Robert Beck
Associate Professor
Bolton Hall 644
Website: https://sites.uwm.edu/rjbeck/
Degrees
PhD, Georgetown University
Honors BA, Marquette University
Courses Taught
- Global 101 – People and Politics
- PolSci 398 – Cyberpolitics
- PolSci 316 – International Law
Undergraduate Syllabi
Graduate Syllabi
Research Interests
International relations, international law, and foreign policy.
Other Relevant Activities
Former Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer, UW-Milwaukee
Current Projects
I am completing the second edition of International Law and the Use of Force.
Selected Publications
Beck, Robert J. “Thinking beyond Borders: Reflections on Law and Disciplinarity” Law and Disciplinarity: Thinking Beyond Borders Ed. Beck, Robert J. Palgrave Macmillan. (2013): 3-30.
Beck, Robert J. “The Grenada Invasion, International Law, and the Scoon Invitation: A Thirty Year Retrospective” The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs, Routledge 102. (2013): 281-290.
Beck, Robert J. “Teaching International Law as a Partially Online Course: The Hybrid/Blended Approach to Pedagogy” International Studies Perspectives 11. (2010): 273-290.
. International Law and the Rise of Nations: The State System and the Challenge of Ethnic Groups Ed. Beck, Robert J., and Ambrosio, Thomas. Chatham House. 2001.
Beck, Robert J., Arend, Anthony C., and Vander Lugt, Robert D. International Rules: Approaches from International Law and International Relations Oxford University Press. 1996.
Arend, Anthony C., and Beck, Robert J. International Law and the Use of Force: Beyond the U.N. Charter Paradigm Routledge. 1993.
Beck, Robert J. The Grenada Invasion: Politics, Law and Foreign Policy Decisionmaking Westview Press. 1993.