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Jennifer Mitzen

Social Sciences · The Ohio State University

Mid career · publishing since 2005

Publications

46

Citations

3,516

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

21

Publishing since 2005

Research summary
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Jennifer Mitzen studies international relations theory, focusing on how states and international communities seek psychological and political security, trust, and stability in world politics. Her work examines concepts like 'ontological security' (a state's sense of stable identity), anxiety, and trust as they shape diplomacy, European Union integration, and historical arrangements like the Concert of Europe and Congress of Vienna. She also writes about how international relations is taught as an academic discipline.

Ontological security in international relationsEuropean Union politics and identityTrust and anxiety in world politicsHistory and theory of diplomacy (Concert of Europe, Congress of Vienna)Pedagogy and teaching of international relations

Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade with no clear upward or downward trend, including a gap in 2021 and a recent surge in 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.0/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 4 publications182019: 1 publication192020: 5 publications520212022: 2 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 1 publication242025: 5 publications52526
Publishes in
  • Bristol University Press eBooks×3
  • International Theory×2
  • European Security×2
  • Cooperation and Conflict×2
  • Perspectives on Politics×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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