Jonathan D. Moyer

Team Member

Education

  • B.A. University of Bluffton, Bluffton Ohio, International Business, 2002
  • M.A. University of Denver, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, 2007
  • Ph.D. University of Denver, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, ABD

Jonathan D Moyer is a dissertation level PhD candidate at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. His research focus is on the future of interstate relations, and emphasizes both domestic and dyadic conflict. His dissertation explores future trends and pressures on international conflict (global power transition, climate change, demographic shifts, state failure and peak oil) by formalizing assumptions and building scenarios within the International Futures (IFs) model. Specifically, his work is invested in quantifying a synthesized model of international relations theory. His work on the forthcoming (2012) Patterns of Potential Human Progress (PPHP) volume—focusing on governance—drives his current academic work. He additionally is one of the managing editors of the African Futures Project Quarterly Policy Briefs. Jonathan also retains an interest in event data models of instability, and co-created the news aggregating site BuzzChurn.

Jonathan has worked with IFs since he started at the University of Denver in the fall of 2005. In this capacity he has worked for the following organizations: the US National Intelligence Council, the European Commission (various Directorate Generals), the United States Institute of Peace and the government of Slovenia. As the Lead Trainer of IFs, he has trained representatives of many key international and regional organizations. He most recently led a project for the European Commission charged with creating global forecasts of ICT related variables and their connection to energy systems and carbon emissions. This work informs his contribution to the forthcoming (2011) PPHP volume exploring global infrastructure. He wrote the second version of the IFs Help System.

He completed his comprehensive exams in early 2009, passing International Political Theory with distinction. He graduated with a BA from Bluffton University in 2002, and an MA from the University of Denver in 2007. Jonathan speaks Vietnamese and Spanish.