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Updated: Aug 25, 2011

Dr. Anne I. Harrington

Postdoctoral Fellow

Activities

Dr. Anne I. Harrington is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS), where she conducts research on nuclear strategy and diplomacy.

Areas of Research

• Contemporary political and social theory
• International relations theory
• Nuclear deterrence, disarmament, and nonproliferation

Background

Prior to joining CNS, Dr. Harrington held a Stanton Nuclear Security Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University. In 2009, The Nonproliferation Review awarded her its $10,000 grand prize in its Doreen and Jim McElvany Nonproliferation Essay Challenge for her article, "Nuclear Weapons as the Currency of Power: Deconstructing the Fetishism of Force." Most recently, the journal Millennium selected her essay, "The Strategy of Nonproliferation: Maintaining the Credibility of an Incredible Pledge to Disarm" as the winner of its 2011 Northedge Essay Contest.

Education

• PhD in Political Science from The University of Chicago, 2010
• MA in International Relations from The University of Chicago's Committee on International Relations, 2001
• AB in Government from Dartmouth College, 1998