Richard H. Immerman is professor emeritus and Edward J. Buthusiem Family Distinguished Faculty Fellow in History, Emeritus at Temple University, where he is also Marvin Wachman Director Emeritus of the Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy.Stacie E. Goddard is the Betty Freyhof Johnson ’44 Professor of Political Science and Associate Provost for Wellesley in the World at Wellesley College.Diane N. Labrosse is the executive and managing editor of H-Diplo and senior managing editor of H-Diplo/The Jervis Forum.

Who else other than Robert Jervis could have attracted some of the top names in the academy, gathered together in this outstanding volume to write about him and his contribution to scholarship with such warmth, respect, and sense of loss? An inspiration to students and a constant source of original ideas who was not afraid of speaking truth to power, there was really nobody else in our field like him.

• Introduction. A League of His Own: The Sui Generis Scholarship of Robert Jervis, by Paul K. MacDonaldPart I. Robert Jervis and International Relations Theory1. Acting in Which System?, by Jack Snyder2. Realism and Misperceptions, by Lawrence Freedman3. Seminal Contributions to Rational Theories of State Behavior, by Charles L. Glaser4. The Jervisian Style in International Relations, by Joseph M. Parent5. A Not-So-Closet Constructivist?, by Stacie E. Goddard and Ronald R. Krebs6. The “Fourth” Assumption for the Operation of Balance of Power Systems, by Randall L. Schweller7. A Liberal Realist, by Doug Macdonald8. The Field of Security Studies, by Stephen M. WaltPart II. Robert Jervis, Psychology, and Bargaining9. A Leader and a Subversive: Robert Jervis’s Contradictory Contributions to International Relations Theory, by Thomas J. Christensen10. Understanding Life and Life’s Choices: A Tribute, by James W. Davis11. On “Cooperation Under the Security Dilemma,” by Michael Doyle12. Perspectives on the Security Dilemma, by James D. Fearon13. Scholarly Silverback and Founder of the Field of Political Psychology, by Rose McDermott14. A Psychology of Rational Signaling, by Jonathan Mercer15. The Consummate Fox, by Philip E. Tetlock16. Jack of All Trades, Master of All, by James Goldgeier and Elizabeth N. SaundersPart III. Robert Jervis and the Practice of Statecraft: Nuclear Weapons, Intelligence, and Beyond17. Political Psychology and the Analysis of Intelligence Failures, by Janice Gross Stein18. The Social Dilemmas of Technological Innovation, by Robert F. Trager19. Complexity, Nonlinearity, and Other Essential Jervisian Insights on International Security Problems, by Cynthia Roberts20. Bridging the Gap Between Public Discourse and Secret Intelligence, by Richard K. BettsPart IV. Robert Jervis, History, and Historians21. Theorist and Methodologist, by Jack S. Levy22. Reading Robert Jervis, by Vladislav Zubok23. Remembering Robert Jervis, by Marc Trachtenberg24. Learning from History, by Deborah Welch Larson25. An Appreciation, by James McAllister26. Perceptions and Misperceptions and the Outbreak of World War I: Memories of an Interdisciplinary Scholarly Relationship, by Volker R. BerghahnPart V. Robert Jervis as Public Intellectual27. The Art and Science of the Postmortem, by Richard H. Immerman28. Robert Jervis and Official History, by Michael Warner29. The CIA’s Historical Review Panel, by Melvyn P. Leffler30. Lowering Barriers and Connecting Scholars through Innovative Online Publications: H-Diplo/ISSF, by Diane N. Labrosse31. The Public Intellectual, by Dipali MukhopadhyayPart VI. Robert Jervis as Colleague, Mentor, and FriendCoda: To My Fellow Perceiver, by Keren Yarhi-MiloEpilogue: The Jervis Effect: The Scholarship and Legacy of Robert Jervis, by Richard H. Immerman, Stacie E. Goddard, and Diane N. LabrosseAcknowledgmentsAppendix: Robert Jervis, How I Got HereContributorsIndex

Richard H. Immerman is professor emeritus and Edward J. Buthusiem Family Distinguished Faculty Fellow in History, Emeritus at Temple University, where he is also Marvin Wachman Director Emeritus of the Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy.Stacie E. Goddard is the Betty Freyhof Johnson ’44 Professor of Political Science and Associate Provost for Wellesley in the World at Wellesley College.Diane N. Labrosse is the executive and managing editor of H-Diplo and senior managing editor of H-Diplo/The Jervis Forum.

Who else other than Robert Jervis could have attracted some of the top names in the academy, gathered together in this outstanding volume to write about him and his contribution to scholarship with such warmth, respect, and sense of loss? An inspiration to students and a constant source of original ideas who was not afraid of speaking truth to power, there was really nobody else in our field like him.

• Introduction. A League of His Own: The Sui Generis Scholarship of Robert Jervis, by Paul K. MacDonaldPart I. Robert Jervis and International Relations Theory1. Acting in Which System?, by Jack Snyder2. Realism and Misperceptions, by Lawrence Freedman3. Seminal Contributions to Rational Theories of State Behavior, by Charles L. Glaser4. The Jervisian Style in International Relations, by Joseph M. Parent5. A Not-So-Closet Constructivist?, by Stacie E. Goddard and Ronald R. Krebs6. The “Fourth” Assumption for the Operation of Balance of Power Systems, by Randall L. Schweller7. A Liberal Realist, by Doug Macdonald8. The Field of Security Studies, by Stephen M. WaltPart II. Robert Jervis, Psychology, and Bargaining9. A Leader and a Subversive: Robert Jervis’s Contradictory Contributions to International Relations Theory, by Thomas J. Christensen10. Understanding Life and Life’s Choices: A Tribute, by James W. Davis11. On “Cooperation Under the Security Dilemma,” by Michael Doyle12. Perspectives on the Security Dilemma, by James D. Fearon13. Scholarly Silverback and Founder of the Field of Political Psychology, by Rose McDermott14. A Psychology of Rational Signaling, by Jonathan Mercer15. The Consummate Fox, by Philip E. Tetlock16. Jack of All Trades, Master of All, by James Goldgeier and Elizabeth N. SaundersPart III. Robert Jervis and the Practice of Statecraft: Nuclear Weapons, Intelligence, and Beyond17. Political Psychology and the Analysis of Intelligence Failures, by Janice Gross Stein18. The Social Dilemmas of Technological Innovation, by Robert F. Trager19. Complexity, Nonlinearity, and Other Essential Jervisian Insights on International Security Problems, by Cynthia Roberts20. Bridging the Gap Between Public Discourse and Secret Intelligence, by Richard K. BettsPart IV. Robert Jervis, History, and Historians21. Theorist and Methodologist, by Jack S. Levy22. Reading Robert Jervis, by Vladislav Zubok23. Remembering Robert Jervis, by Marc Trachtenberg24. Learning from History, by Deborah Welch Larson25. An Appreciation, by James McAllister26. Perceptions and Misperceptions and the Outbreak of World War I: Memories of an Interdisciplinary Scholarly Relationship, by Volker R. BerghahnPart V. Robert Jervis as Public Intellectual27. The Art and Science of the Postmortem, by Richard H. Immerman28. Robert Jervis and Official History, by Michael Warner29. The CIA’s Historical Review Panel, by Melvyn P. Leffler30. Lowering Barriers and Connecting Scholars through Innovative Online Publications: H-Diplo/ISSF, by Diane N. Labrosse31. The Public Intellectual, by Dipali MukhopadhyayPart VI. Robert Jervis as Colleague, Mentor, and FriendCoda: To My Fellow Perceiver, by Keren Yarhi-MiloEpilogue: The Jervis Effect: The Scholarship and Legacy of Robert Jervis, by Richard H. Immerman, Stacie E. Goddard, and Diane N. LabrosseAcknowledgmentsAppendix: Robert Jervis, How I Got HereContributorsIndex