Bachelor of Arts (with Honors), College of William and Mary, 1966
Specialties:
International Relations
Research Interests:Middle East and Terrorism
Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Undergraduate Studies, specializes in international politics and American foreign policy. Professor Eldridge also teaches in the area of political violence, dealing with questions of the preconditions of violent domestic and foreign conflict behavior, particularly terrorism. His publications include articles and research notes dealing with the value systems of foreign policy decision-makers. He is editor and co-author of Legislatures in Plural Societies: A Search for Cohesion and Development, and author of Images of Conflict. He is currently studying how information technologies can be effectively integrated into teaching and learning Political Science..
A.F. Eldridge, The Roman Catholic Church,
in The Encyclopedia of U.S. Foreign Relations: The Council on Foreign Relations, edited by Gaddis Smith and Bruce W. Jentelson
(1993), Detroit: American Reference Publishing Company .
A.F. Eldridge, Psychological Effects of Terrorism: Examining Audience Reactions,
Discover Magazine
(January, 1987), A Time Inc. Publication .
A.F. Eldridge, Perceptions of United States Security Concerns in the Northeastern Mediterranean,
in U.S. Security Concerns in the Northeastern Mediterranean
(1987), University of Maryland .
A.F. Eldridge, Peace and World Order Studies: A Curriculum Guide
(1984), World Policy Institute (curriculum syllabus with Gary Gereffi.) .
A.F. Eldridge, "Pondering Intangibles: A Value Analysis of Henry Kissinger",
in Henry Kissinger: Personality and Politics
(1983), Duke University Press .