Dr. John Furman Daniel III is an associate professor of political science. He has authored numerous publications on international relations theory, the influence of fiction on foreign policy decision-making, Edmund Burke, Carl von Clausewitz, George Patton, technology diffusion, space colonization and home-field advantage in Major League Baseball. His four books are 21st Century Patton: Strategic Insights for the Modern Era (2016), The First Space War: How Patterns of History and Principles of STEM Will Shape Its Form (2019), Patton: Battling with History (2020) and Blood, Mud and Oil Paint: The Remarkable Year that Made Winston Churchill (2024).

Degrees

BA, (with Honors), History and Political Science - The University of Chicago; Chicago, IL

PhD, Government - Georgetown University; Washington DC

Areas of Research/ Expertise

  • International Relations Theory
  • War Studies
  • MLB
  • Pop Culture
  • War Gaming

Publications:

  • J. Furman Daniel, III, "The Golden Hour Approach to Wargaming," in Short Games and Active Learning in Political Science: Beating the Clock (Accepted and Under Contract with Taylor Francis, Estimated Publication Date 2025).

  • J. Furman Daniel, III, Blood, Mud, and Oil Paint: "The Remarkable Year that Made Winston Churchill," (Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2024).

  • J. Furman Daniel, III, "Lies, Damn Lies, and Santa Claus? Law and Liberty," (December 23, 2023).

  • J. Furman Daniel, III, "Back in the USS-Car: A Brief Journey into the Hilariously Bad and Terrifyingly Banal World of Communist Cars? Law and Liberty," (August 4, 2023).

  • J. Furman Daniel, III and Elliott B. Fullmer, "When The Fans Didn't Go Wild: the 2020 MLB Season as a Natural Experiment on Home Team Performance," Baseball Research Journal (Fall 2021).

  • J. Furman Daniel, III, Patton: Battling with History, (Columbia, MO: The University of Missouri Press, 2020).

  • J. Furman Daniel, III and Tom Rogers, The First Space War: How the Patterns of History and Principles of STEM Will Shape Its Form, (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2019).

  • J. Furman Daniel, III and Paul Musgrave, "Synthetic Experiences: How Popular Culture Matters for Images of International Relations" International Studies Quarterly (December 2017).

  • J. Furman Daniel, III, 21ST Century Patton: Strategic Insights for the Modern Era, (Annapolis, MD: US Naval Institute Press, 2016).