Justin Vaïsse
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Justin Vaïsse is a French
historian. He specialises in International relations, notably French and US politics and foreign policy; neoconservatism
; integration of
Islam in Europe; and transatlantic relations.
In 1996 and 1997, Vaïsse studied at the History Department of Harvard University
. In 1998 and 1999, he edited speeches for the French Minister of Defence.
He currently teaches US history at the Institut d'études politiques
in Paris
.
Vaïsse is Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy at the Centre on the United States and Europe of the Brookings Institution
, and a member of the Observatory on the USA at the Chaire Raoul-Dandurand en études stratégiques et diplomatiques.
His father is prominent historian Maurice Vaïsse
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
historian. He specialises in International relations, notably French and US politics and foreign policy; neoconservatism
Neoconservatism
Neoconservatism in the United States is a branch of American conservatism. Since 2001, neoconservatism has been associated with democracy promotion, that is with assisting movements for democracy, in some cases by economic sanctions or military action....
; integration of
Islam in Europe; and transatlantic relations.
Biography
Vaïsse holds an agregation and a PhD in History.In 1996 and 1997, Vaïsse studied at the History Department of 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...
. In 1998 and 1999, he edited speeches for the French Minister of Defence.
He currently teaches US history at the Institut d'études politiques
Institut d'études politiques
Instituts d'études politiques , or IEPs, are nine publicly owned institutions of higher learning in France. They are located in Aix-en-Provence, Bordeaux, Grenoble, Lille, Lyon, Paris, Rennes, Strasbourg and Toulouse , and their vocation is the study and research of contemporary political science...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
Vaïsse is Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy at the Centre on the United States and Europe of 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...
, and a member of the Observatory on the USA at the Chaire Raoul-Dandurand en études stratégiques et diplomatiques.
His father is prominent historian Maurice Vaïsse
Maurice Vaïsse
Maurice Vaïsse is a French historian specialised in international relations and Defence.-Biography:Vaïsse graduated with a History Agrégation in 1967. He has been a professor of contemporary history at Reims university, and is now a professor at the Institut d'études politiques de Paris, where he...
.
As main author
- Neoconservatives: the Biography of a Movement (Translated by Arthur Goldhammer), Harvard University Press, 2010. ISBN 9780674050518
- "On s'est retrouvés là…" Pierre et Hélène de Chevigny: Souvenirs de guerre, souvenirs de paix, texts composed by Justin Vaïsse, (éditions privées, 2004)
- Washington et le monde : dilemmes d'une superpuissance, with , (CERI - Autrement, 2003)
- La politique étrangère des États-Unis: fondements, acteurs, formulation, with and , (Presses de Sciences-Po, 2003)
- L'empire du milieu - les États-Unis et le monde depuis la fin de la guerre froide, with , (Odile Jacob, 2001, prix France-États-Unis 2001).
- La démocratie au XXe siècle : Europe de l'Ouest, États-Unis, 1918 – 1989, (supervised by de Marie-Anne Matard-Bonucci and prefaced by ), (Atlande, Paris, 2000)
- Le modèle américain, (Armand Colin, Paris, 1998)
- États-Unis: le temps de la diplomatie transformationnelle, Cahier de Chaillot, n°95, December 2006 http://www.iss-eu.org/chaillot/chai95.pdf.
- Integrating Islam Political and Religious Challenges in Contemporary France, with Jonathan Laurence, Washington, DC, Brookings InstitutionBrookings InstitutionThe 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...
Press, 2006, ISBN 0-8157-5151-6- Intégrer L'Islam - La France, ses musulmans : Enjeux et réussites, with Jonathan Laurence, Odile Jacob, 2007, ISBN 978-2738119001 (french language version)
In collaboration
- L'empire américain ?, supervised by Michel WieviorkaMichel WieviorkaMichel Wieviorka is a French sociologist, noted for his work on violence, terrorism, racism, social movements and the theory of social change....
, (Balland, Paris, 2004) - actes des Entretiens d'Auxerre de décembre 2003. - Les relations franco-américaines au XXe siècle: Colloque de l'Observatoire de la politique étrangère américaine, 24 et 25 mai 2002, supervised by Pierre Mélandri and Serge RicardSerge RicardSerge Ricard, a former Fulbright Scholar, is professor of American Civilization at the University of Paris III-Sorbonne Nouvelle. Ricard specializes in both American foreign policy and civilization. He is co-director with Pierre Melandri of OPEA, the Center for the Study of American Foreign Policy...
, (L'Harmattan, Paris, 2003) - Guerres et sociétés : États et violence après la guerre froide, supervised by and Roland Marchal, (Karthala, Paris, 2003)
- Les grandes tendances du monde, supervised by Thierry de MontbrialThierry de MontbrialThierry de Montbrial is a French economics and international relations specialist and researcher.-Biography:He is the son of François de Montbrial, inspector-general of the Bank of France and Monique Lecuyer-Corthis. He married Marie-Christine de Montbrial in 1967, who is a movie producer and...
and , (RAMSES 2003 - IFRI–Dunod, Paris, 2002) - L'Annuaire français des relations internationales 2002, vol. III, (Bruylant, Bruxelles, 2002)
- Ethnocentrisme et diplomatie : l'Amérique et le monde au XXe siècle, supervised by Pierre Mélandri and Serge RicardSerge RicardSerge Ricard, a former Fulbright Scholar, is professor of American Civilization at the University of Paris III-Sorbonne Nouvelle. Ricard specializes in both American foreign policy and civilization. He is co-director with Pierre Melandri of OPEA, the Center for the Study of American Foreign Policy...
, (L'Harmattan, Paris, 2001)