Professor Toby Dodge

Toby is a Professor in the Department of International Relations.

Toby's research concentrates on the evolution of the post-colonial state in the international system. The main focus of this work on the developing world is the state in the Middle East, specifically Iraq:

• The shift from the colonial to the post colonial with the birth and evolution of the state in Iraq.
• The use of coercive diplomacy in the post cold war world.
• How the application of sanctions on Iraq transformed the state, society and the economy.
• The Bush doctrine, the reordering of international relations and intervention in 'rogue' states.
• The causes and consequences of regime change in Iraq.
• The descent of Iraq into civil war.
• The development of American Counter insurgency doctrine and its application to Iraq.

Expertise

Iraq, Middle East, state formation, international relations, regime change