Biography

Stephen Long earned his B.A. from Furman University (1999) and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2001, 2005).

His current research focuses on the effects of countries' histories of conflict
and cooperation on their international interactions, specifically the initiation
of wars and the violation of formal cease-fires. He is also interested the
political causes of military effectiveness and the reputation effects of past military performance. Project descriptions, papers, and replication files can be found on the "Current Research" and "Publications" pages.

Prof. Long teaches courses on international relations, conflict processes,
and security studies.