Research Network
Michael C. Williams
- Faculty Research Chair in International Politics
- Email: michael.williams@uottawa.ca
- Telephone: 613-562-5800 ext. 2552
Michael C. Williams is Professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa.
His research interests are in International Relations theory, security studies, and political thought. His most recent book (with Rita Abrahamsen) is Security Beyond the State: Private Security in International Politics (Cambridge University Press, 2011).
His previous publications include The Realist Tradition and the Limits of International Relations (Cambridge University Press, 2005) and Culture and Security: Symbolic Power and the Politics of International Security (Routledge, 2007) and the editor of several books, including most recently, Realism Reconsidered: The Legacy of Hans J. Morgenthau in International Relations (Oxford University Press, 2007).
His articles have appeared in journals including the European Journal of International Relations, International Organization, International Studies Quarterly, Millennium, and the Review of International Studies. Prior to joining the University of Ottawa, he was Professor of International Politics in the Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth, and has been a visiting fellow at the Universities of Cape Town, Copenhagen, and the European University Institute in Florence.
His current research interests in Realism revolve around tracing the Hobbesian legacy in international political theory, as well as a re-evaluation of American Realism in both historical and contemporary terms.
