Dr. David W. Thornton

Biography

EDUCATION:

Ph. D. – International Relations. University of South Carolina, 1993.

Dissertation: The Politics of an International Industrial Collaboration: The Case of the Airbus Industrie Consortium.

Master of Arts – European History. University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1986.

Thesis: Alexis de Tocqueville and the Historiography of the French Revolution.

Bachelor of Arts  ‑ Economics & Business Administration. University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1979.

EMPLOYMENT:

Campbell University. Department of History, Criminal Justice & Political Science, August 1994–present.

Director of Government Studies/Political Science 1994-present.

Assistant Professor 1994-1999. Associate Professor 1999-present.

Tenured September 2002.

Appointed Graham A. Barden Chair of Government September 2006.

COURSES TAUGHT:

American National Government, Scope and Method of Political Science, International Relations, Comparative Foreign Government, International Political Economy, Model United Nations, Seminar in Research and Writing, Western Civilization II, Internship

FIELDS OF INTEREST:

International Relations, European Politics