Weingartner Associate Professor, Government
Director, International Relations Program
Director, Institute for the Theory and Practice of International Relations

College of William and Mary
P.O. Box 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Office: Corner House 102
Phone: (757) 221-3039
E-mail: mjtier@wm.edu 

Research Interests:
International Relations Theory, International Organizations, Political Economy, International Development, Global Environmental Politics

Professor Tierney received a B.A. from William and Mary in 1987 and a Ph.D. from the University of California at San Diego in 2003. He teaches courses on international relations, international organization, and research methods. He has published two books: Greening Aid? Understanding the Environmental Impact of Development Assistance, Oxford University Press, 2008; Delegation and Agency in International Organizations, Cambridge University Press, 2006. Professor Tierney has published articles in a variety of journals including International Organization, Review of International Political Economy, Foreign Policy, Journal of IR and Development, Politics and Gender, Environment, International Studies Persperctives, Law and Contemporary Problems, and International Journal. He is currently working on two books. The first applies principal-agent theory to explain institutional reform and behavior within multilateral institutions. The second is an edited volume that explores the utility of synthesizing rationalist and constructivist approaches to the study of international relations.