Nuno P. Monteiro Curriculum Vitæ Department of Political Science Rosenkranz Hall #226 115 Prospect St. New Haven, CT 06511, USA Phone: 203.432.5283 Fax: 203.432.6196 [email protected] http://www.nunomonteiro.org EDUCATION 
Ph.D., Political Science, University of Chicago, 2009; 
A.M., Political Science, University of Chicago, 2004; 
M.A., Political Science, summa cum laude, Catholic University of Portugal, 2003; 
B.A., International Relations, University of Minho (Portugal), 1997. ACADEMIC POSITIONS 
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Yale University (2009‐present); 
Research Fellow in International and Area Studies, Macmillan Center, Yale University (2009‐present). PUBLICATIONS 
Peer‐reviewed Articles  “The Promise of Foundational Prudence: A Reply to Our Critics,” with Keven G. Ruby, International Theory, Vol. 1, No. 3 (November 2009): 499‐512.  “IR and the False Promise of Philosophical Foundations,” with Keven G. Ruby, International Theory, Vol. 1, No. 1 (March 2009): 15‐48. 
Trade Books  Democracia Electrónica, Lisbon: Gradiva, 1999 (Portuguese). 
Chapters in Edited Volumes  “Richard Rorty,” in Pensamento Político Contemporâneo: Uma Introdução Crítica, João C. Espada and João C. Rosas, eds., Lisbon: Bertrand, 2004 (Portuguese). 
Press Articles  “A Unipolaridade Americana” in R:I Relações Internacionais, No. 19, Sep. 2008 (Portuguese);  “Quem Tem Medo da Balança de Poder?” in Nova Cidadania, No. 30, Oct. 2006 (Portuguese); 
 “O que Fazer com Gulliver?” in Nova Cidadania, No. 29, Jul. 2006 (Portuguese). Public Affairs Commentary  “Why U.S. Power Does Not Deter Challenges,” Yale Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Spring/Summer 2010): 159‐160;  “A Silly Season Vai à Guerra,” op‐ed in Público, Aug. 14, 2008 (Portuguese);  “Porquê e Para Quê a Europa?” op‐ed in Público, Jul. 26, 2008 (Portuguese);  “A Tremendíssima Ideia,” op‐ed in Público, Aug. 8, 2006 (Portuguese);  “O Bailado do Salame,” op‐ed in Público, Apr. 22, 2006 (Portuguese). WORK IN PROGRESS 
“Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself? Nuclear Proliferation and Preventive War,” with Alexandre Debs, under review; 
“Taking Down Goliath: Military Competition under Economic Hegemony,” article manuscript; 
A Theory of Unipolarity, book manuscript. RESEARCH INTERESTS 
International Relations theory, security studies, foreign policy, nuclear proliferation, unipolarity, deterrence theory, power in IR, the causes of war, military power, the philosophy of science, psychoanalysis. FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS, AND AWARDS 
Fellow, Branford college, Yale University, 2010‐present. 
Research fellow in International and Area Studies, The Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies, Yale University, 2009‐present. 
Grodzins Prize Lectureship, Dept. of Political Science, University of Chicago, 2006‐07 and 2008‐09. 
Junior Fellow, John M. Olin Center for Inquiry into the Theory and Practice of Democracy, University of Chicago, 2004‐
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Joseph Cropsey Prize for outstanding M.A. Thesis in political philosophy, Dept. of Political Science, University of Chicago, 2004. 
Doctoral fellowship, Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation, 2002‐06. 
Prince Henry the Navigator Distinction for academic exchange, Catholic University of Portugal, 2002. 
Masters fellowship, Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation, 2000‐02. 
Research travel grant, Luso‐American Development Foundation, 1998 and 2001. 
Research travel grant, Mário Soares Foundation, 1998. ADDITIONAL EDUCATION 
IQRM 2006 (Institute for Qualitative Research Methods), organized by the Consortium on Qualitative Research Methods, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, Jan. 3‐13, 2006. 
SWAMOS 2005 (Summer Workshop for the Analysis of Military Operations and Strategy), organized by Columbia University’s Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Jul. 10‐29, 2005. CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS 
Professional Meetings  American Political Science Association, annual meeting: 2009, 2007;  International Security Studies Section of ISA / International Security and Arms Control Section of APSA, joint annual conference, 2010;  International Studies Association, annual convention: 2011, 2009, 2007;  Peace Science Society, North American meeting, 2010;  Portuguese Political Science Association, congress: 2010, 2006; 
Invited Talks 2010  University of Chicago, PIPES, Nov. 18;  MIT, Security Studies Program Seminar Series, Nov. 3;  University of Wisconsin‐Madison, Political Economy Colloquium, Oct. 28;  Cornell University, PSAC Workshop, Oct. 1;  Yale University, International Relations Workshop, May 5. 2009  University of Chicago, PIPES, Mar. 5. Monteiro | 2 of 3 2008  University of Chicago, PISP, May 27 and Oct. 14. 2007  University of Chicago, PISP, Apr. 3;  University of Chicago, PIPES, Jan. 18. LANGUAGES 
Research‐fluent in English, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 
Yale University Political Science Graduate Admissions Committee 2010‐11. 
Reviewer International Relations; International Studies Review; International Theory. 
Scientific Council IPRI, Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais, Universidade Nova de Lisboa. 
Member APSA, American Political Science Association; CAMOS, Committee for the Analysis of Military Operations and Strategy; ISA, International Studies Association; APCP, Associação Portuguesa de Ciência Política. TEACHING EXPERIENCE 
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Yale University  Seminar on Military Power, Spring 2011 (U/G);  Field Seminar in International Relations, Autumn 2010 (G).  Seminar on U.S. Strategy after the Cold War, Summer 2010 (U);  Seminar on the Philosophy, History, and Sociology of IR, Spring 2010 (U/G);  Lecture on the Balance of Power: Theory and History, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 (U/G);  Seminar in IR Theory, Autumn 2009 (U/G). The University of Chicago  The Politics of Unipolarity, 2008‐09 (U);  Power in International Politics, 2006‐07 (U);  M.A. Thesis Workshop, 2005‐08 (G);  Perspectives on International Relations: Research Design and Methodologies, 2005‐08 (G). REFERENCES 
John J. Mearsheimer R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago. (773.702.8667 | j‐[email protected]) 
Charles L. Glaser Professor of Political Science and International Affairs; Director, Institute for Security and Conflict Studies, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University. (202.994.8193 | [email protected]) 
Stathis N. Kalyvas Arnold Wolfers Professor of Political Science; Director, Program on Order, Conflict, and Violence, Yale University. (203.432.5386 | [email protected]) 
Duncan J. Snidal Associate Professor of Political Science and of Public Policy; Chair, Committee on International Relations, University of Chicago. (773.702.8078 | d‐[email protected]) (Updated: November 12, 2010) Monteiro | 3 of 3