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Stephen R. Rock

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Rockefeller Hall 110A
845/437-5558
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http://faculty.vassar.edu/strock/Rock.Homepage.html

Ph.D., Government, Cornell University, 1985; M.A., Government, Cornell University, 1982; A.B., Political Science, Miami University, 1979

Mr. Rock is presently chair of the Faculty Policy and Conference Committee (FPCC), and is a member of the International Studies Program.

Dr. Rock's research interests include the causes of peace, democratic peace theory, and the efficacy of inter-state influence strategies, especially deterrence and appeasement.  He is currently engaged in a project aimed at identifying and explaining differences in foreign policy attitudes among Roman Catholics, Mainline Protestants, and Evangelical Protestants in the United States.

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