The Jervis Effect

The Jervis Effect is more than a celebration of Robert Jervis’s esteemed scholarship—though it is certainly a loving presentation to him. The book also shows the breadth of Jervis’s service, and the result is revelatory regarding the application of theory and research to real-world events. – Thomas Zeiler, director of the International Affairs Program, University of Colorado BoulderA witty, warm, and very readable collection. Robert Jervis’ curiosity, enthusiasm, and scholarship over more than 50 years is revealed in these essays. A book for every bookshelf, and the most thoughtful guide to a deeper understanding of how international relations actually work. – Professor Anne Deighton, Department of International Relations and Faculty of History, University of OxfordWho else other than Bob Jervis could have attracted some of the top names in the academy, gathered together in this outstanding volume to write about him and his contribution to scholarship with such warmth, respect and sense of loss? An inspiration to students, a constant source of original ideas who was not afraid of talking truth to power, there was really nobody else in our field like Bob. – Michael Cox, Emeritus Professor of International Relations, LSE and a Founding Director of LSE IDEASAn appropriately substantial and multi-faceted monument to the work and impact of the late Robert Jervis. Leading scholars in the field provide detailed reviews of the path-breaking contributions Jervis made to the analysis of relations between states. But they also testify to the impact he made beyond his writings—as a teacher and mentor, through his personal qualities as well as his intellectual ones. A giant in the field of international relations, Jervis was also quite clearly an exceptional person. – Emeritus Reader in American History, University of Cambridge

Richard H. Immerman is professor emeritus and Edward J. Buthusiem Family Distinguished Faculty Fellow Emeritus in the Department of History at Temple University, where he is also Marvin Wachman Director Emeritus of the Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy.

Stacie E. Goddard is the Betty Freyhof Johnson ‘44 Professor of Political Science and Associate Provost for Wellesley in the World at Wellesley College.

Diane N. Labrosse is the executive and managing editor of H-Diplo and senior managing editor of H-Diplo/RJISSF.