Allison Stanger
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Allison Katherine Stanger (born 1 September 1960) is a political scientist and professor, the Russell J. Leng '60 Professor of International Politics and Economics at Middlebury College
and the founding director of Middlebury's Rohatyn Center for International Affairs.
Stanger has been a member of the Council on Foreign Relations
since 2004, and since October 2009 she has also been working as a part-time consultant to the Secretary’s
Policy Planning Staff.
Stanger graduated in 1982 with a B.S. in Actuarial Science/Mathematics from Ball State University
. In 1983, she obtained a Graduate Diploma in Economics from the
London School of Economics
. In 1986 she won the Merle Fainsod Prize for academic promise. In 1988 she earned an A.M. in Soviet Union Regional Studies from Harvard University
where she completed her PhD
in Political Science
1991.
In 1990–91, Stanger was a Research Fellow at the Brookings Institution
. Between 1995 and 1998, she was a Visiting Scholar at Prague's Charles University.
In her book One Nation Under Contract, Stanger argues that poor oversight of U.S. government contractors in Afghanistan and Iraq has squandered American resources, exacerbating domestic unemployment and deficit problems.
Middlebury College
Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, Vermont, USA. Founded in 1800, it is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States. Drawing 2,400 undergraduates from all 50 United States and over 70 countries, Middlebury offers 44 majors in the arts,...
and the founding director of Middlebury's Rohatyn Center for International Affairs.
Stanger has been a member of the Council on Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations is an American nonprofit nonpartisan membership organization, publisher, and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs...
since 2004, and since October 2009 she has also been working as a part-time consultant to the Secretary’s
United States Department of State
The United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries...
Policy Planning Staff.
Stanger graduated in 1982 with a B.S. in Actuarial Science/Mathematics from Ball State University
Ball State University
Ball State University is a state-run research university located in Muncie, Indiana. It is also known as Ball State or simply BSU.Located on the northwest side of the city, Ball State's campus spans and includes 106 buildings...
. In 1983, she obtained a Graduate Diploma in Economics from the
London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
. In 1986 she won the Merle Fainsod Prize for academic promise. In 1988 she earned an A.M. in Soviet Union Regional Studies from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
where she completed her PhD
PHD
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in Political Science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
1991.
In 1990–91, Stanger was a Research Fellow at the Brookings Institution
Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. One of Washington's oldest think tanks, Brookings conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and...
. Between 1995 and 1998, she was a Visiting Scholar at Prague's Charles University.
In her book One Nation Under Contract, Stanger argues that poor oversight of U.S. government contractors in Afghanistan and Iraq has squandered American resources, exacerbating domestic unemployment and deficit problems.
Books
- One Nation Under Contract: The Outsourcing of American Power and the Future of Foreign Policy (Yale University PressYale University PressYale University Press is a book publisher founded in 1908 by George Parmly Day. It became an official department of Yale University in 1961, but remains financially and operationally autonomous....
, 2009). - Irreconcilable Differences? Explaining Czechoslovakia's Dissolution (co-edited and co-translated with Michael Kraus), Foreword by Václav HavelVáclav HavelVáclav Havel is a Czech playwright, essayist, poet, dissident and politician. He was the tenth and last President of Czechoslovakia and the first President of the Czech Republic . He has written over twenty plays and numerous non-fiction works, translated internationally...
(Rowman and Littlefield, 2000).