Ian Hurd
Department of Political Science

Ian Hurd (Ph.D. Yale University), Assistant Professor of Political Science works on the theory and practice of international organizations, in particular the UN Security Council. He is completing a book which explores a the process of the Council’s legitimation and delegitimation since 1945. In his work he draws on elements from social theory, international law, and diplomatic history in order to see how legitimacy is created, used, and lost by an international organization. In addition, he has published articles on the place of symbolic politics in international relations, on the problem of designing international labor standards, and on the reform of the UN Security Council. Hurd was the recipient, in 2002, of a grant from the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International affairs.

ianhurd@northwestern.edu