The Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies and the Institute of Global Politics at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs; the Institute of Economic and Social Research and Policy at Columbia University; the Institute of Political Science at the University of St. Gallen; and the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto present:
“Directions Forward for Psychology in International Relations”
The Third Annual Conference in Honor of Robert Jervis
Event Details:
Thursday, January 30th, 2025
10:00am – 6:00pm
15th Floor, International Affairs Building, Columbia University
Advance registration required. Please register for in-person attendance here.
To register for the Keynote Address livestream (*not an in-person ticket), please click here.
Event Description:
Robert Jervis made field-defining contributions to policy-relevant scholarship on the role of psychology in international conflict and the nuclear revolution in military affairs. During this conference, the new generation of experts in those fields will take stock of breakthroughs in neuroscience and the psychology of emotions, applying them to urgent practical problems of nuclear deterrence, risks of military escalation, and bargaining over the terms of peace.
Event Agenda and Speakers:
9:00am-10:00am: Check-In
- Coffee available in 15th Floor Lobby
10:00am-10:15am: Welcome
- Keren Yarhi-Milo, Columbia University
- V. Page Fortna, Columbia University
10:15am-11:45am: Panel I: “A Half-Century of Jervis IR”
- James Davis, St. Gallen University
- Jack Snyder, Columbia University
- Janice Stein, University of Toronto
- Keren Yarhi-Milo, Columbia University
11:45am-1:00pm: Lunch
1:00pm-2:30pm: Panel II: “Signaling, Perception, and Decision-making”
- Thomas Christensen, Columbia University
- Joshua Kertzer, Harvard University
- Elizabeth Saunders, Columbia University
- Keren Yarhi-Milo, Columbia University
2:30pm-3:00pm: Break
2:45pm-4:15pm: Panel III: “The Credibility of Nuclear Threats and the Contemporary Risk of Nuclear Escalation”
- Richard Betts, Columbia University
- Stacie Goddard, Wellesley College
- Reid Pauly, Brown University
- Joshua Rovner, American University
- Jack Snyder, Columbia University
4:30pm-4:45pm: Discussion: “New Ideas in Psychology of International Relations”
- James Davis, St. Gallen University
- Jack Snyder, Columbia University
- Janice Stein, University of Toronto
4:45pm-5:15pm: Break
5:15pm-6:00pm: Keynote Address by General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., 21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
6:00pm-7:00pm: Reception
