Eric Shiraev, Ph.D.

Eric Shiraev is an author, co-author, and co-editor of thirty books and numerous publications across the fields of reputational politics, international relations, political psychology, and cross-cultural studies. He is focusing on the role of identity and culture in politics and international relations. He is a co-founder of CARP, the Lab to study Character Assassination and Reputation Protection.
  • Check out the first textbook in the field:  Shiraev, Eric; Keohane, Jennifer; Icks, Martijn; and Samoilenko, Sergei (2022). Character Assassination and Reputation Management. New York: Routledge click here
  • See other two key publications: Character Assassination Across the Times (2nd Edition) with Martijn Icks (University of Amsterdam) and Routledge Handbook of Character Assassination and Reputation Management with Serge Samoilenko, Jennifer Keohane, and Martijn Icks. Links
  • Together with professors Jennifer Keohane (U. of Baltimore), Serge Samoilenkio (GMU), and Martijn Icks (U. of Amsterdam) a research laboratory to study Character Assassination and Reputation Protection was launched and affiliated with George Mason University (USA). The lab is recognized as CARP LAB INC and received a legal status as a non-profit organization under US Internal Revenue Code Section 501 (c) (3).  
  • The lab's international affiliations have grown resulting in several collaborative projects and numerous international conferences and publications. 
  • A major international success, Cross-Cultural Psychology (New York Routledge, co-authored with David Levy) has been published in the United States, China, India, the Czech Republic, Indonesia, and a few other countries. This book has been released in the United States in 8th Edition, 2024
  • Oxford University Press published the 4th Edition of International Relations and the second edition of Current Debates in International Relations, both coauthored with Vladislav Zubok, a leading historian of international relations (London School of Economics).  
  • Bloomsbury (London, UK)  published two textbooks, Russian Government and Politics (the fourth edition published in 2025) and Russian Foreign Policy, second edition released in 2026.
  • Besides daily teaching and scholarly work, Eric Shiraev writes policy briefs and opinion essays for the government, non-government organizations, and the media.  He served as a Political Analyst for the Voice of America.