Kenneth J. Campbell, Ph.D.Ken Campbell was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Upon graduating from high school in 1967, he enlisted in the Marine Corps and served as an artillery forward observer with a rifle company in Vietnam from February 1968 to March 1969. After his discharge he joined the Vietnam Veterans Against the War. In 1975, he received a B.A. in history from Temple University. In 1985, he received an M.A. in political science, and in 1989 a Ph.D. in political science from Temple University.
Professor Campbell has taught at Temple University, Villanova University, Ursinus College, Washington College, and for the past twelve years at the University of Delaware. He has been recognized for excellence in teaching by Temple University, the University of Delaware, the American Political Science Association, and the Mortar Board National Senior Honor Society. He has published book chapters and articles on war crimes, humanitarian intervention, the Weinberger-Powell Doctrine, and contemporary genocide. His book, Genocide and the Global Village, was published by Palgrave in 2001.
He is currently an associate professor of political science and international relations and director of the International Relations Program at the University of Delaware. His academic areas of specialization are American foreign policy, international security, contemporary genocide, and global governance.
Prof. Campbell is married, has a daughter, and lives in Exton, Pennsylvania, where he listens to Italian opera, reads mystery novels, and tries to play golf.
