Clint Peinhardt

Ph.D. - Political Science
The University of Michigan - 2004

M.A. - Politics of Development
Institute of Social Sciences - 1996

B.A. - International Studies
Birmingham-Southern College - 1993

Peinhardt, Clint, and Rachel Wellhausen. ``Adjudicating While Fighting: Political Implications of the Ukraine-Russia Bilateral Investment Treaty.'' Forthcoming, Perspectives on Politics. 2025 - publications

Kinne, Brandon, and Clint Peinhardt. "Bilateral Treaty Networks: Assessing the Coevolution of Cooperation in Defense and Investment." Business & Politics 26, no. 3: 289-310. 2024 - publications

Peinhardt, Clint, editor. Open International Political Economy. Open Access Textbook written by students at University of Texas at Dallas. 
. 2024 - publications

Cavallo, Paulo, and Clint Peinhardt. "Inward FDI and Right-to-Work Laws in the United States."  Business & Politics 23, no. 3: 406--418. 2021 - publications

Arel-Bundock, Vincent, Clint Peinhardt, and Amy Pond. "Political Risk Insurance: A New Firm-Level Dataset." Journal of Conflict Resolution 64, no. 5: 987--1006.  2020 - publications

Peinhardt, Clint, Alisha Kim, and Viveca Pavon-Harr. “Deforestation and Environmental Provisions in the US-Peru Free Trade Agreement.” Global Environmental Politics 19, no. 2: 53–76. 2019 - Publication

Manger, Mark, and Clint Peinhardt. “Learning and the Precision of International Investment Agreements.” International Interactions 43, no. 6: 920–940. 2017 - Publication

Peinhardt, Clint, and Rachel Wellhausen. “Withdrawing from Investment Treaties but Protecting Investment.” Global Policy 7, no. 4: 571–576. 2016 - Publication

Professor
University of Texas at Dallas [2019–Present]

Associate Professor
University of Texas at Dallas [2013–2019]

Assistant Professor
The University of Texas at Dallas [2005–2013]

Visiting Lecturer
The University of Michigan [2004–2005]

Assistant to the President
Birmingham-Southern College [1995–1998]

Teaching Experience

• Global Politics (Issue-based International Politics Course)
• Intergovernmental Organizations in the Low Countries (study abroad)
• International Political Economy
• International Relations
• Political Economy of Multinational Corporations
• Soccer and Politics (Honors)
• International Political Economy (Graduate)
• International Organizations (Graduate)
• Political Economy of Finance (Graduate)
• Game Theory for Political Scientists (Graduate)
• Regression Analysis (Graduate)
• Politics in Business (MBA)

University and Professional Service

 Service at The University of Texas at Dallas

• Search Committee, Archer Center Academic Director, 2025
• International Education Development Committee, 2021-2025
• Search Committee, Dean of Hobson Wildenthal Honors College, 2022
• International Oversight Committee, 2020–2022
• Committee on Educational Policy, 2013-2019
  • Chair, 2015-2019
  • Graduate Council, ex officio
  • Committee on Undergraduate Education, ex officio
  • Core Curriculum Committee
• SACS Leadership Team, 2015-2018

 Service to the Profession

• Member, Selection Committee for Dissertation Improvement Grants, 2025
• Chair, Michael Wallerstein Award for Best Article in Political Economy, American Political Science Association, 2023.
• Reviewer for: multiple tenure reviews, American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, British Journal of Political Science, Business & Politics, Cambridge University Press, Comparative Political Studies, Conflict Management & Peace Science, CQ Press, Economics & Politics, European Journal of International Law, Foreign Policy Analysis, Global Policy Journal, International Organization, International Political Science Review, International
  Studies Quarterly, International Studies Review, Israeli National Science Foundation, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Electoral Studies, Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Journal of International Relations and Development, Journal of Risk and Financial Modeling, Journal of Social Science Research, Journal of Politics, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oxford University Press, Political Research Quarterly, Political Science Research and Methods, Polity, Public Choice, Research & Politics, Review of International Organizations, Review of International Political Economy, Swiss National Science Foundation, Taylor & Francis, (US) National Science Foundation, World Development, World Politics, World Trade Review

Teaching Interests

• International Political Economy
• International Organizations
• Multinational Corporations/Enterprises
• Formal and Computational Modeling
• Econometrics

Political Scientist Named to UT System’s Elite Teachers Academy