Programs
Courses Taught
GLBL 201 Introduction to International AffairsGLBL 381 Contemporary Topics in Global Affairs
POLS 231 Intro to Comparative Politics
Education
- B.A., International Relations and Foreign Languages, Hendrix College
- Diplome d'etudes approfundies, International Relations (History and Politics), Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva
- Ph.D., International Relations (History and Politics), Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva
Interests
- History of US Foreign Relations
- US-Middle East Relations
- Modern Middle Eastern History
- Lebanon
- Energy and Infrastructure
Affiliations
- Representative of the historical community on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee- Archivist of United States
Select Works Published
- Beginning of Winter: The George H.W. Bush Administration, the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, and the Emergence of the Post-Cold War World
Stocker, J., Journal of Cold War Studies (forthcoming), - Trump and Historical Legacies of U.S. Middle East Policy
Stocker, J., H-Diplo/International Security Studies Forum policy series, 2017 - A Historical Inevitability?: Kissinger and US Contacts with the Palestinians (1973-76)
Stocker, J., International History Review, 2017 - Spheres of Intervention: US Foreign Policy and the Collapse of Lebanon (1967-1976)
Stocker, J., Cornell University Press, 2016
Philosophy
Though I teach a variety of courses in global affairs and history, my main areas of interest are the history of U.S. foreign relations and the contemporary Middle East. In all of my classes, I challenge students to think critically and systematically about the contemporary world and to make connections between the past, the present, and many possible futures. To be successful in today’s world, students must understand the relationship between their own lives and the world around them. To be global citizens, they need to empathize with people far beyond our country’s borders.