.png)
Staff Profile
Dr James Bilsland
Lecturer
- Email: james.bilsland@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 7548
- Address: Room 4.14
Politics Department
Henry Daysh Building
Newcastle University
NE1 7RU
Qualifications
PhD in Politics, University of Glasgow
MSc in International Politics (Research) with Distinction, University of Glasgow
MA Hons (Social Sciences) in Economics, University of Glasgow
Research Interests
US Foreign Policy; the US Presidency; US Politics; the Cold War; Foreign Policy Analysis; International Relations Theory
Recently Published
Bilsland, JR (2015) The President, the State and the Cold War: Comparing the Foreign Policies of Truman and Reagan (London: Routledge)
http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138818316/
Research Interests
US Foreign Policy; the US Presidency; US Politics; the Cold War; Foreign Policy Analysis; International Relations Theory
Teaching Awards Nominations
Nominated for the British International Studies Association-Higher Education Authority Award for Excellence in Teaching International Studies by a Postgraduate Student 2014
Nominated for the Newcastle University Teaching Excellence Award for Contribution to Outstanding Feedback 2013
Nominated for the Newcastle University Teaching Excellence Award for Innovative Teaching Method of the Year 2013
Nominated for the Newcastle University Student Union's Learning and Teaching Excellence Award for Contribution to Outstanding Feedback 2012
Undergraduate Teaching
POL2022 Government and Politics of the USA (module leader)
POL2016 Foreign Policy Analysis: Theories and Approaches (module leader)
POL3046 Dissertation - I am particularly happy to supervise undergraduate dissertation students on any aspect of US foreign policy
Postgraduate Teaching
POL8020 American Foreign Policy (Module Leader)
POL8099 Dissertation - I am particularly happy to supervise MA dissertation students on any aspect of US foreign policy
- Bilsland JR. The President, the State and the Cold War: Comparing the Foreign Policies of Truman and Reagan. London, UK: Routledge, 2015.
- Feklyunina V, Bilsland J. Three reasons why Russia should not be called the greatest threat to the USA. The Conversation, 2015. Available at: https://theconversation.com/three-reasons-why-russia-should-not-be-called-the-greatest-threat-to-the-usa-45257.