Paul Poast

  • Title: Associate Professor of Political Science; Deputy Dean for Doctoral Education, Social Sciences Division
  • Education: PhD, University of Michigan; MSc, London School of Economics and Political Science; BA, Miami University
  • Joined UChicago faculty: 2015
  • paulpoast@uchicago.edu
  • @ProfPaulPoast

Paul Poast

Departmental website:
https://political-science.uchicago.edu/directory/paul-poast

Paul Poast is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago, where he is also a research affiliate of the Pearson Institute for the Study of Global Conflicts and a member of the Center for International Social Science Research advisory board. He studies international relations, with a focus on international security. 

He is the author of three books, The Economics of War (2006), Organizing Democracy (2018), and Arguing About Alliances (Cornell University Press, forthcoming). He has authored or co-authored academic papers in journals such as International Organization, World Politics, Political Analysis, the American Journal of Political Science, and the Journal of Conflict Resolution. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation and featured in various news outlets, including The New York Times, Bloomberg, Washington Post, and CSPAN.

Media Contacts

Elizabeth Braun Rush

Executive Director for Strategic Communications, Social Sciences Division

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Expertise

Democracy, International relations

Poast Stories

Summer program pairs undergrads with social science researchers Student research meeting

Summer program pairs undergrads with social science researchers

UChicago Summer Institute in Social Research Methods gives students tools to study real-world problems

What’s at stake in the 2024 election, according to UChicago scholars Ballot box collage

What’s at stake in the 2024 election, according to UChicago scholars

From the economy to reproductive rights to foreign policy, experts discuss issues in this year’s presidential race

How will President-elect Joe Biden change U.S. foreign policy? Two miniature figures shaking hands over China

How will President-elect Joe Biden change U.S. foreign policy?

UChicago scholar examines international relations—and if a return to normalcy is possible

COVID 2025: How the pandemic is changing our world COVID 2025

COVID 2025: How the pandemic is changing our world

Video series explores impacts of coronavirus—from health care to international relations

COVID 2025: Changing the rules of international relations, with Paul Poast COVID 2025 Changing the Rules of International Relations with Paul Poast

COVID 2025: Changing the rules of international relations, with Paul Poast

Political scientist on how coronavirus will change the global economy, U.S.-China relations and the World Health Organization

Border walls could have unintended consequences on trade, study finds Photo of border wall with mountains in the background

Border walls could have unintended consequences on trade, study finds

These surprising countries could emerge as the heroes of NATO — and the liberal world order

These surprising countries could emerge as the heroes of NATO — and the liberal world order

<p>In op-ed, Asst. Prof. Paul Poast discusses the future of NATO</p>