Onuf, Nicholas G.
 

Professor
Department of International Relations

Area of Specialization

International relations theories; the trajectory of the modern world, understanding the term "modernity" to refer to an ensemble of developments, material and conceptual, that have dominated Northern Europe and North America for several centuries. 

Research

Prof. Onuf has published numerous articles in leading international relations journals including International Organization, American Journal of International Law, and International Studies Quarterly.  His research interests in IR theory are deeply affected by major developments in social theory and by his feminist students.  His theoretical studies culminated in the publication of World of Our Making 1989.  In that book, he systematically developed a position he called "constructivism."  With Vandulka Kubálková of the University of Miami, he has chaired the Miami International Relations group, a regular faculty and graduate seminar.  One result has been the publication of International Relations in a Constructed World in 1998, which he co-edited with Kubálková and his FIU colleague, Paul Kowert.  In the meantime, Prof. Onuf co-authored Federal Union, Modern World (1994) with his brother, Peter, an historian of the early U.S.  This collaboration deepened his interest in the history of international thought and prompted him to write The Republican Legacy in International Thought (1998). Before joining the FIU faculty, Prof. Onuf has also taught at American University, Columbia University, Georgetown University, Howard University, Ritsumeikan University, and the University of Colombo. 

Courses Taught

• INR 3403, International Law
• INR 4603, Theories of International Relations
• INR 6604, International Relations Theory I
• INR 6609, Dynamics of International Relations in the 20th Century