Department of Political Science University of Missouri-Columbia College of Arts and Science

Herbert K. Tillema

Herbert K. TillemaOffice: 203 Professional Bldg.
Phone: 573-882-3777
Email: tillema@missouri.edu

Herbert K. Tillema (Professor) has been with the Department since 1971. He received his Ph.D. in 1969 from Harvard University and specializes in international politics.

Research Statement
I continue to develop theory and data relating to the use and threat of force within international politics. My OVERT MILITARY INTERVENTION dataset, a systematic compendium of information regarding instances of blatant military action by states within foreign lands, is employed by other scholars as well as by governmental and intergovernmental organizations; that dataset is in process of being updated. Tillema also studies international phenomena associated with terrorism.

I have collaborative projects with the faculty of Nuclear Engineering. I enjoy a joint faculty appointment within the University of Missouri Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute

My teaching has included a variety of graduate and undergraduate courses in international politics as well as participation within the Nuclear Engineering course that addresses terrorism and counter-terrorism.

Courses Taught last five years

International Relations
Honors International Relations
Politics and War
American Foreign Policies
Introduction to International Relations
Science and Technology of Terrorism and Counterterrorism (Nuclear Engineering 4330 lectures)

Recent Representative Publications

"A Brief Theory of Terrorism and Technology." In Science and Technology of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism, ed. Tushar K. Ghosh, et al. New York: Marcel Dekker, 2002. Pp. 13-33.