Welcome to my home page. I am Associate Professor Educator at the School of Public and International Affairs, Unversity of Cincinnati. I also supervise SPIA's Internship for Academic Credit program. For more info see the internships link. During 2015-2019, I also served as Director of Undergraduate Studies. If you have questions related to academic programs and advising, please visit the SPIA's undergraduate programs page here.

My office hours during AY 2023-24 are:
Fall 2023 (August 21 - December 1, 2023): remote office hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:15-12:15pm. To set up an in-person or remote appointment, please email me at ivanovid@ucmail.uc.edu. Go to Zoom and visit my personal room at: https://ucincinnati.zoom.us/j/3433649636.

Spring 2024 (January 8 - April 25, 2024): in-person office hours Mondays and Wednesday 10-11am and 1:30-2pm or by appt in person or via Zoom (see link above)

If you need to contact another POL and INTA advisors, check their office hours and contact information here. Note that advisors may be unavailable to meet during Winter and Summer breaks.

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During 2023-24 academic year I will be offering the following classes at UC:
Summer 2023: POL 1080 Introduction to IR (Session A, online)                     

Fall 2023: POL 2077 Politics of Europe (online)
              POL 4090 Internship Practicum (experiential learning class)

Spring 2024:  POL 1080 Introduction to IR (in person)
                    POL 2074 Politics of Russia  
                    POL 2082 U.S. Foreign Policy  

For further details on these courses, please visit Canvas.

I have taught at University of Cincinnati, Georgetown College and Muskingum University where I taught a variety of introductory, upper level classes and graduate seminars in International Relations (IR) and Comparative Politics. These include: Approaches to International Relations; Politics of Europe (Western and Eastern); Alliances in International Relations, International Conflict, International Cooperation & Institutions, International Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy. I lead a study abroad program to Brussels, Belgium and The Hague, the Netherlands, and have also offered at UC Graduate courses in IR.

My primary areas of teaching and research interests are international relations and comparative politics with focus on international security, inter-organizational cooperation, alliances and NATO politics. Also, I am interested in European and Middle Eastern politics (especially patterns of social and economic transition) and various aspects of democratization, political development and economic growth. My book entitled "Transforming NATO: New Allies, Missions, and Capabilities" was published by Lexington Books/ Rowman & Littlefield (2011, paperback 2013; Chinese edition 2014). I am currently working on a new book project that studies organizational response to emerging threats by comparing NATO and the EU's handling of peacebuilding, cybersecurity and energy security. I have recently published an article on the use of interactive platforms (such as Echo 360) and supplemental instruction in large enrollment classes. The findings are described here and the article can be accessed here.

This page is intended to provide information about my teaching experience and research interests; it contains information about the classes that I have taught or will be teaching, articles that I have published, and papers that I have presented.

Below is a link to my interview in McMicken Monthly (January 2012) featuring my book on NATO:

Q&A: Ivan Dinev Ivanov, Political Science – NATO Changed But Still Relevant

My past research on NATO politics was profiled in UC Magazine in August 2013. The full article can be accessed here.

For recent updates and additional information about my current research and publications, please visit my UC faculty profile page. I hope you will find this page informative. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions feel free to send me an email. Thank you.