Alynna Lyon
Alynna J. Lyon is a Professor of Political Science at the University of New Hampshire. She is author of US Politics and the United Nations (Lynne Rienner, 2016), co-author of The United Nations in the 21 Century 5th ed. (Westview, 2016) with Karen Mingst and Margaret Karns, and co-editor of two books, Pope Francis as a Global Actor: Where Politics and Theology Meet (Palgrave Studies, 2018) and Religion and Politics in a Global Society (Lexington, 2013). She is former chair of the International Organization section of the International Studies Association (2016-2018), Editor-in-Chief of Global Governance and a Faculty Fellow for the Office of Senior Vice Provost, Engagement and Faculty Development. She serves as Faculty Advisor for UNH Model United Nations, a position she has held for fourteen years.
Research Interests
- Ethnic conflict
- Humanitarian intervention
- Peacekeeping
- United Nations
- US Foreign Policy
- World politics
Courses Taught
- IA 501: Global Issues Intrntnl Affairs
- INCO 590: Rsrch Exp/Political Science
- POLT 403: United States in World Affairs
- POLT 440A: Honors/Global Justice
- POLT 560: World Politics
- POLT 602B: Washington Center Internship
- POLT 696: Independent Study
- POLT 778/878: International Organization
- POLT 796: Advanced Study
- PPOL 910: Policy Across Borders
Selected Publications
Kille, K. J., & Lyon, A. J. (2020). The United Nations 75 Years of Promoting Peace, Human Rights, and Development.
Lyon, A. (2019). Reversing Domestic Skepticism about International Organizations: Contending Narratives, U.S. Politics and the Creation of the United Nations. Journal of International Organization Studies, 9(1), 7-23.
Lyon, A. J., Gustafson, C., & Manuel, P. (2018). When Theology and Politics Meet: Pope Francis as a Global Actor. Palgrave.
Lyon, A. J. (2018). U.S.-UN Relations and the Global Agenda: Rejecting One’s Protégé. In D. Ayton-Shenker (Ed.), A New Global Agenda. Rowman & Littlefield. Retrieved from https://mypages.unh.edu/alyon/home
Carter, E. (2018). Sign o' the Times: Does Francis' Papacy Represent a New Era for Western Europe?. In POPE FRANCIS AS A GLOBAL ACTOR: WHERE POLITICS AND THEOLOGY MEET (pp. 169-187). doi:10.1007/978-3-319-71377-9_9
Lyon, A. J. (2018). Pope Francis as a Global Policy Entrepreneur: Moral Authority and Climate Change. In POPE FRANCIS AS A GLOBAL ACTOR: WHERE POLITICS AND THEOLOGY MEET (pp. 119-141). doi:10.1007/978-3-319-71377-9_7
Lyon, A. J., & Dolan, C. J. (2007). American Humanitarian Intervention: Toward a Theory of Coevolution. FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS, 3(1), 46-78. doi:10.1111/j.1743-8594.2007.00041.x
Jackson, A., & Lyon, A. (2002). Policing after ethnic conflict. Policing An International Journal, Volume 25(Issue 2), 221-241. doi:10.1108/13639510210429347
Jackson, A., & Lyon, A. (2001). Policing after ethnic conflict. Policing An International Journal, Volume 24(Issue 4), 563-585. doi:10.1108/eum0000000006501
Lyon, A. J., & Ucarer, E. M. (2001). Mobilizing ethnic conflict: Kurdish separatism in Germany and the PKK. ETHNIC AND RACIAL STUDIES, 24(6), 925-948. doi:10.1080/713766482
Most Cited Publications