The Program on International Conflict and Cooperation (PICC)

The Program on International Conflict and Cooperation (PICC) at Texas A&M is a product of the University's 2020 Vision of building A&M into a top ten public university by year 2020. PICC currently has eight tenure-line faculty members. We plan to continue its expansion to ten faculty members, building a large and strong international relations section. Substantively, our research and teaching focus on the choices in international relations that involve various political and economic forms of conflict and cooperation. Methodologically, our research and teaching emphasize the social scientific approach that uses cutting edge experimental, formal, and/or statistical methods to shed light on a wide range of topics in international conflict and cooperation. We seek to produce theoretical and methodological innovations that contribute to the social scientific knowledge on international relations. The PICC organizes and sponsors internal and external speakers, workshops, and theme conferences. It also provides research support for faculty and graduate student members.

Program Director: Quan Li (quanli@tamu.edu)

List of faculty members: Nehemia Geva, Hyeran Jo, Michael Koch, Shuhei Kurizaki, Quan Li, Elena McLean, Ahmer Tarar, and Taehee Whang.