Heidi Hardt is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Irvine. Her research examines effectiveness, knowledge and change in international organizations, particularly in conflict management. She has expertise in NATO, the EU, UN, international cooperation, crisis management, military operations, organizational learning, organizational culture, gender mainstreaming and gender in STEM. Hardt has authored two books: NATO’s Lessons in Crisis: Institutional Memory in International Organization (Oxford University Press, 2018) and Time to React: The Efficiency of International Organizations in Crisis Response (Oxford University Press, 2014). Hardt’s research is published or forthcoming in the Journal of Politics, Global Governance, Review of International Organizations, PS: Political Science & Politics, the Journal of Global Security Studies, European Security and African Security. She has received grants from the National Science Foundation, the Fulbright Commission, the American Political Science Association and NATO Science for Peace and Security. She has also interviewed more than 250 elites. Hardt received her PhD from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva and her MSc in European Studies from the London School of Economics.
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Heidi Hardt is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Irvine. Her research examines efficiency, effectiveness, knowledge management and change in international organizations – particularly in the area of international conflict management. She has expertise in NATO, the EU, UN, crisis management, strategic decision-making, military operations, organizational learning, organizational culture, gender mainstreaming and gender in STEM. Hardt is the author of two books: NATO’s Lessons in Crisis: Institutional Memory in International Organization (Oxford University Press, 2018) and Time to React: The Efficiency of International Organizations in Crisis Response (Oxford University Press, 2014). Hardt’s research is published or forthcoming in the Journal of Politics, Global Governance, Review of International Organizations, PS: Political Science & Politics, the Journal of Global Security Studies, European Security and African Security. In addition to employing other quantitative and qualitative methods, Hardt has interviewed more than 250 political and military elites. The National Science Foundation, the Fulbright Commission, the American Political Science Association, NATO Science for Peace and Security and the University of California, Irvine have funded her research. Hardt received her PhD from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva and her MSc in European Studies from the London School of Economics. She has also worked as an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Texas at Arlington and as a Post-doctoral Fellow at the Centre for International Peace and Security Studies (CEPSI) at the Université de Montréal and McGill University.