Northern Illinois University
Department of Political Science
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Emphasis

• International Security
• International Relations Theory
• Regional and Global Governance
• Southeast Asia
• Qualitative Research Methods

Overview of Scholarly Activity

Aarie Glas, Ph.D. (University of Toronto), is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science specializing in international relations (IR) and a faculty associate in the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS). His research interests include regional governance and conflict management in the Global South, with a focus on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), international relations theory, and interpretive and qualitative research methods. Prof. Glas is an executive committee member of the American Political Science Association’s Interpretive Methodologies and Methods Group.

Publications and Research

Prof. Glas's 2022 book, Practicing Peace: Conflict Management in Southeast Asia and South America, is published by Oxford University Press. His research has been featured in prominent journals such as the European Journal of International Relations, International Affairs, Journal of Global Security Studies, and PS: Political Science and Politics.

Teaching and Supervision

Prof. Glas teaches courses on international relations, international relations theory, international security, regionalism and regional organizations, and research methods. He is particularly interested in supervising research projects related to:

• Regional and global governance
• U.S. foreign policy
• International organizations
• Social IR theory
• Inter-state conflict and cooperation

Selected Publications

Books

Glas, A. (2022). Practicing Peace: Conflict Management in Southeast Asia and South America. Oxford University Press.

Journal Articles

Glas, A., & Martel, S. (2024). Boundary work, overlapping identities, and liminality in communities of practice: Diplomacy in ASEAN and beyond. Global Studies Quarterly, 4(1), 1-11.

Martel, S., & Glas, A. (2023). The contested meaning-making of diplomatic norms: Competence in practice in Southeast Asian multilateralism. European Journal of International Relations, 29(1), 227-252.

Porisky, A., & Glas, A. (2023). Insiders, outsiders, and credible visitors in research. PS: Political Science and Politics, 56(1), 51-55.

Glas, A., & Laurence, M. (2022). Changing norms in practice: Noninterference in the UN and ASEAN. Journal of Global Security Studies, 7(2), 1-17.

Glas, A. (2021). Power, positionality, and positions of power: Reflexivity in elite interviewing. PS: Political Science and Politics, 54(3), 438-442.

Glas, A., & Balogun, E. (2020). Norms in practice: People-centric governance in ASEAN and ECOWAS. International Affairs, 96(4), 1015-1032.

Soedirgo, J., & Glas, A. (2020). Toward active reflexivity: Positionality and practice in the production of knowledge. PS: Political Science and Politics, 53(3), 527-531.

Glas, A. (2018). African Union security culture in practice: African problems and African solutions. International Affairs, 94(5), 1121-1138.

Glas, A., van der Linden, C., Hoffmann, M., & Denemark, R. (2018). Understanding multilateral treaty-making as constitutive practice. Journal of Global Security Studies, 3(3), 339-357.

Glas, A. (2017). Habits of peace: Long-term regional cooperation in Southeast Asia. European Journal of International Relations, 23(4), 833-856.