Richard Jordan
- Associate Professor of Political Science
- Undergraduate Program Director
Education
Ph.D., Princeton University
M.A., Princeton University
B.A., College of William & Mary, summa cum laude
Richard Jordan's research and teaching interests include statesmanship, grand strategy, literary fiction, crisis decision-making, and emerging technologies. His work combines game theory and historical cases to study wartime leadership.
Courses at Baylor
PSC 2315 Fundamentals of International Politics
PSC 4313 War, Politics, and Literature
PSC 4316 Grand Strategy
PSC 4355 Power & Morality
Publications and Working Papers
International governance of advancing artificial intelligence | AI & SOCIETY (springer.com)
“Rational Origins of Revisionist War” International Studies Review
RATIONAL ORIGINS OF REVISIONIST WAR
“Symbolic victories and strategic risk,” Journal of Peace Research
SYMBOLIC VICTORIES AND STRATEGIC RISK
“Assessing the Renaissance of Individuals in International Relations Theory” with Marcus Holmes and Eric Parajon, PS: Political Science and Politics
ASSESSING THE RENAISSANCE OF INDIVIDUALS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THEORY
“Forming the Grand Strategist According to Shakespeare,” with Peter Campbell, Texas National Security Review (2020)
FORMING THE GRAND STRATEGIST ACCORDING TO SHAKESPEARE
“Lessons from Game Theory about Humanizing Next-Generation Weapons” Journal of Law and International Affairs (2020)
LESSONS FROM GAME THEORY ABOUT HUMANIZING NEXT-GENERATION WEAPONS
- Office Location
Burleson 301.02
- Richard's Curriculum Vitae
- Curriculum Vitae