications: (co-author) Content Analysis: A Handbook with Application for the Study of International Crisis, 1963; (co-author) Enemies in Politics, 1967; Content Analysis for the Social Sciences and Humanities, 1969; (co-author and co-ed.) The Analysis of Communication Content: Developments in Scientific Theories and Computer Techniques, 1969; Crisis Escalation War, 1972; (co-author) Unity and Disintegration in International Alliances: Comparative Studies, 1973; (co-author and co-ed.) Change in the International System, 1980; (co-author) American Leadership in World Affairs: Vietnam and the Breakdown of Consensus, 1984; Public Opinion and American Foreign Policy, 1996, 2nd ed., 2003; (co-ed.) Encyclopedia of U.S. Foreign Relation, 1997. Address: 608 Croom Ct, Chapel Hill, NC 27514-6706, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]