Audie Klotz
Professor, Political Science Department
Research Affiliate, Maxwell African Scholars Union
Courses
- 2025 Fall
- PSC 231 Canadian Politics
- 2025 Spring
- PSC 352 International Law
- PSC 694 Qualitative Political Analysis
- 2024 Fall
- PSC 200 Selected Topics - Immigration Pol & Policy
- PSC 651 Theories of International Relations
- 2024 Spring
- PSC 231 Canadian Politics
- PSC 758 Global Migration
Highest degree earned
Ph.D., Cornell University, 1991
Areas of Expertise
International relations, qualitative methods, global and comparative immigration policy, global governance and transnational activism
Research Interests
Currently I am returning to a focus on international norms and transnational social movements, while continuing to analyze migration (especially in the former British Empire) and always South Africa (especially its foreign policy).
Selected Publications
- Books
- Klotz, A., Norms in International Relations. Cornell University Press, 2025.
- Klotz, A., Migration and National Identity in South Africa, 1860-2010. Cambridge University Press, 2013.
- Sohn, H. (Translator), Lee, J. (Translator), Klotz, A. and Lynch, C., Strategies for Research in Constructivist International Relations (Korean version). Kyung Hee University Press, 2011.
- Qualitative Methods in International Relations. Klotz, A., Prakash, D. (eds.) Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
- Klotz, A., Lynch, C., Strategies for Research in Constructivist International Relations. Routledge / M.E.Sharpe , 2007.
- How Sanctions Work: Lessons from South Africa. Crawford, N., Klotz, A. (eds.) Macmillan/St. Martin's, 1999.
- Klotz, A., Norms in International Relations: The Struggle against Apartheid. Cornell University Press, 1995.
- Journal Articles
- Klotz, A., "Imperial Migration States." In Special Issue, Rethinking the Migration State. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 2024.
- Money, J., Kazemian, S., Klotz, A. and Rodriguez, M., "Social Status and Gendered Pathways to Citizenship." International Migration Review, 2023.
- Burt, L., Klotz, A., "Lesson Study in Introduction to International Relations." Journal of Political Science Education, 2023.
- Goff, P., Boeheme, F., Burt, L. and Klotz, A., "Cultural Diversity and the Politics of Recognition in International Organizations." Journal of International Organization Studies, 2018.
- Ilgit, A., Klotz, A., "Refugee Rights or Refugees as Threats? Germany's New Asylum policy." British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 2018.
- Klotz, A., "Borders and the Roots of Xenophobia in South Africa." South African Historical Journal, 2016.
- Ilgit, A., Klotz, A., "How Far Does Societal Security 'Travel'? Securitization in South African Immigration Policies." Security Dialogue, 2014.
- Book Chapters
- Klotz, A., "Race and Racism in Norms Research." In Oxford Handbook of Norms Research. Oxford University Press, 2025.
- Klotz, A., "A Brief History of Norms about Race." In Contesting the World: Norm Research in Theory and Practice. Cambridge University Press, 2024.
- Klotz, A., "Historical Roots of South African Ambivalence toward "Africa"." In Who Gives to Whom? Reframing Africa in the Humanitarian Imaginary. Palgrave, 2024.
- Klotz, A., "Racialized Threats and Security Rationales in U.S. Immigration Policies." In Chaos Reconsidered: The Liberal Order and the Future of International Politics. Jervis, R., Labrosse, D., Goddard, S. and Rovner, J. (eds.) Columbia University Press, 2023.
- Klotz, A., "The Southern African Migration System." In Understanding Global Migration. Hollifield, J., Foley, N. (eds.) Stanford University Press, 2022.
- Klotz, A., "Migration." In Oxford Handbook of International Security. Oxford University Press, 2018.
- Klotz, A., "The Power of Prejudice: The Race Gap in Constructivist International Relations Scholarship." In Constructivism and Its Critics. Bertucci, M., Hayes, J. and James, P. (eds.) University of Michigan Press, 2018.
- Magazine/Trade Publications
- Klotz, A., "Racialized Threats and Security Rationales in U.S. Immigration Policies." H-Diplo/ISSF Policy Series America and the World: The Effects of the Trump Presidency, 2022.
- Klotz, A., "Incorporating Race into Introductory International Relations Courses." e-IR blog, 2020.
- Klotz, A., "Security (Still) Trumps Rights in South African Migration Policies." Shifting Power and Human Rights Diplomacy: South Africa, 2016.
- Klotz, A., Ilgit, A., "Germany: Epicenter of the EU Migration Crisis." World Financial Review, 2015.
- Newsletter
- Klotz, A., Ilgit, A., "Germany: Yet Another Migration Debate?." CIPSblog, Centre for International Policy Studies, 2018.
Presentations and Events
Keynote, Grace School of Applied Diplomacy's International Autumn Conference, DePaul University, "Apartheid after Apartheid: Internationalization of Human Rights" (October 24, 2025 - October 24, 2025)
International Studies Association, "Gender Equality in Nationality Policies" (March, 2023)
Honors and Accolades
Inaugural Altenbernd Family Faculty Fellow, Maxwell School (July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2028)
President, International Studies Association (March, 2026 - March, 2027)
Wasserstrom Prize for scholarship and graduate teaching, Syracuse University (May, 2023)
Distinguished Scholar Award, International Organization (IO) section, International Studies Association (2020)
Distinguished Scholar Award, Ethnicity, Nationalism and Migration (ENMISA) section, International Studies Association (2018)