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Matthew J. Hoffmann
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A.
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
1.
PERSONAL
Matthew J. Hoffmann
2.
132 Robert St
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 2K3
1265 Military Trail, B542
Toronto Ontario
M1C 1A4
DEGREES
Ph.D. Political Science
2000
The George Washington University
Thesis: Going Global: The Complexity of Constructing Global Environmental Governance
Supervisor: Martha Finnemore
B.S. Environmental Engineering
Summa Cum Laude
3.
B.
1995
Michigan Technological University
EMPLOYMENT
University of Toronto,
Department of Political Science
and Department of Social Sciences (UTSC)
Associate Professor
July 2009 – Present
University of Toronto,
Department of Political Science
and Department of Social Sciences (UTSC)
Assistant Professor
July 2006 – June 2009
University of Delaware
Department of Political Science and IR
Assistant Professor
Sept 2000 – June 2006
Indiana University
Center for the Study of Institutions,
Population, and Environmental Change
Postdoctoral Fellow
Jan 2000 – Dec 2000
ACADEMIC HISTORY
1.
RESEARCH ENDEAVOURS
Global Environmental Governance, International Organization, Social Constructivism,
Complexity Theory, Multilateralism, Social Science Methods, International Relations Theory
2.
RESEARCH AWARDS
2009
Social Science and Humanities Research Council “Governance and Legitimacy in
Carbon Markets” (Principal Investigator—Matthew Paterson, University of Ottawa). I
am a co-investigator. ($221,931 over 3 years)
2008
Leverhulme Trust International Networks Grant “Transnational Climate Change
Governance” (Principal Investigator—Harriet Bulkeley). I am a partner in a network of
16 scholars from six countries and multiple disciplines working on a collaborative
research program on climate change governance at multiple levels. (£96,373.86 over 2
years)
2007
University of Toronto Connaught New Faculty Matching Grant “Contesting Climate
Change: NGOs, Norms, and Governance” ($38,000 over 3 years)
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2004
University of Delaware Research Foundation “Modeling the Global Governance of
Climate Change: Simulations and Cases” ($29,570 US)
International Research Grant, Center for International Studies, University of Delaware
“Treaties in the Global System” With Robert Denemark ($8500 US)
2002
University of Delaware General University Research Grant "Modeling Social Norms"
($6000 US)
University of Delaware International Travel Grant ($500 US)
C.
2001
International Studies Association Workshop Grant "Contending Perspectives on
Global Governance" (with Alice Ba, Daniel Green, $6000 US)
2000
National Science Foundation Biocomplexity 2000 Grant: SES0083511 (PI: Elinor
Ostrom, Indiana University—I was a participating scientist on the project with
summer funding ($5000 US) for the period of 2001-2003).
1997
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (1997-2000:
$45,000 US)
SCHOLARLY AND PROFESSIONAL WORK
1.
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
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Books
Matthew J. Hoffmann (Forthcoming) Climate Governance at the Crossroads: Experimenting
with a Global Response, New York: Oxford University Press.
Matthew J. Hoffmann (2005) Ozone Depletion and Climate Change: Constructing a Global
Response, Albany: State University of New York Press: 259pp.
-Reviewed in International Studies Review (2007), Perspectives on
Politics (2007), and Global Environmental Politics (2008)
B.
Books edited
Alice Ba and Matthew J. Hoffmann, eds., (2005) Contending Perspectives on Global
Governance: Coherence and Contestation, Routledge Press: 278pp.
C.
Articles
Matthew J. Hoffmann (2009), “Is Constructivist Ethics an Oxymoron?” International Studies
Review 11 (2): 231-252.
Robert Denemark and Matthew J Hoffmann (2008) “Not Just Scraps of Paper: The Dynamics of
Multilateral Treaty-Making” Cooperation and Conflict 43 (2): 185-219.
Matthew J. Hoffmann (2007) “Blurring the Lines” International Studies Review 9 (4): 758762.
Matthew J. Hoffmann, (2003)“Constructing a Complex World: The Frontiers of International
Relations Theory and Foreign Policy Making” Asian Journal of Political Science 11 (2): 37-57.
Dawn Parker, Steven Manson, Marco Janssen, Matthew J. Hoffmann, Peter Deadman (2003)
"Multi-Agent Systems for the Simulation of Land-Use and Land-Cover Change: A Review"
Annals of the Association of American Geographers 93 (2): 316-340.
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Alice Ba and Matthew J. Hoffmann, (2003) “Making and Remaking the World for IR 101.”
International Studies Perspectives 4 (1): 15-33.
Matthew J. Hoffmann and John Riley (2002) "The Science of Political Science: Linearity or
Complexity in the Design of Social Inquiry" New Political Science 24 (2): 303-320.
D.
Book Chapters
Matthew J. Hoffmann (2008) “Where the States Are: Environmental NGOs and the UN Climate
Change Negotiations,” in Transnational Activism in the UN and the EU edited by Jutta Joachim
and Birgit Locher, London: Routledge: 29-42.
Matthew J. Hoffmann (2008) “Agent-Based Modeling as Qualitative Method,” in Qualitative
Methods in International Relations, edited by Deepa Prakash and Audie Klotz, London:
Palgrave: 187-210.
Matthew J. Hoffman (2006) “Beyond Regime Theory: Complex Adaptation and Global
Environmental Governance,” in Global Complexity: Agent-Based Models in Global and
International Issues edited by Neil Harrison, SUNY Press: 95-120.
Matthew J. Hoffmann (2005) “(De)Constructing the State: Kosovo and the social construction of
state breakdown” in Making Sense of IR Theory edited by Jennifer Sterling-Folker, Lynne
Reiner: 168-190.
Matthew J. Hoffmann and Alice D. Ba, (2005) “Introduction: Contending Perspectives on Global
Governance,” in Contending Perspectives on Global Governance: Rule Systems and World
Orders edited by Alice D. Ba and Matthew J. Hoffmann, Routledge Press: 1-14.
Matthew J. Hoffmann and Alice D. Ba, (2005) “Conclusion: Contending Perspectives on Global
Governance,” in Contending Perspectives on Global Governance: Rule Systems and World
Orders edited by Alice D. Ba and Matthew J. Hoffmann, Routledge Press: 249-267.
Matthew J. Hoffmann, (2005) “Constructing Global Governance,” in Contending Perspectives
on Global Governance: Rule Systems and World Orders edited by Alice D. Ba and Matthew J.
Hoffmann, Routledge Press: 110-128.
Matthew J. Hoffmann, (2005) “Self-Organized Criticality and Norm Avalanches” in Proceedings
of the Symposium on Normative Multi-Agent Systems AISB: 117-125.
Nives Dolsak, Eduardio Brondizio, Lars Carlsson, David Cash, Clark Gibson, Matthew J.
Hoffmann, Anna Knox, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, and Elinor Ostrom (2003) "Adaptation to
Challenges" in The Commons in the New Millennium: Challenges and Adaptation edited by
Elinor Ostrom and Nives Dolsak, MIT Press: 337-360.
Matthew J. Hoffmann, Hugh Kelley, Tom Evans (2002) “Simulating Land Cover Change
in Southern Indiana” in Complexity and Ecosystem Management: The Theory and Practice of
Multi-Agent Approaches, edited by Marco Janssen Edward Elgar Publishers: 218-247.
Matthew J. Hoffmann (2002) "Entrepreneurs and the Emergence and Evolution of Social Norms"
in Proceedings of Agent-Based Simulation 3 Conference, edited by Christoph Urban. Ghent,
Belgium: SCS-Europe: 32-37.
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NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
A.
Book Chapters
Matthew J. Hoffmann (2007) “The Global Regime: Current Status of and Quo Vadis for
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Kyoto” in A Globally Integrated Climate Policy for Canada edited by Steven Bernstein,
Jutta Brunnee, David G. Duff, and Andrew J. Greene, Toronto: University of Toronto Press:
137-157.
van der Wusten, Herman, Robert Denemark, Matthew J Hoffmann, Hasan Yonten. 2007. The
Production Sites of Multilateral Treaties: Political Center-Formation and the World-System
(1600-2000). In N. van Nuffel (ed.) Van Christaller tot Wallerstein. Liber Amicorum Prof. Dr.
Piet Saey, pp. 131-46. Nautilus Academic Books Zelzate (Belgium).
B.
BOOK REVIEWS
A Question of Balance: William Nordhaus. Governance 22 (3): 2009.
The Impact of Norms in International Society: Arie M. Kacowicz. Perspectives on Politics 4 (3):
2006.
Global Complexity: John Urry. Canadian Journal of Political Science. 2005
Ecological Security: An Evolutionary Perspective on Globalization: Dennis Clark Pirages and
Theresa Manley DeGeest. STEP AHEAD Newsletter of the Science, Technology, and
Environmental Policy Section American Political Science Association 2 (1): 2004.
Governing Globalization: David Held and Anthony McGrew (eds). Political Studies
Review, April 2004
International Futures: Barry Hughes. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation 4 (4):
2001 www.jasss.soc.surrey.ac.uk/JASSS.html
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MANUSCRIPTS SUBMITTED TO PUBLISHERS BUT NOT YET ACCEPTED
Matthew J Hoffmann, “Social Norm Avalanches” book chapter in Power Laws in the
Social Sciences Claudio Cioffi-Revilla (ed), submitted to Princeton University Press.
Lilach Gilady and Matthew J Hoffmann, “Revisiting the Giraffe’s Neck: How International
Relations Gets Evolution Wrong” article submitted to International Studies Quarterly
Matthew J. Hoffmann, “Norms and Social Constructivism in International Relations” article
submitted for ISA Compendium Project
4.
PAPERS PRESENTED AT MEETINGS AND SYMPOSIA (LAST 5 YEARS)
2009
Agency and Carbon Emissions Trading (with Michele Betsill)
Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, March 2009
The Evolution of Emissions Trading Systems for Greenhouse Gases: Mapping the cap
and trade policy domain (with Michele Betsill)
Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, March 2009
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2008
Revisiting the Giraffe’s Neck (with Lilach Gilady)
Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 2008
Beyond Interstate Stalemate: Experiments in Climate Governance
Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, March 2008
The Evolution of Emissions Trading Systems for Greenhouse Gases (with Michele
Betsill) Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, March 2008
Multilateral Treaties and the World System: A social network analysis (with Robert
Denemark)
Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, March 2008
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Governance Experiments in Complex Adaptive Systems
Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, March 2008 (Workshop in
Complexity Theory and IR)
2007
Contesting the Global Response to Climate Change
Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, Amsterdam, May 2007
My Norm is Better Than Your Norm
Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, March 2007
It’s the Relationships (with Robert Denemark)
Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, March 2007
Dominance and Diplomacy (with Robert Denemark and Hasan Yonten)
Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, March 2007
2006
Modeling Constructivist Insights?
Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 2006
Multilateral Treaty-Making in the Global System (With Robert Denemark)
Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, March 2006
Where the States Are: NGOS, Climate Change and the UN
Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, March 2006
2005
Self-Organized Criticality and Social Norm Avalanches
NORMAS Symposium, Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behavior Society
conference, University of Hertfordshire, England, April 2005
Constructivist Ethics as Oxymoron?
International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Honolulu, March 2005
2004
Norm Contestation and Competition
International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, March 2004.
2003
Social Norm Avalanches
Power Laws in the Social Sciences Workshop, George Mason University, October 2003
Self -Organized Criticality and Norm Avalanches
North American Association of Computational Social and Organizational Sciences
Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2003.
Complexity and Change in World Politics: Understanding Dynamism in the Wake of
the 9/11 Crisis
International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, February
5.
INVITED LECTURES
2009
Norm Avalanches and Self-Organized Criticality in Global Governance
University of Waterloo Applied Complexity and Innovation Seminar, February
Comparing Canadian and Japanese Climate Change Policy and Politics
University of Toronto, Canada and Japan after 80 Years of Bilateral Relations, March
2006
Contested Social Norms and the Governance of Global Climate Change
University of Delaware Department of Geography, February 2006
2005
The Promise and Pitfalls of Agent-Based Modeling
Syracuse University, December
Social Construction, Foreign Policy, and Global Governance
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Fulbright Institute, University of Delaware, January 2005
Globalization
Fulbright Institute, University of Delaware, January 2005
2004
Globalization and the Global Economy
Fulbright Institute, University of Delaware, January 2004
Environmental Security
Fulbright Institute, University of Delaware, January 2004
2003
Deforestation and Reforestation in Indiana: An Agent-Based Model
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, March 2003.
When Should Security Turn Green?
Fulbright Institute Lecture, University of Delaware, January 2003
Globalization: Contestation and Governance
Fulbright Institute Lecture, University of Delaware, January 2003
D.
LIST OF COURSES (in preceding 5 years)
1.
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT
A. University of Toronto:
POLB80: Introduction to International Relations (F06, F07)
POLB81: International Conflict and Conflict Management (W07)
POLC88: The New International Agenda (W09)
POL477: Advanced Topics in IPE: It’s Not Easy Being Green (F06)
POL487: Norms and Social Constructivism in World Politics (F07, F08)
B. University of Delaware:
POSC 240: Introduction to IR (Sp01, F01, F02, F03, F04)
POSC 300: Data Analysis for Political Scientists (Sp01, Sp03, F03, S06)
POSC 409: Global Environmental Governance and NGO Activism (Sp03, F05)
2.
GRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT
A. University of Toronto:
POL2202: Advanced Topics in IPE: It’s Not Easy Being Green (F06)
POL2206: Norms and Social Constructivism in World Politics (F07, F08)
B. University of Delaware:
POSC 815: Introduction to Statistical Analysis (F02, F03, F04)
POSC816: Advanced Social Statistics (S01)
POSC 840: International Political Economy (Sp03)
POSC 842: International Organization (F05)
POSC 843: Global Governance Theory and Cases (F01, S04, S05, S06)
3.
THESES SUPERVISED
Jarret Brachman, University of Delaware, Defended 2006
Terrorism and the American Experience
Sara Parker, University of Delaware, Defended 2008
Choosing Truth
Jennifer Catallo, University of Toronto, Expected 2010
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PHD COMMITTEES SERVED ON AS READER
Suzanne Hindmarch, University of Toronto (Expected 2011)
Teresa Kramarz, University of Toronto (Expected 2010)
Bill Flanik, University of Toronto (Expected 2009)
Katherine Reilly, University of Toronto (Expected 2009)
Erick LaChapelle, University of Toronto (Expected 2009)
Allona Sund, University of Toronto (Defended 9/2007)
Jessica Shadian University of Delaware (Defended 4/2006)
Wei Chen, University of Delaware (Defended 6/2005)
Adams Oloo, University of Delaware (Defended Fall 2003)
Candace Archer, University of Delaware (Defended Spring 2003)
Paige Whaley Eager, University of Delaware (Defended Fall 2002)
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ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
1.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
A. University of Toronto:
Coordinator, UTSC Social Science Summer Scholars Program (September 2008—Present)
UTSC Political Science Discipline Representative (July 2007 – June 2009)
Search Committee, Lecturer Position in Political Science (Winter 2009)
Political Science Graduate Program Revisions Task Force (Fall 2006 – Spring 2007)
Search Committee, CLTA Positions in Comparative Politics and Globalization, (June 2007)
Search Committee, Chair of Social Sciences, UTSC (January 2008 – April 2008)
Chair Search Committee, IR CLTA (July-August 2008)
B. University of Delaware:
Director of Graduate Studies (Fall 2003 – Spring 2006)
Chair Dept Graduate Admissions Committee (Fall 2003 – Spring 2006)
Member Dept Graduate Admissions Committee (Fall 2002 – Spring 2003)
Chair Dept Graduate Policy Committee (Fall 2003 – Spring 2006)
Member Dept Graduate Policy Committee (Fall 2001 – Spring 2003)
Member Dept Executive Committee (2001 – 2003)
Member Dept Comprehensive Exam Committee (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
Director, Univ Legal Studies Speaker Series (Fall 2003)
McNair Scholars Conference Univ Committee (Fall 2003)
University Faculty Senator (2002 – 2004)
Member University Faculty Senate Committee on Instructional, Computing, and Research
Support Services (2002 – 2004)
2.
SERVICE BEYOND THE UNIVERSITY
Editorial Board Member: Politics (2007-Present)
Editorial Board Member: International Studies Review (January 2008 - present)
Member Executive Board Northeast International Studies Association (2002 – 2007)
Program Chair, Northeast International Studies Association (November 2003 – November 2004)
President-Elect, International Studies Association—Northeast (2004-2005)
President, International Studies Association—Northeast (November 2005 – present)
Member Executive Board Environmental Studies Section, ISA (2005 – 2007)
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