I am a historian of the United States and the World, American military history, and the ways in which wars reverberate in American society and culture. I would welcome proposals from prospective PhD candidates in any of these areas.
I am actively involved in developing online learning at UCC, and have received several teaching grants to facilitate the development of blended learning classes. I am currently the director of the online MA in Strategic Studies, and teach extensively on that programme, as well as contributing to both the History and Politics programmes.
In 2022 I published Militarization and the American Century: War, the United States and the World since 1941, a contribution to Bloomsbury’s ‘New Approaches to International History’ series. This book offers a concise synthesis of the key scholarship on the history of militarization in the United States since the 1940s.
I have recently completed a book on the cultural history of the post-Cold War US Army, Uncertain Warriors: The US Army Between the Cold War and the War on Terror, which was published by Cambridge University Press in2023. It draws on extensive archival research to explore the shifting identity of the American soldier in the years between the Cold War and the War on Terror. Specifically, the work examines the rise of a ‘warrior ethos’ within the US Army and explores the anxieties – cultural, social and doctrinal – that beset the Army in what would later be recognised as a time of peace.
In addition to the above, my research has appeared in outlets such as The Journal of Military History, the Journal of American Studies, Modern American History, and the Journal of Strategic Studies. I have also written for the Washington Post.
Biography
Educated in UCC, I completed my PhD in 2010 before moving to the Clinton Institute for American Studies, UCD, as a Postdoctoral Fellow. I returned to UCC in 2011, taking up a post as Lecturer in International Politics.I am a historian of the United States and the World, American military history, and the ways in which wars reverberate in American society and culture. I would welcome proposals from prospective PhD candidates in any of these areas.
I am actively involved in developing online learning at UCC, and have received several teaching grants to facilitate the development of blended learning classes. I am currently the director of the online MA in Strategic Studies, and teach extensively on that programme, as well as contributing to both the History and Politics programmes.
Research Interests
My research has focused on issues relating to US military intervention and counterinsurgency, and more recently on the relationship between the post-Vietnam American military and US culture and society. In 2013, I published my first monograph, Learning to Forget: US Army Counterinsurgency Doctrine and Practice from Vietnam to Iraq, with Stanford University Press. The book was a finalist for the Society of Military History’s Edward M. Coffman prize and received uniformly favourable reviews from Foreign Affairs, Political Science Quarterly, the Journal of Military History, and others. In 2014, I published my second book: Obama, US Foreign Policy and the Dilemmas of Intervention. Like Learning to Forget, it explores military intervention, this time focusing on White House decision-making. In 2020, I was co-editor of Not Even Past: How the United States Ends Wars, which brought together a range of outstanding contributors to assess the cumulative impact of the United States’ often halting attempts to end it wars.In 2022 I published Militarization and the American Century: War, the United States and the World since 1941, a contribution to Bloomsbury’s ‘New Approaches to International History’ series. This book offers a concise synthesis of the key scholarship on the history of militarization in the United States since the 1940s.
I have recently completed a book on the cultural history of the post-Cold War US Army, Uncertain Warriors: The US Army Between the Cold War and the War on Terror, which was published by Cambridge University Press in2023. It draws on extensive archival research to explore the shifting identity of the American soldier in the years between the Cold War and the War on Terror. Specifically, the work examines the rise of a ‘warrior ethos’ within the US Army and explores the anxieties – cultural, social and doctrinal – that beset the Army in what would later be recognised as a time of peace.
In addition to the above, my research has appeared in outlets such as The Journal of Military History, the Journal of American Studies, Modern American History, and the Journal of Strategic Studies. I have also written for the Washington Post.
Publications
Books
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2023) | Uncertain Warriors: The United States Army between the Cold War and the War on Terror. David Fitzgerald (2023) Uncertain Warriors: The United States Army between the Cold War and the War on Terror. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [Details] | |
| (2022) | Militarization and the American Century: War, the United State and the World since 1941. David Fitzgeral (2022) Militarization and the American Century: War, the United State and the World since 1941. London: Bloomsbury. [Details] | |
| (2014) | Obama, US Foreign Policy and the Dilemmas of Intervention. Fitzgerald D.;Ryan D. (2014) Obama, US Foreign Policy and the Dilemmas of Intervention. [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2013) | Learning to Forget: US Army Counterinsurgency Doctrine and Practice from Vietnam to Iraq. Fitzgerald, David (2013) Learning to Forget: US Army Counterinsurgency Doctrine and Practice from Vietnam to Iraq. Stanford: Stanford University Press. [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2023) | 'The Post-Cold War United States Army and Debates over Peacekeeping Operations' David Fitzgerald (2023) 'The Post-Cold War United States Army and Debates over Peacekeeping Operations' In: Beatrice de Graaf, Frédéric Dessberg, Thomas Vaisset (eds). Soldiers in Peace-making: The Role of the Military at the End of War, 1800-present. London: Bloomsbury. [Details] | |
| (2020) | 'Failing to End: Obama and Iraq' David Fitzgerald, David Ryan (2020) 'Failing to End: Obama and Iraq' In: David Fitzgerald, John M. Thompson, David Ryan (eds). Not Even Past: How the United States Ends Wars. New York/Oxford: Berghahn. [Details] | |
| (2020) | 'Coming Home: Soldier Homecomings and the All-Volunteer Force in American Society and Culture' David Fitzgerald (2020) 'Coming Home: Soldier Homecomings and the All-Volunteer Force in American Society and Culture' In: David Fitzgerald, John M. Thompson, David Ryan (eds). Not Even Past: How the United States Ends Wars. New York/Oxford: Berghahn. [Details] | |
| (2013) | 'Teaching the Collective Memory and Lessons of the Vietnam War' Fitzgerald, David; Ryan, David (2013) 'Teaching the Collective Memory and Lessons of the Vietnam War' In: Understanding and Teaching the Vietnam War. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. [Details] |
Edited Books
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2020) | Not Even Past: How the United States Ends Wars David Fitzgerald, John M. Thompson, David Ryan (Ed.). (2020) Not Even Past: How the United States Ends Wars New York/Oxford: Berghahn. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2021) | 'Warriors Who Don't Fight: The Post-Cold War United States Army and Debates over Peacekeeping Operations' Fitzgerald, D (2021) 'Warriors Who Don't Fight: The Post-Cold War United States Army and Debates over Peacekeeping Operations'. Journal Of Military History, 85 :163-190 [Details] | |
| (2021) | 'Sexual Violence, Counterinsurgents, and the Legacies of Jean Lartéguy's The Centurions' David Fitzgerald (2021) 'Sexual Violence, Counterinsurgents, and the Legacies of Jean Lartéguy's The Centurions'. Journal Of American Studies, 55 (3):657-684 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] | |
| (2020) | 'Supporting the Troops, Debating the War: The Persian Gulf War in Kentucky' David Fitzgerald (2020) 'Supporting the Troops, Debating the War: The Persian Gulf War in Kentucky'. The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, 117 (3&4, Autumn 2019):555-589 [Details] | |
| (2019) | 'Support the Troops: Gulf War Homecomings and a New Politics of Military Celebration' David Fitzgerald (2019) 'Support the Troops: Gulf War Homecomings and a New Politics of Military Celebration'. Modern American History, 2 (1):1-22 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'Sir Robert Thompson, Strategic Patience and Nixon's War in Vietnam' Fitzgerald, David (2014) 'Sir Robert Thompson, Strategic Patience and Nixon's War in Vietnam'. Journal of Strategic Studies, 37 (6-7):998-1026 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2009) | 'Vietnam and Iraq: An Endless Recurrence? Or Stirrings Still' Ryan, David; Fitzgerald, David (2009) 'Vietnam and Iraq: An Endless Recurrence? Or Stirrings Still'. Critical Asian Studies, 41 (4):621-653 [Details] | |
| (2010) | 'Vietnam in Iraq: the US Army and the Rebirth of Counterinsurgency' Fitzgerald, David (2010) 'Vietnam in Iraq: the US Army and the Rebirth of Counterinsurgency'. Irish Studies in International Affairs, 21 :149-159 [Details] |
Newspaper Articles
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2020) | The Army can’t repeat the mistakes of the 1990s if it wants to end sexual assault. David Fitzgerald (2020) The Army can’t repeat the mistakes of the 1990s if it wants to end sexual assault. The Washington Post: Newspaper Articles [Details] | |
| (2018) | President Trump's military parade isn't as unusual as you might think. Fitzgerald, David (2018) President Trump's military parade isn't as unusual as you might think. The Washington Post: Newspaper Articles [Details] |
Journal Volume Edited
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2017) | Defence Forces Review. Doyle, John; Finegan, Rory; Fitzgerald, David (2017) Defence Forces Review. Journal Volume Edited [Details] |
Book Reviews
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2021) | People’s Wars in China, Malaya, and Vietnam, by Mark Opper. David Fitzgerald (2021) People’s Wars in China, Malaya, and Vietnam, by Mark Opper. Book Reviews [Details] | |
| (2020) | Review of Rough Draft: Cold War Military Manpower Policy and the Origins of Vietnam‐Era Draft Resistance. By Rutenberg, Amy J.. Cornell University Press. 2019. David Fitzgerald (2020) Review of Rough Draft: Cold War Military Manpower Policy and the Origins of Vietnam‐Era Draft Resistance. By Rutenberg, Amy J.. Cornell University Press. 2019. Book Reviews [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2019) | Review of Small Wars, Big Data: The Information Revolution in Modern Conflict ', by Eli Berman, Jacob N. Shapiro, and Joseph H. Felter. David Fitzgerald (2019) Review of Small Wars, Big Data: The Information Revolution in Modern Conflict ', by Eli Berman, Jacob N. Shapiro, and Joseph H. Felter. Warsaw: Book Reviews [Details] | |
| (2017) | Review of Janine Davidson, Lifting the Fog of Peace: How Americans Learned to Fight Modern War. Fitzgerald, David (2017) Review of Janine Davidson, Lifting the Fog of Peace: How Americans Learned to Fight Modern War. Book Reviews [Details] | |
| (2017) | Review of The Good Occupation: American Soldiers and the Hazards of Peace. By Susan L. Carruthers. Fitzgerald, David (2017) Review of The Good Occupation: American Soldiers and the Hazards of Peace. By Susan L. Carruthers. Book Reviews [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2016) | Review of Stefano Recchia, 'Reassuring the reluctant warriors: US civil–military relations and multilateral intervention'. Fitzgerald, David (2016) Review of Stefano Recchia, 'Reassuring the reluctant warriors: US civil–military relations and multilateral intervention'. Book Reviews [Details] | |
| (2016) | Review of Isolate or engage: adversarial states, US foreign policy and public diplomacy. Edited by Geoffrey Wiseman. Fitzgerald, David (2016) Review of Isolate or engage: adversarial states, US foreign policy and public diplomacy. Edited by Geoffrey Wiseman. Book Reviews [Details] | |
| (2015) | Review of Christopher A. Lawrence, 'America’s Modern Wars: Understanding Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam'. Fitzgerald, David (2015) Review of Christopher A. Lawrence, 'America’s Modern Wars: Understanding Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam'. Book Reviews [Details] | |
| (2014) | Review of Ira A. Hunt Jr., Losing Vietnam: How America Abandoned Southeast Asia. Fitzgerald, David (2014) Review of Ira A. Hunt Jr., Losing Vietnam: How America Abandoned Southeast Asia. Carlisle, Pa: Book Reviews [Details] |
Professional Activities
Honours and Awards
| Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Vandervort Prize | Society for Military History | |
| 2016 | The General and Mrs. Matthew B. Ridgway Military History Research Grant | US Army Heritage and Education Center | |
| 2016 | SHAFR Global Scholars and Diversity Grant | Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations | |
| 2013 | President's Awards for Research on Innovative Forms of Teaching | University College Cork | |
| 2012 | Finalist - Edward M. Coffman First Manuscript Prize | Society for Military History | |
| 2007 | Glucksman International Fellow, New York University | Irish Government - Department of Arts, Sports and Tourism |
Professional Associations
| Association | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Society for Military History | Member | 11-MAR-11 / | |
| American Historical Association | Member | 01-JAN-08 / | |
| Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations | Member | 01-JAN-11 / | |
| Historians of the Twentieth Century United States | Member | 01-JAN-10 / |
Conference Contributions
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2023) | Invading Iraq: Diplomatic, Political, and Military Perspectives, David Fitzgerald (2023) Invading Iraq. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Invading Iraq: Diplomatic, Political, and Military Perspectives, Lawrence, Kansas , 03-MAR-23 - 04-MAR-23. [Details] | |
| (2022) | Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations, Annual meeting, David Fitzgerald (2022) Roundtable: Imagining Military Service from Vietnam to Iraq. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations, Annual meeting, New Orleans , 17-JUN-22. [Details] | |
| (2021) | Society for Military History Annual Meeting, David Fitzgerald (2021) “A Fight for the Army’s Very Soul and Future”: Debates over Gender-Integrated Training in the 1990s US Army. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Society for Military History Annual Meeting, Norfolk, Virginia , 21-MAY-21 - 21-MAY-21. [Details] | |
| (2019) | Les Militaires dans la Fabrique de la Paix, XIX e XXI e siècles, David Fitzgerald (2019) Warriors Who Don’t Fight The Post Cold War United States Army and Debates over Peacekeeping Operations,. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Les Militaires dans la Fabrique de la Paix, XIX e XXI e siècles, Vincennes, France , 14-NOV-19 - 15-NOV-19. [Details] | |
| (2019) | BISA US Foreign Policy Working Group annual conference, David Fitzgerald (2019) The Clinton White House, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and the Gender Politics of Military Service. [Invited Oral Presentation], BISA US Foreign Policy Working Group annual conference, University College Dublin , 05-SEP-19 - 06-SEP-19. [Details] | |
| (2019) | Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations, David Fitzgerald (2019) “Now the universe offers us no more enemies …”: Peacekeeping Operations and the Post- Cold War United States Army. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations, Arlington, Virginia , 22-JUN-19 - 20-JUN-19. [Details] | |
| (2019) | Society for Military History, David Fitzgerald (2019) ‘Now the universe offers us no more enemies, what may be the fate of the Republic?’ The Army Recruiting Crisis of the 1990s and Debates over Military Service. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Society for Military History, Columbus, Ohio , 09-MAY-19 - 12-MAY-19. [Details] | |
| (2018) | Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations, David Fitzgerald (2018) Sexual violence, counterinsurgents and the legacies of Jean Lartéguy’s The Centurions’,. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , 21-JUN-18 - 23-JUN-18. [Details] | |
| (2018) | Historians of the Twentieth Century United States, David Fitzgerald (2018) ‘Citizens, Soldiers and Warriors: The United States Army and the recruiting crisis of the 1990s’. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Historians of the Twentieth Century United States, University of Cambridge , 14-JUN-18 - 15-JUN-18. [Details] | |
| (2017) | British International Studies Association US Foreign Policy Working Group Annual Meeting, Fitzgerald, David (2017) 'You like me, and I like you': Trump, Militarism and the Decline of American Strategy. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], British International Studies Association US Foreign Policy Working Group Annual Meeting, University of Edinburgh , 21-SEP-17 - 22-SEP-17. [Details] | |
| (2017) | Transatlantic Studies Association Annual Meeting, Fitzgerald, David (2017) Sexual Violence and Jean Lartéguy's The Centurions'. [Oral Presentation], Transatlantic Studies Association Annual Meeting, University College Cork , 10-JUL-17 - 12-JUL-17. [Details] | |
| (2017) | Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations Annual Meeting, Fitzgerald, David (2017) 'Warriors Who Don't Fight: The American Soldier and the Identity Politics of Peacekeeping Operations'. [Oral Presentation], Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations Annual Meeting, Arlington, Virginia , 22-JUN-17 - 24-JUN-17. [Details] | |
| (2017) | Historian of the Twentieth Century United States Annual Conference, Fitzgerald, David (2017) Black Berets and the 'Army of One': The Warrior Ethos and the Sartorial Politics of the United States Army. [Oral Presentation], Historian of the Twentieth Century United States Annual Conference, University College Dublin , 16-JUN-17 - 18-JUN-17. [Details] | |
| (2017) | Trump's America, Fitzgerald, David (2017) 'You like me, and I like you': Trump, Militarism and the Decline of American Strategy. [Oral Presentation], Trump's America, University College Dublin , 05-MAY-17 - 06-MAY-17. [Details] | |
| (2017) | Historians of the Twentieth Century United States Winter Symposium, Fitzgerald, David (2017) Warriors who Don't Fight: The American Soldier and the Identity Politics of Peacekeeping Operations. [Oral Presentation], Historians of the Twentieth Century United States Winter Symposium, British Library, London , 18-FEB-17 - 18-FEB-17. [Details] | |
| (2016) | British International Studies Association US Foreign Policy working group annual conference, Fitzgerald, David (2016) Warriors who Don't Fight: The American Soldier and the Identity Politics of Peacekeeping Operations. [Oral Presentation], British International Studies Association US Foreign Policy working group annual conference, University of Bath , 08-SEP-16 - 10-FEB-18. [Details] | |
| (2016) | Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations Annual Conference, Fitzgerald, David (2016) ‘Making Certain that We Here are Worthy of Them’: the Politics of Desert Storm Homecoming Parades. [Oral Presentation], Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations Annual Conference, San Diego, California , 23-JUN-16 - 26-JUN-16. [Details] | |
| (2016) | Royal Irish Academy Standing Committee on International Affairs Annual Conference, Fitzgerald, David (2016) Barack Obama, Reinhold Niebuhr and the Dilemmas of Intervention. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Royal Irish Academy Standing Committee on International Affairs Annual Conference, The Royal Irish Academy , 30-MAY-16 - 30-MAY-16. [Details] | |
| (2016) | British Association for American Studies Annual Conference, Fitzgerald, David (2016) The Clinton White House, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and the Gender Politics of Military Service. [Oral Presentation], British Association for American Studies Annual Conference, Queens University Belfast , 07-APR-16 - 09-JUN-16. [Details] | |
| (2015) | How the United States Ends Wars, Jack Thompson, David Ryan, David Fitzgerald (2015) Two day conference exploring how the United States has ended its wars in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. [Conference Organising Committee Member], How the United States Ends Wars, Clinton Institute for American Studies, University College Dublin , 23-OCT-15 - 24-OCT-15. [Details] | |
| (2015) | How the United States Ends Wars, David Fitzgerald (2015) ‘Making Certain that We Here are Worthy of Them’: the Politics of Desert Storm Homecoming Parades. [Oral Presentation], How the United States Ends Wars, Clinton Institute for American Studies, University College Dublin , 24-OCT-15 - 24-OCT-15. [Details] | |
| (2014) | Learning to Forget: US Army Counterinsurgency Doctrine from Vietnam to Iraq, Fitzgerald, David (2014) Guest lecture at the Centre for Military History and Strategic Studies, NUIM. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Learning to Forget: US Army Counterinsurgency Doctrine from Vietnam to Iraq, Centre for Military History and Strategic Studies, NUI Maynooth , 25-MAR-14 - 25-MAR-14. [Details] | |
| (2013) | Historians of the Twentieth Century United States Annual Conference, Fitzgerald, David (2013) Supporting the Troops, Supporting the War: the Bush Administration, Veterans Groups and the Persian Gulf War. [Oral Presentation], Historians of the Twentieth Century United States Annual Conference, Northumbria University , 05-JUL-13 - 07-JUL-13. [Details] | |
| (2013) | The Portuguese Army Staff Corps: Rise and Fall, Fitzgerald, David (2013) US Army Counterinsurgency Doctrine and Practice from Vietnam to Iraq. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], The Portuguese Army Staff Corps: Rise and Fall, ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal , 22-JUL-13 - 22-JUL-13. [Details] | |
| (2012) | Transatlantic Studies Association Annual Conference, Fitzgerald, David (2012) Robert Thompson and the British Influence on American Counterinsurgency Doctrine. [Oral Presentation], Transatlantic Studies Association Annual Conference, Cork, Ireland , 10-JUL-12 - 10-JUL-12. [Details] | |
| (2012) | BISA-ISA joint international conference, Fitzgerald, David (2012) 'Vietnam' in Iraq, 2003-2006. [Oral Presentation], BISA-ISA joint international conference, Edinburgh, United Kingdom , 22-JUN-12 - 22-JUN-12. [Details] | |
| (2012) | Taking You a Stage Further ... Military Education in the 21st Century, David Fitzgerald (2012) Counterinsurgency education in the US Army, 1970-2006. [Oral Presentation], Taking You a Stage Further ... Military Education in the 21st Century, Defence Forces Training Centre, Curragh Camp, Kildare, Ireland , 09-MAR-12 - 09-MAR-12. [Details] | |
| (2011) | American History Seminar, Fitzgerald, D (2011) 'Vietnam' in Iraq: US Army Counterinsurgency Doctrine and the Uses of History. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], American History Seminar, University College Dublin , 09-NOV-11 - 09-NOV-11. [Details] | |
| (2011) | Continuity and Change in US Presidential Foreign Policy: Plans, Policies and Doctrines, Fitzgerald, D (2011) Salzburg Global Seminar American Studies Symposium. [Other], Continuity and Change in US Presidential Foreign Policy: Plans, Policies and Doctrines, Salzburg, Austria , 06-OCT-11 - 10-OCT-11. [Details] | |
| (2011) | The Art of Leadership, Fitzgerald, D (2011) Leadership, Doctrine and the Uses of History: The Case of David Petraeus. [Oral Presentation], The Art of Leadership, NUI Maynooth , 30-NOV-11 - 30-OCT-11. [Details] | |
| (2011) | Geopolitics, Ireland and the New World Order, Fitzgerald, D; Ryan, D (2011) The Obama Dilemma: The Landscape of US Foreign Policy. [Oral Presentation], Geopolitics, Ireland and the New World Order, NUI Maynooth , 25-NOV-11 - 25-NOV-11. [Details] | |
| (2011) | Historians of the Twentieth Century United States Annual Meeting, Fitzgerald, D (2011) The US Army, Low Intensity Conflict and the Struggle over the Lessons of Vietnam. [Oral Presentation], Historians of the Twentieth Century United States Annual Meeting, Rothermere American Institute, Oxford University , 08-JUL-11 - 08-JUL-11. [Details] | |
| (2011) | New Ways of War? Insurgencies, 'Small Wars' and the Pasts and Future of Conflict, Fitzgerald, D (2011) New Ways of War Conference. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], New Ways of War? Insurgencies, 'Small Wars' and the Pasts and Future of Conflict, Clinton Institute for American Studies, University College Dublin , 01-JUN-11 - 02-JUN-11. [Details] | |
| (2011) | New Ways of War? Insurgencies, 'Small Wars' and the Pasts and Future of Conflict, Fitzgerald, D (2011) Remembering Vietnam: The US Army's Lessons of Vietnam and Counterinsurgency Doctrine in the 1970s. [Oral Presentation], New Ways of War? Insurgencies, 'Small Wars' and the Pasts and Future of Conflict, Clinton Institute for American Studies, University College Dublin , 02-JUN-11 - 02-JUN-11. [Details] | |
| (2011) | History, Memory and American Foreign Relations, Fitzgerald, D (2011) History, Memory and American Foreign Relations. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], History, Memory and American Foreign Relations, Clinton Institute for American Studies, University College Dublin , 08-APR-11 - 09-APR-11. [Details] | |
| (2011) | History, Memory and American Foreign Relations, Fitzgerald, D (2011) Vietnam in Iraq. [Oral Presentation], History, Memory and American Foreign Relations, Clinton Institute for American Studies, University College Dublin , 09-APR-11 - 09-APR-11. [Details] | |
| (2009) | Royal Irish Academy Postgraduate Seminar, Fitzgerald, D (2009) Vietnam, Iraq and the Rebirth of Counterinsurgency. [Oral Presentation], Royal Irish Academy Postgraduate Seminar, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin , 04-NOV-09 - 04-NOV-09. [Details] | |
| (2009) | Centre for Historical Research Postgraduate Forum, Fitzgerald, D (2009) Changing Hearts and Minds: The US Army and Counterinsurgency in Vietnam, 1968-1975. [Oral Presentation], Centre for Historical Research Postgraduate Forum, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick , 06-MAY-09 - 06-MAY-09. [Details] | |
| (2009) | War and Identity, Fitzgerald, D (2009) Reconstructing Identity: The US Army, The Lessons of Vietnam and Counterinsurgency Doctrine in the 1970s. [Oral Presentation], War and Identity, Clinton Institute for American Studies, University College Dublin , 21-MAR-09 - 21-MAR-09. [Details] | |
| (2008) | International Graduate Student Cold War Conference, Fitzgerald, D (2008) A Better War? US Perceptions of Counterinsurgency Warfare in Vietnam, 1968-73. [Oral Presentation], International Graduate Student Cold War Conference, University of California at Santa Barbara , 04-APR-08 - 04-APR-08. [Details] |
Committees
| Committee | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| School of History Learning and Teaching Committee | Chair | 2019 / | |
| CACSSS Library Committee | Committee Member | 2019 / 2021 | |
| CACSSS Teaching & Learning Committee | Committee Member | 2018 / | |
| Politics Board of Studies | Chair | 2015 / 2017 | |
| School of History Graduate Studies Committee | Secretary | 2013 / 2015 | |
| Politics Board of Studies | Committee member | 2011 / | |
| Academic Council Elearning Subcommittee | Committee Member | 2014 / 2018 | |
| Digital Arts and Humanities Board of Studies | Committee Member | 2014 / 2017 |
Employment
| Employer | Position | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| University College Dublin | Postdoctoral Fellow in American Studies, Clinton Institute for American Studies | 01-SEP-10 / 31-AUG-11 |
Education
| Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | University College Cork | BA | History | |
| 2006 | University College Cork | MA | International Relations | |
| 2011 | University College Cork | PHD | History | |
| 2013 | University College Cork | Postgrad Cert. in Teaching & Learning in HE | Teaching and Learning in HE | |
| 2014 | University College Cork | Postgrad Dip in Teaching & Learning in HE | Teaching and Learning |
Outreach Activities
| Description | |
|---|---|
Morning Ireland, RTE Radio One, 9th July 2021. Discussing the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. | |
Drivetime, RTE Radio One, 14th April 2021. Discussing the Biden administration's foreign policy priorities. | |
Drivetime, RTE Radio One, 26th October 2017: discussing the declassification of papers related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. | |
The History Show with Myles Dungan, RTE Radio One, 21st May, 2017: discussing the Watergate Scandal. | |
Interviewed by thejournal.ie about historical precedents for Steve Bannon’s White House Role, 3rd February 2017. | |
Today with Sean O’Rourke, RTE Radio One, 20th January 2017: analysis of President Trump’s inauguration. | |
The Marian Finucane Show, RTE Radio One, 22nd May 2016: discussing the Vietnam War. | |
Morning Ireland, RTE Radio One, 7th August 2015: Discussing the GOP Presidential debate | |
December 2014: Interviewed by Talking History on the Berlin blockade | |
2013 to present: instructing on a number of courses in the Irish Defence Forces UN Training School (UNTSI). I deliver lectures on Overseas Qualification Courses, International Human Rights Courses and Civil-Military Co-operation (CIMIC). I help to plan and design CIMIC exercises and act as a mentor to civilian and military students on CIMIC courses. I am currently helping to re-write the Defence Forces CIMIC curriculum and doctrine. | |
Interviewed by Talking History on Jimmy Carter's presidency, September 2011. | |
May 2011 - provided expert commentary to RTE news, BBC World, BBC News, UTV and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on President Obama's visit to Ireland. | |
December 2010: panelist on Off the Shelf, RTE Radio One, discussing Jonathan Alter's book on the Obama presidency. | |
Provided expert commentary to Morning Ireland on the US mid-term elections, November 2010. |
Journal Activities
| Journal | Role | To / From | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Journal Of Transatlantic Studies | Referee | - | |
| Modern Intellectual History | Referee | - | |
| Historical Journal | Referee | - | |
| Journal Of Military History | Referee | - | |
| Diplomacy &Statecraft | Referee | - | |
| Modern American History | Referee | - | |
| Journal Of Global Security Studies | Referee | - | |
| Contemporary Security Policy | Referee | - | |
| Journal Of American Studies | Referee | - |
Other Activities
| Description | |
|---|---|
Referee, SUNY Press | |
Referee, Vernon Press | |
University Press of Kansas | |
Referee, Palgrave Macmillan | |
Referee, Oxford University Press | |
Referee, Stanford University Press | |
Referee, Georgetown University Press |
Teaching Activities
Teaching Interests
- Militarism and Militarization
- Political Violence
- US Foreign Policy
- Civil-Military Relations
Recent Postgraduates
| Graduation Year | Student Name | Institution | Degree Type | Thesis Title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rebecca Crunden | University College Cork | PHD | Gender and the US Military in the Korean War Era 1950-1953 | |
| 2023 | Gareth Prendergast | University College Cork | PHD | Clear - Hold - ReBuild: an examination of the Irish Civil War | |
| 2022 | Liam O'Brien | University College Cork | PHD | Life from Above? An Investigation into the Genesis and Deployment of No-Fly Zones During the 1990s | |
| 2017 | Conall Long | University College Cork | M.Phil. | ”The Dark Horse to watch”: The Irish National Liberation Army and the Development of the Northern Troubles (1974-1998) | |
| 2015 | Jacqueline Fitzgibbon | University College Cork | PhD | Justifying Jihad: US politics, propaganda and the Afghan Mujahedeen, 1979-1989 |