Ph.D., InternatioHe enjoys travel, athletics, music, reading, food and spirits, family and friends, good company, and relaxing.  His father had duo-citizenship (American and Italian), and fought in World War II (on the allied side); his mother was born and raised in Florence, Italy and came to the United States as a war bride; and he retains close family in Italy. He came of age during the early seventies as an undergraduate at U.C.L.A when the events surrounding the Vietnam War and Watergate reached a crescendo, which had a profound impact on his intellectual and personal development to the present day.  During the last two summers, he taught courses on “Understanding Politics Through Film” and “The Vietnam War,” was a major participant in the six-week Fulbright American Studies Institute on U.S. Foreign Policy (which included two-week field trips in Washington, D.C., New York, and Los Angeles), and has conducted field research twice to Colombia (for two fascinating weeks each) as part of a Witness for Peace delegation member and then leader.  nal Relations, American University (1982)

Jerel Rosati is a Professor of political science and international studies and has been at the University of South Carolina since 1982. His area of specialization is the theory and practice of foreign policy, focusing on the United States policymaking process, decision-making theory, and the political psychological study of human cognition. He received his B.A. in political science at U.C.L.A.; his M.A. in political science at Arizona State University; and his Ph.D. in international relations at American University in Washington, D.C. He has been a Research Associate in the Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division of the Library of Congress's Congressional Research Service, Visiting Professor at Somalia National University, and Visiting Scholar at the Foreign Affairs College in Beijing, China. He has served as President of the International Studies Association's Foreign Policy Analysis Section and President of the Southern region of the International Studies Association.

He is the author and editor of five books and over forty articles and chapters. His articles have appeared in such scholarly journals as International Journal, International Studies Review, Journal of Political & Military Sociology, Political Psychology, Political Research Quarterly, Presidential Studies Quarterly, and World Politics, as well as The Encyclopedia of U.S. Foreign Policy. His books include The Carter Administration's Quest for Global Community: Beliefs and Their Impact on Behavior, The Power of Human Needs in World Society, Foreign Policy Restructuring: How Governments Respond to Global Change, The Politics of United States Foreign Policy (which is in its 3^rd edition, used in over 300 colleges and universities throughout the U.S.–including the National War College, over 12 countries throughout the world, and has been translated into Mandarin Chinese, German, and Russian), Readings in the Politics of United States Foreign Policy (which has also been translated into Mandarin Chinese).

He has mentored numerous undergraduate and, in particular, graduate students who have gone on to excel in a variety of professional careers and throughout academia.

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