Professor Thompson's teaching interests focus on
international relations theory, conflict processes and
international political economy. His research interests are
similar with a current emphasis on long term
historical-structural change, the rise and fall of major
powers, long economic waves and their consequences, and war
impacts. His books include The Comparative Analysis of
Politics (with Monte Palmer), Contending Approaches to
World System Analysis, Rhythms in Politics and Economics
(with Paul Johns on), Seapower in Global Politics,
1494-1993 (with George Modelski), On Global War:
Historical-Structural Approaches to World Politics, War and
State Making: The Shaping of the Global Powers (with Karen
Rasler), The Great Power and Global Struggle, 1490-1990
(with Karen Rasler), and Leading Sectors and World
Politics: Coevolution in Global Economics and Politics
(with George Modelski), Great power Rivalries, and
The Emergence of the global Political Economy. A
number of articles, monographs, and book chapters have been
published on such topics as regional subsystems, military
coups, alliance processes, war rivalries, and long waves of
economic growth.
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