Kenneth W. Thompson

Kenneth W. Thompson is best known for his contributions to normative theory in international relations. He received his PhD from the University of Chicago where he studied under Hans J. Morgenthau. Thompson has taught at Chicago University, Northwestern University and the University of Virginia. Between 1955 and 1974 he worked on international education and health initiatives at the Rockefeller Foundation, where he became Vice President for International Programs.

He also served as director of higher education for development at the International Council for Educational Development (1974-76). From 1978 to 1998 he headed the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia, where he broadened his field of interest to include the American presidency.

Kenneth Thompson is a former trustee of the Carnegie Council. He also served on the Board of Editors for the Council's publication Worldview.

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Worldview Articles

• Volume 25, no. 8, August 1982
  Book Review: The Global Politics of Arms Sales
• Volume 24, no. 2, February 1981
  CRIA's First Moral Audit: The Carter Years
• Volume 24, no. 1, January 1981
  Book Review: Counting Our Blessings
• Volume 23, no. 9, September 1980
  In Memoriam: Hans J. Morgenthau (1904-1980)
• Volume 20, no. 4, April 1977
  Book Review: Main Currents in American History
• Volume 17, no. 7, July 1974
  Book Review: The Retreat of American Power, The Next Phase in Foreign Policy, & Retreat From Empire
• Volume 14, nos. 7-8, July-August 1971
  The Forgotten Niebuhr
• Volume 13, nos. 7-8, July-August 1970
  Education for What?
• Volume 11, no. 1, January 1968
  The Challenge of the Future
• Volume 7, no. 2, February 1964
  The Kennedy Legacy for World Politics
• Volume 3, no. 10, October 1960
  War And The Absolutists
• Volume 3, no. 6, June 1960
  Morality and Foreign Policy: A Discussion
• Volume 1, no. 10, October 1958
  American Approaches to Moral Choice
• Volume 1, no. 9, September 1958
  Moral Choices in Foreign Affairs

Last Updated: Jul 16, 2008