Professor
Barry J. Balleck received a B.A. in political science and an M.A. in international studies from Brigham Young University. He received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Colorado at Boulder with emphases in international relations, American politics, and political theory. Upon completion of his degree, Dr. Balleck joined the faculty of Georgia Southern University, where he held a joint appointment in both the Department of Political Science and the Center for International Studies. Dr. Balleck currently serves as the chair and department head of the Department of Political Science at Georgia Southern University. For the past twenty years he has also directed Georgia Southern University’s Model United Nations (MUN) program, one of the oldest and most continuous programs of its kind in the country. Dr. Balleck has directed the Georgia Southern MUN delegation to several national awards and has conducted dozens of MUN conferences for middle and high school students from Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Florida.
Dr. Balleck has research and teaching interests in the fields of international and domestic terrorism, U.S. foreign policy, the rhetoric of politics, the United Nations, and international human rights. He has dozens of conference presentations to his credit and has published in journals such as Presidential Studies Quarterly, Politics & Policy, and Peace Psychology Review. Dr. Balleck’s most recent publication is a book from Praeger Press entitled, “Allegiance to Liberty: The Changing Face of Patriots, Militias, and Political Violence in America.”
Research and Teaching Interests: international terrorism, international organizations, human rights, American foreign policy, global issues, international studies, rhetoric of international relations, political psychology, experiential learning, Model United Nations.
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About Barry Balleck
Barry J. Balleck received a B.A. in political science and an M.A. in international studies from Brigham Young University. He received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Colorado at Boulder with emphases in international relations, American politics, and political theory. Upon completion of his degree, Dr. Balleck joined the faculty of Georgia Southern University, where he held a joint appointment in both the Department of Political Science and the Center for International Studies. Dr. Balleck currently serves as the chair and department head of the Department of Political Science at Georgia Southern University. For the past twenty years he has also directed Georgia Southern University’s Model United Nations (MUN) program, one of the oldest and most continuous programs of its kind in the country. Dr. Balleck has directed the Georgia Southern MUN delegation to several national awards and has conducted dozens of MUN conferences for middle and high school students from Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Florida.
Dr. Balleck has research and teaching interests in the fields of international and domestic terrorism, U.S. foreign policy, the rhetoric of politics, the United Nations, and international human rights. He has dozens of conference presentations to his credit and has published in journals such as Presidential Studies Quarterly, Politics & Policy, and Peace Psychology Review. Dr. Balleck’s most recent publication is a book from Praeger Press entitled, “Allegiance to Liberty: The Changing Face of Patriots, Militias, and Political Violence in America.”
Research and Teaching Interests: international terrorism, international organizations, human rights, American foreign policy, global issues, international studies, rhetoric of international relations, political psychology, experiential learning, Model United Nations.
| Present | Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Political Science and International Studies | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2007 - 2008 | Constructing the Global Citizen: Developing Model United Nations Programs at the High School and Middle School Levels |
| Georgia Southern University | |
| Georgia Southern University Faculty Service Grant | |
| $1,311.25 | |
| 1996 | Faculty Development Award |
| Georgia Southern University |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 1998 - Present | Developer and Organizer, Annual Coastal Georgia Center Middle School Model United Nations | 1996 - Present | Advisor, Georgia Southern University’s National Model United Nations Delegation | 1996 - Present | Director, High School and Middle School Model United Nations Programs | 1995 - Present | Regular Contributor to Annual Day for Southern, Georgia Southern University | 2011 - 2013 | University Athletics Committee Representative, Georgia Southern University Faculty Senate | 2004 - 2012 | Georgia Southern University Faculty Senate Member, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Georgia Southern Univeristy | 2009 - 2011 | University Athletics Committee Representative, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences | 1997 - 2011 | Organizer and Director, Annual Model United Nations Teaching Workshops for Middle School and High School Advisors | 2009 - 2010 | Member, Georgia Southern University Calendar Committee | 2005 | Participant, SACS On-Site Accreditation Visit | 2004 - 2005 | Committee member, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) Dean’s Search Committee | 2003 | Interviewer for Center for International Studies, Southern Scholars Showcase | 2001 - 2003 | American Government Distance Learning Instructor, Georgia Southern University | 1997 - 2003 | Organizer and Sponsor, Bi-Annual Red Cross Blood Drives | 1998 - 2002 | Developer and Organizer, Bi-Annual Novice High School Model United Nations | 1999 - 2001 | Developer and Organizer, Annual Middle School and High School Advisors’ Workshop | 1998 - 2001 | Organizer and Participant, Annual Southern Says Thanks, Georgia Southern Univerisity | 1996 - 2000 | Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity | 1998 - 1999 | American Government Distance Learning Instructor, Georgia Southern University | 1998 | Department of Political Science Representative for Annual Day for Southern, Georgia Southern University |
Honors and Awards
- Golden Key National Honor Society, Inducted March 1985
- Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, Inducted February 1986
- Magna Cum Laude, Brigham Young University, April 1987
- Dayton McKean Award for Outstanding Preliminary Ph.D. Paper (1991-92): The Effects of Debt and Foreign Direct Investment on Physical Quality of Life: A Four Nation Case Study, University of Colorado-Boulder.
- Graduate Fellowships (1989-92) Graduate School, University of Colorado-Boulder
- Graduate Assistantships, Department of Political Science, University of Colorado-Boulder, 1989- 1994
- External Graduate Fellowship, College of Family, Home and Social Sciences, Brigham Young University, 1989-1990
- Edith H. Maughan Scholarship, Brigham Young University, 1985
- David M. Kennedy Student Fellow, David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies, Brigham Young University, 1987-1988
- Edwin S. Hinckley Memorial Scholarship, Brigham Young University, 1985-1987
- Nominee. Outstanding Advocate for First Year Students. March 2012
- Nominee/Finalist. Professor of the Year. April 2009
- University of Colorado Distinguished Lectureship, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Colorado-Boulder, 1994
Courses
- First Year Experience (FYE) (Undergraduate level)
- Eagle Incentive Program (EIP) (Undergraduate level)
- Public Opinion and Political Behavior (Undergraduate level)
- Model United Nations (Undergraduate level)
- Modern Political Thought (Undergraduate level)
- Introduction to the United Nations (Undergraduate level)
- Introduction to Political Science (Undergraduate level)
- Introduction to International Studies (Undergraduate level)
- Introduction to International Relations (Undergraduate level)
- International Terrorism (Undergraduate level)
- International Law and Diplomacy (Undergraduate level)
- International Human Rights (Undergraduate level)
- Global Issues (Undergraduate level)
- American Political Thought (Undergraduate level)
- American/U.S. Foreign Policy (Undergraduate level)
- American Government (Undergraduate level)
- Seminar in United States Foreign Policy (Graduate level)
- Seminar in International Politics (Graduate level)
| December 1994 | Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Colorado Boulder | |
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| August 1992 | Certificate of Completion, Summer Institute in Political Psychology, Ohio State University - Main Campus | |
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| April 1989 | M.A. in International studies, Brigham Young University | |
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| April 1987 | B.A., Magna Cum Laude, International Relations, Brigham Young University | |
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Contact Information
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Georgia 30460-8101
912-478-0571 (Office)
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