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 HISTORY:
Campbell University. Department of History, Criminal Justice & Political Science.
Director of Government Studies/Political Science 1994-May 2026.
Assistant Professor 1994-1999. Associate Professor 1999-May 2026.
Tenured September 2002-May 2026.
Graham A. Barden Chair of Government September 2006-May 2026.
Senior Faculty Fellow (non-tenure, half-time teaching) August 2026-May 2028.

COURSES TAUGHT:
International Relations United Nations/Model UN International Political Economy Comparative Government and Politics U.S. Government and Politics
U.S. Economic History U.S. Foreign and Security Policy History and Theory of Imperialism
Western Civilization Scope and Methods of Political Science Topical and Thematic Seminars