Bancroft Prize
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Paul Seabury
ポール・シーバリー
Pōru Shībāri
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1923-05-06 （Hempstead, New York, U.S.）
- Died
- 1990-10-17 （Pinole, California, U.S.） age 67
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Political scientist, Foreign policy consultant, University professor, Author
- Active Years
- 1953-1990
- Affiliations
- University of California, Berkeley (faculty), Hoover Institution (papers held), President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (service)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swarthmore College | — | — | — | 1942–1946 | United States |
| Columbia University | — | — | Ph.D. | — | United States |
Swarthmore College
Period:
1942–1946
Year of Graduation:
1946
Country:
United States
Columbia University
Degree:
Ph.D.
Country:
United States
Earned Ph.D.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Bancroft Prize | — | — | Columbia University (Bancroft Prize) | 受賞 |
| 1961 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 (1961–1962 フェロー) |
Bancroft Prize
1964
Organization:
Columbia University (Bancroft Prize)
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
1961
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞 (1961–1962 フェロー)
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Wilhelmstrasse
1954 Political science / International relationsA study addressing postwar foreign policy and bureaucratic institutions.
Foreign policyBureaucracyPower structures
Power, Freedom, and Diplomacy
1963 Political essay / Foreign policyA collection of essays on U.S. foreign policy and the international order.
Foreign policyLiberalismInternational order
The Balance of Power
1965 Political scienceDiscusses the theory and practice of the balance of power in international relations.
Balance of powerCold War theory
The Rise and Decline of the Cold War
1967 History / International relationsAn analytical overview of political developments during the Cold War and their evolution.
Cold War historyDiplomatic strategy
The Great Detente Disaster
1975 International politics / Policy analysisA collaborative study on oil policy and the decline of American foreign policy.
DétenteResources and foreign policyCritique of US diplomacy
The Grenada Papers
1984 Policy analysis / CommentaryAn edited volume that praised the U.S. invasion of Grenada and advocated action against regional guerrilla movements.
InterventionismRegional conflicts in late Cold War
War: Ends and Means
1989 Strategy / Security studiesA co-authored investigation into the purposes and means of war from theoretical and policy perspectives.
StrategySecurityMilitary policy
Bibliography
- The Wilhelmstrasse
- Power, Freedom, and Diplomacy
- The Balance of Power
- The Rise and Decline of the Cold War
- The Great Detente Disaster
- The Grenada Papers
- War: Ends and Means
- Various articles and essays (The New York Review of Books, Harper's Magazine, etc.)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Academic and essayisticPolicy-oriented argumentationClear and persuasive prose
- Recurring Motifs
- The Cold War and its consequencesBalance of power and national securityEvaluation of U.S. foreign strategy
Legacy
Paul Seabury was known for his work on Cold War foreign policy and essays that bridged academia and policy. In later years he was influential among early neoconservative circles. His papers are held at the Hoover Institution.
Archives
- Hoover Institution archives: Paul Seabury papers
Trivia
- A keen croquet player; edited a book on the game for Abercrombie and Fitch.
- Married to Marie-Anne Phelps; they had two sons.
- Former national official of Americans for Democratic Action who later became an influential early neoconservative spokesman after the Berkeley student unrest.
- Edited and contributed to The Grenada Papers, which supported the U.S. invasion of Grenada.