Background
Nijman, Jan was born on October 15, 1957 in Heemskerk, The Netherlands. Arrived in the United States, 1987.
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The Geopolitics of Power and Conflict: Superpowers in the International System 1945-1992 (Studies in Political Geography)
(Reassesses the history and operation of post-war global p...)
Reassesses the history and operation of post-war global politics, presenting a new and satisfying explanation of how international relations and strategy work. Contains a theoretical perspective on superpowers in the international system, an original researched investigation of how superpower relations ended during the Cold War and explores current geopolitical change along with the future and adjustment of the U.S. to the new world order.
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Jan Nijman
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Jan Nijman, American geographer, educator. Grantee, University Miami, 1990-1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2002, Association American Geographers, 1997, National Geography Society, 1998—2000, National Science Foundation, 1998—2001, 1999, since 2002, since 2003; Knight Junior fellow, University Miami, 1990-1992, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 2003.
Education
Bachelor in Human Geography, University Amsterdam, 1980. Master of Arts in Human Geography, University Amsterdam, 1985. Doctor of Philosophy in Geography, University Colorado, 1990.
Career
Freelance journalist, Netherlands, 1981—1987. Consultant, researcher Regioplan, Amsterdam, 1985, University Amsterdam School Environmental Sciences, 1986. Teaching assistant department geography University Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1987—1988.
Instructor department geography University Colorado, Boulder, 1988—1990. Assistant professor geography University Miami, Florida, 1990—1994, associate professor geography, 1994—1998, professor department geography and regional studies, since 1998, director international studies program College Arts and Sciences, 1993—1998. Consultant international dvisn.
Moran, Stahl & Boyer, Boulder, 1989—1990. Distinguished visiting research professor Amsterdam Study for the Metropolitan Environment University Amsterdam, 1996. Member senior panel geography and regional science program National Science Foundation, Washington, 1998—2000.
Member committee for research and exploration National Geography Society, Washington, since 2001. Presenter in field.
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Works
book
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The Geopolitics of Power and Conflict: Superpowers in the International System 1945-1992 (Studies in Political Geography)
(Reassesses the history and operation of post-war global p...)
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The Geopolitics of Power and Conflict: Superpowers in the International System 1945-1992 (Studies in Political Geography)
Membership
Member of Koninklijk Nederlands Aardrijkskundig Genootschap, International Studies Association, Association American Geographers (Warren Nystrom award 1991).
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American
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Grantee, University Miami, 1990-1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2002, Association American Geographers, 1997, National Geography Society, 1998—2000, National Science Foundation, 1998—2001, 1999, since 2002, since 2003. Knight Junior fellow, University Miami, 1990-1992, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 2003.Grantee, University Miami, 1990-1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2002, Association American Geographers, 1997, National Geography Society, 1998—2000, National Science Foundation, 1998—2001, 1999, since 2002, since 2003. Knight Junior fellow, University Miami, 1990-1992, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 2003.