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About John Moran

Positions

1998 - Present Professor of Political Science, Kennesaw State University School of Government and International Affairs
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October 2001 - April 2002 Industry Professional, Pentagon ‐ Office of the Joint Chiefs
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June 2001 - July 2001 Industry Professional, United States Mission to the United Nations ‐ Military Staff Committee
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January 1998 - April 1998 Industry Professional, United States Mission to the United Nations
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March 1996 - August 1996 Industry Professional, United States Embassy ‐ Office of the Defense Attache
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January 1988 - June 1991 Industry Professional, United States Army ‐ Field Systems Agency
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Honors and Awards

  • College-wide Winner, Honors College, Distinguished Honors Faculty Award (2018)
  • College-wide Winner, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Distinguished Professor Award (April 2015)
  • University-wide Winner, KSU Foundation Prize for Book Publication, From Garrison State to Nation State: Political Power and the Military under Gorbachev and Yeltsin (2004)
  • College-wide Finalist, KSU Foundation Award, College of Humanities and Social Sciences for Book publication The Solution of the Fist: Dostoevsky and the Roots of Modern Terrorism (2010)
  • College-wide Finalist, HSS Distinguished Teaching Award (2003)
  • Honorary Inductee, Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society Kennesaw State University Chapter (March 2014)
  • Honorary Inductee, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Kennesaw State University Chapter (May 2006)
  • Faculty Development Seminar Award, ''Ulster in Context: History, Culture, and the Challenge of Peace in Ireland,'' Ulster, Northern Ireland (8-27 June 1999)
  • Certificate, Diplomatic Academy, Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Course of Study: ''The Constitution and State Structures of Russia,'' (March 1996-May 1996)
  • Scholarship, The George Hoffman Dissertation Prize, April 1996, The Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, The George Washington University (April 1996)
  • Graduate Teaching Fellow, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (1992-1997)

Courses

  • POLS 11O1: American Government
  • POLS 2230: Careers in Intl Affairs
  • POLS 2240: Comparative Politics
  • POLS 2250: Introduction to International Relations
  • POLS 2401: Global Issues
  • POLS 4430: International Law and Organization
  • POLS 4431: Politics of International Terrorism
  • POLS 4435: Comparative Foreign Policy
  • POLS 4438: Politics of International Economic Relations
  • POLS 4451: Russian Politics and Culture
  • POLS 4490: Politics of National Identity
  • POLS 4499: Senior Seminar
  • MSIPM 7725: Comparative Politics
  • HON 3000: Honors Great Books Colloquium
  • HON 4490: Politics of Dante

Education

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1998 PhD, George Washington University ‐ Department of Political Science
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1994 MPhil, George Washington University ‐ Department of Political Science
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1987 MA, University College London ‐ School of Slavonic and East European Studies
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1986 BS, Georgetown University ‐ Languages and Linguistics
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Journal Publications (11)

Book Chapters (2)

Book Reviews (5)

Books (2)

Conference Presentations (30)