Dr. James R. Lee
Curriculum Vita

How to Contact Experience Education
Publications Reports and Projects Speaking Engagements
The Mandala Projects Trade Environment Database Global Classroom





Contacts:


Dr. James R. Lee
Director, Mandala Projects
School of International Service
American University
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016

phone: 202-885-1691

fax: 202-885-2494

email: JLEE@AMERICAN.EDU

Mandala Web URL: HTTP://www.american.edu/TED/index.htm

Trade Environment Database URL: HTTP://www.american.edu/TED/index.htm




Education

1986 Ph.D., International Relations, School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC

1981 M.A., International Relations, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California

1973 B.A., Political Science, University of California -- Riverside, Riverside, California

1973 B.A., Geography, University of California -- Riverside, Riverside, California










Professional History

1994 - now Director, Mandala Projects, which includes Trade and Environment Database (TED) , the Inventory of Conflict and Environment (ICE), and the Global Classroom.

1991 - now Assistant Professor, The American University, School of International Service (SIS).

Current courses taught in SIS:

Computer Applications in International Relations Research (33:513)

Trade and Environment Research (33:519)

1990 - now International Consultant, Washington, D.C.

1989 - 1990 Manager, Data Resources/McGraw-Hill (DRI), International Accounts, Government Practice

1988 - 1989 Senior Researcher, Data Resources/McGraw Hill, Government Practice

1987 - 1988 Assistant Professor, The American University, School of International Service

1985 - 1987 International Trade Consultant

1981 - 1985 International Trade Analyst, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

1983 Adjunct Professor, The American University, School of International Service

1981 Instructor, Strayer College, Computer Programming Department

1980 - 1982 Teaching and Research Fellow, The American University, School of International Service

1980 Instructor, San Francisco State University, International Relations Program

1976 - 1980 Quality Control Inspector, Libby, McNeill and Libby, Sunnyvale, California

1974 - 1975 Line Operator, Libby, McNeill and Libby, Sunnyvale, California



PUBLICATIONS

1998 "Trade Related Environmental Measures: How Much is a Dolphin Worth?", in Duncan Brack, (ed.), Trade and Environment: Conflict or Compatibility, London, Earthscan Publications and The Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1998.

1996 "Basic Attributes of Trade and the Environment: What Do the Numbers Tell Us?" Ecological Economics 19 (1996) Elsevier Science Publishers, 19-33.

1996 Cooperation and Development in East Asia: Multi-Disciplinary and Multi-National Perspectives, Monograph Series 1996-1, Center for Asian Studies, American University, Washington, DC: August, 1996 (editor with Peace Bransberger).

1995 "Trade Policy, Worker Rights and the Environment: The Special Case of China," Ritsumeikan Journal of International Relations and Area Studies 8, August, 1995, 99-114.

1994 "Process and Product: Making the Link Between Trade and the Environment," International Environmental Affairs: A Journal for Research and Policy 6/4, Fall, 1994, 320-347.

1994 "Happy Birthday," Simulation and Gaming, Volume 25, No. 2 (Silver Anniversary Issue, Part I), June, 1994, 221-5.

1994 Chinese House Game, Version 2.0, Poli-Ware/American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, June, 1994. Software included.

1993 Theory and Practice of International Relations, 9th Edition, New York, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August, 1993 (editor with William Clinton Olson).

1993 "The New World Order and the Study of International Relations: Has Anything Changed?", in Theory and Practice of International Relations, 9th Edition, New York, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August, 1993 (edited by William Clinton Olson with James R. Lee), pp. 28-33.

1993 "International Technology and International Competitiveness in Consulting Engineering and Design Services: Perceptions of Firms in the United States", in Information Technology and International Competitiveness: The Case of the Construction Services Industry, New York, United Nations, (UNCTAD/ITD/TEC/6), 1993.

1993 "Computer, Game, Myth: Using the Chinese House Game to Teach International Relations," in Fred Percival, Sheila Lodge and Danny Saunders, The Simulation and Gaming Yearbook 1993: Developing Transferable Skills in Education and Training, London: Kogan Page, 1993.

1993 "Pacific Rim 2020: A Game of Economic Competition versus Environmental Protection", in Fred Percival, Sheila Lodge and Danny Saunders, The Simulation and Gaming Yearbook 1993: Developing Transferable Skills in Education and Training, London: Kogan Page, 1993.

1991 "Multilateral Trade Negotiations and the Tourist Industry," chief editors Donald E. Hawkins and J. R. Brent Ritchie, in World Travel and Tourism Review: Indicators, Trends, and Forecasts (Volume I, 1991), Wallingford, UK: C.A.B. International, 1991 (co- author Abbas Malek).

1991 "Trade in Wood and Wood-Based Products: Trends, Forecasts, Characteristics, and Policies," U.S Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, April, 1991.

1990 "Construction Services," in Transnational Corporations, Services and the Uruguay Round, United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations, ST/CTC/103, New York: United Nations, June 1990.

1990 "Construction", in The Uruguay Round, edited by Patrick Messerlin and Karl Sauvant, Washington, D.C., World Bank, 1990.

1989 "The Chinese House Game", Academic Computing, 3/8, Fall, 1989.

1989 The Chinese House Game: A Computer Simulation for Students of International Relations (Version 1.0), National Collegiate Software Clearinghouse, Durham, North Carolina, Duke University Press. Software included.

1989 International Trade in Construction, Design and Engineering Services, Boston, Ballinger Publishing Company, 1989 (co-author David Walters).

1986 National Power and International Violence: A Model of Nations and the International System, Ph.D. dissertation, Washington, DC: School of International Service, the American University.

1985 Annual Report of the President of the United States on the Trade Agreements Program, (contributor), Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Washington, D.C.

1984 Annual Report of the President of the United States on the Trade Agreements Program, (major contributor), Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Washington, D.C.

1983 U.S. National Study on Trade in Services, (major contributor), submitted to the Contracting Parties of the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Washington, DC, 1983.

REPORTS AND PROJECTS

1991-now Director and Founder of the TED and Mandala Projects, American University.

1994-now Principal Investigator, School of International Service, "Environment, Statistics, and Policy" project, multi-year Cooperative Grant from the U.S. Environmental Agency.

1998 Director, "Simulation of International Trade and the Environment: The Fur Case," School of International Service, American University and Seikei University, Japan, March 2, 4 and 9, 1998.

1997 "Trade Measures and the New Economic Order: The United States and Korea as Case Studies in Dumping Issues," report prepared for the Korea Foundation, December, 1997. (co-author Ali Ghobadi).

1997 Director, "Simulation of International Trade and the Environment: The U.S. Wood Case," School of International Service, American University and Seikei University, Japan, March 2, 4 and 9, 1997.

1996 "Sizing Up Environmental Trade Barriers," report prepared for the Global Environmental Trade Study, Yale University, November, 1996.

1995 "The Trade-Environment Nexus in the Formation of a Northeast Asian Regional Economy," paper prepared for the workshop on Asian Pacific Regional Integration sponsored by Korea Foundation and Daewoo Corporation, Graduate School of International Studies, Korea University, Seoul, Korea, December 12-13, 1995.

1994 "Assessment of the University of Rijecka: Structural Aspects," report to the Croatia Democracy Project under a grant provided by the Soros Foundation, July, 1994.

1994 "Evaluation of Data and Statistical Results: What Factors Relate to Meeting Conditional Goals?", report to Management Systems International, under U.S. A.I.D. Grant No. 1644, CDIE Prism Project, May, 1994.

1992 "Alternative Crops in Mississippi: Prospects, Profiles, and Policies," report prepared for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, June, 1992 (co-author Lawrene Glaser).

1992 Assistant Director, Sri Lanka Environmental Study Group Tour, for the International Science and Technology Institute, USAID/Colombo, NAREP project, Washington, DC, May, 1992.

1992 "Technology Change, International Competitiveness and Engineering Design Services: A Survey of Firms in the United States," report prepared for UNCTAD, Technology Programme, April 1992.

1991 "A Plan for Appraising Industrial Policies in the Gem and Jewelry Industry," report prepared for the Private Sector Policy Support Unit in Colombo, Sri Lanka, USAID/Colombo, January 1991.

1991 "Business Intelligence: A Plan of Action for Private Sector Organizations," report prepared for the Private Sector Policy Support Unit in Colombo, Sri Lanka, USAID/Colombo, December, 1990 (co-author Fuat M. Andic).

1990 "Indonesia and EC '92," paper prepared for the Embassy of Indonesia, Washington, DC, May 22, 1990.

1990 "Federal Payments to State and Local Governments with National Forest Lands," paper prepared for the Wilderness Society, Washington, DC, May 1990.

1989 "Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reductions and Stabilization Scenarios: An Economic Analysis of International Policies to Mitigate Global Climate Change", principal Researcher, Data Resources/McGraw-Hill, report to the U.S. Government.

1989 "Estimation of Arm's Length Prices for Crude Oil and Refined Products", senior economist, Data Resources/McGraw-Hill, report to the Internal Revenue Service, Fall, 1989.

1989 Book Review of Built by Japan: Competitive Strategies of the Japanese Construction Industry in the Federal Home Loan Bank Board Journal, 19/3.

1988 "Shifting Defense Burdens and the Economic Impact on the United States", senior researcher, Data Resources/McGraw-Hill, report to Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress, Fall, 1989.

1986 TRELLIS (Trade Legislation Information System), originator and developer of software system for tracking legislation related to international trade for St.Maxens and Company, Washington, DC, 1989.

1982 "A Case History of Embargoes," report prepared for Ambassador William Brock of USTR and presented to the U.S. Government Trade Policy Committee, Washington, DC, 1982.

SPEAKING AND MEDIA ENGAGEMENTS

1998 Guest Panelist, "Water Disuptes and the Middle East," Global Exchange, Worldnet Television, USIA Television and Film Service, Washington, DC, July 8, 1998.

1998 "Cultural Perspectives on the Environment and the Role of Trade," Keynote Address, Virtual Conference on Trade, Environment and Culture , American University, June 18-30, 1998.

1998 "The Global Classroom and Water on the Web", Conference on Water and Dispute Settlement: South Perspective, Washington College of Law, American University, March 10, 1998.

1997 "Trade Measures and the New Economic Order: The United States and Korea as Case Studies in Dumping Issues," paper prepared for virtual conference on "Dumping and the New Economic Order," American University, sponsored by the Korea Foundation, December, 1997. (co-author Ali Ghobadi).

1997 "Countries Should Adopt Satellite Data Collection Standards at the Kyoto Conference," paper and panel chair, workshop at American University, December 3, 1997.

1997 "Trade Related Environmental Measures: How Much is a Dolphin Worth?", at the Trade and Environment: Conflict or Compatibility? conference, convened by the Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, April 11, 1997.

1997 "The Earth Summit in Retrospect: The Evidence on Trade and Environment" at U.N. Conferences: From Promises to Performances conference, Center for the Global South, American University, Washington, DC, March 3, 1997.

1996 "Conflict and the Environment: Lebanon's Current and Historic Nightmare," paper prepared for the Lebanon and the Environment conference, sponsored by the Rene Moawad Foundation, Washington, DC, December 5, 1996.

1996 "Pacific Rim 2020: Notes on Technology and Strategy," workshop, "Simulation and Gaming for Sustainable Development" conference, International Simulation and Gaming Association, Jurmala, Latvia, July, 1996.

1996 "Sizing Up Environmental Trade Barriers," paper prepared for the Trade and Environment: Challenges for 1996 conference, organized by the New York University Law School and the Global Environmental Trade Study, New York, January 19, 1996.

1995 "The Trade-Environment Nexus in the Formation of a Northeast Asian Regional Economy," paper prepared for the workshop on Asian Pacific Regional Integration, organized by the Graduate School of International Studies, Korea University and sponsored by the Korea Foundation and the Dae Woo Corporation, Seoul, Korea, December 12-13, 1995.

1995 Panel member on "Natural Resources Indicators," Workshopon Baseline Indicators on U.S.-Mexico Border, sponsoredby U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, rapporteur andpanelist, September 18-19, 1995.

1995 "US-China Issues on Trade, Labor Standards and theEnvironment," presentation at the 1995 Expert PanelWorkshop on US-China Relations, National ForensicsInstitute, Washington, DC, August 1, 1995.

1995 "Environment and Statistics: The Policy Makers' Viewpoint," paper presented at the 11th Annual EPAConference on Statistics, Williamsburg, Va., March 1,1995.

1995 Conference co-chair and commentator, The NAFTA Experience: Lessons for APEC conference, American University: Washington, DC, January 23, 1995.

1994 "Trade Policy, Worker Rights and the Environment: The Special Case of China," paper presented at the Towards Symbiotic World Orders conference, Ritsumeikan University: Kyoto, Japan, November 12, 1994.

1994 "Implications for IR Theory: The Case of the Sea ofJapan", presentation at the Annual Conference of theInternational Studies Association, Washington, DC,March, 1994.

1993 "World Wildlife Trade and the Special Problem ofSoutheast Asia," presentation at the conference onRealizing Interdependence: Environment, Development andSecurity in the Pacific Rim, Washington, DC, AmericanUniversity, October, 14-15, 1993.

1993 "The NAFTA Experience: Lessons for Asia," panel moderator at the conference on Realizing Interdependence: Environment, Development and Securityin the Pacific Rim, Washington, DC, American University,October, 14-15, 1993.

1993 "The Trade Environment Database," presentation forpublic groups and government organizations, Office ofthe U.S. Trade Representative, Washington, DC, July 23,1993.

1993 "Malthus: A Game of Environment, Development and FreeTrade Areas", presentation at the Washington ActionWorkshop, Washington, DC, Population Program of theNational Wildlife Federation, July 10, 1993.

1993 "Pacific Rim 2020: Using Computers to Teach About theEnvironment," presentation at the Conference onEducation and the Environment, Environmental Alliance,Leesburg, Va., June 15, 1993.

1993 "Chinese House Game", demonstration at the 1993Conference on Computing for the Social Sciences,National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, May 20, 1993.

1992 "Computer, Game, Myth: Using the Chinese House Game to Teach International Relations," presentation at the annual conference of the International Simulation and Gaming Association, Edinburgh, Scotland, August 18, 1992.

1992 "Pacific Rim 2020: A Game About the Trade-Offs Betweenthe Environment and the Economy," presentation at theannual conference of the International Simulation and Gaming Association, Edinburgh, Scotland, August 21,1992.

1990 "Multilateral Trade Negotiations and the Tourist Industry," background paper prepared for The GeorgeWashington University Tourism Policy Forum, International Assembly, Washington, DC, November 1, 1990.

1990 "Linking Global Economic-Environment and Climate- Vegetation Models: Some Preliminary Thoughts", presentation at the Second Meeting of the Global Environment Database, Washington, DC, March 29, 1990 (co-authored with Abdul Khan).

1989 "Trans-National Corporations, Foreign Direct Investment and Construction Services: Key Issues for GATT Negotiators", presentation at the Workshop for the GNS Negotiators on Foreign Direct Investment and Transnational Corporations in Services, United Nations Center on Transnational Corporations, Geneva, Switzerland, November 11-12, 1989.

1989 "Construction Markets in Japan and the United States: Access or Retaliation?", presentation at the U.S. - Japan Society of the State of Washington, Seattle, Washington, September 14, 1989

1989 Panel Moderator, "Architects, Engineering and Construction" panel, Export Services Now conference, Warren, New Jersey, March 9, 1989

1988 "Modeling International Violence", presentation at the Annual Conference of the International Studies Association, St. Louis, March, 1988.

1988 "Stages and Directions: A Theory of Trade Management", presentation at the Annual Conference of the International Studies Association, St. Louis, March, 1988.

1987 "Construction," presentation at the Trade in Services and the Uruguay Round conference, Washington, DC, sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute and the Coalition of Service Industries, November 18, 1987.

1987 "Construction and Engineering," presentation at the Trade in Services and the Uruguay Round Negotiations conference, Geneva, Switzerland, sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute and the Center for Applied Studies in International Negotiations, July 10, 1987.

1987 "International Trade in Construction, Engineering and Design Services: A Description of the Industry and an Assessment of its Role in a Multilateral Agreement," presentation at the Trade in Services, Open Markets and the Uruguay Round Negotiations conference, London, sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute and the Trade Policy Research Center, July 6, 1987.

1982 "The World Modelers are Coming", presentation at the Future of International Relations Conference, American University, Washington, D.C., November, April, 1982.

1980 "The Chinese House Game: A Simulation of International Relations," paper delivered at the Annual Conference of the International Studies Association, Los Angeles, August, 1980.


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