Aaron Belkin

Articles and Chapters

  1. “DoD’s Rationale for Reinstating the Transgender Ban is Contradicted by Evidence,” in James E. Parco et. al., eds, Attitudes Aren’t Free: A Call to Action, Vol. II, Palmer Lake, CO: Enso Books, 2023.
  2. "Queer Militarism?!: The Politics of Military Inclusion in Authoritarian Times," with Dean Spade, GLQ, vol. 27, no. 2, 2021, pp. 281-307.
  3. “Court Expansion and the Restoration of Democracy: The Case for Constitutional Hardball,” Pepperdine Law Review, vol. 19, no. 1, 2020, pp. 19-50.
  4. "Crack Troops: Military Masculinity Isn't Masculine," in Gaby Zipfel, Regina Muhlhauser, and Kirsten Campbell, In Plain Sight: Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict, New Delhi, India: Zubaan Publishers, 2019.
  5. "Trans in the United States Military: Fighting for Change," Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health, February 1, 2019, DOI: 10.1080/19359705.2018.1540028
  6. "Caring for Our Transgender Troops -- The Negligible Cost of Transition-Related Care," New England Journal of Medicine, August 12, 2015, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1509230.
  7. "What is Critical Military Studies," with Victoria M. Basham and Jess Gifkins, Critical Military Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, 2015, DOI 10.1080/23337486.2015.1006879.
  8. "'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell': The Politics of Military Change," in Leila J. Rupp and Susan K. Freeman, eds., Understanding and Teaching U.S. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History, Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 2014.
  9. "Combat Exclusion RIP. Will Patriarchy’s Demise Follow?" Critical Studies on Security, vol. 1, no. 2, 2013, 249–250.
  10. "Politics of Paranoia," Journal of Homosexuality, vol. 60, no. 1-2, 2013, pp. 214-218.
  11. "Readiness and DADT Repeal: Has the New Policy of Open Service Undermined the Military," with Morten G. Ender, Nathaniel Frank, Stacie R. Furia, George Lucas, Gary Packard, Steven M. Samuels, Tammy Schultz, and David Segal, Armed Forces and Society, vol. 39, no. 4, 2013, 587-601.
  12. "Militarized Masculinities and the Erasure of Violence," with Terrell Carver, International Feminist Journal of Politics, vol. 14, no. 4, 2012, 558-567.
  13. “Conceptualizing the Civil-Military Gap: A Research Note,” Armed Forces & Society, vol. 38, no. 4, 2012, pp.669-678.
  14. "Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Is the Gay Ban Based on Military Necessity," Parameters, vol. 40, no. 4, 2010-2011, pp. 173-183.
  15. "Assessing the Integration of Gays and Lesbians into the South African National Defence Force," with Margot Canaday, Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies, vol. 38, no. 2, 2010, pp. 1-21.
  16. "How to End 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell' A Roadmap of Political, Legal, Regulatory, and Organizational Steps to Equal Treatment," with Nathaniel Frank, Greg Herek, Elizabeth Hillman, Diane Mazur, and Bridget Wilson, in James E. Parco et. al., eds., Attitudes Aren't Free: Thinking Deeply about Diversity in the US Armed Forces, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL: Air University Press 2010.
  17. "‘The Importance of Objective Analysis’ on Gays in the Military: A Response to Elaine Donnelly’s Constructing the Co-Ed Military," with Jeanne Scheper, Nathaniel Frank and Gary Gates, Duke Journal of Gender and the Law, vol. 15, no. 2, 2008, pp. 419-448.
  18. "Spam Filter: Gay Rights and the Normalization of Male-Male rape in the U.S. Military," Radical History Review, vol. 100, 2008, pp. 180-185.
  19. "’Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’: Does the Gay Ban Undermine the Military’s Reputation?" Armed Forces and Society, vol. 34, no. 2, 2008, pp. 276-291.
  20. "The International Experience," with Melissa S. Embser-Herbert, in Melissa S. Embser-Herbert, The U.S. Military’s "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" Policy, Westport, CT: Praeger, 2007.
  21. "Does Social Cohesion Determine Motivation In Combat? An Old Question with an Old Answer," with Robert MacCoun and Elizabeth Kier, Armed Forces and Society, vol. 32, no. 4, 2006, pp. 646-654.
  22. "Sexual Orientation and Military Service: Prospects for Organizational and Individual Change in the United States," with Greg Herek, in Thomas W. Britt et. al., eds., Minds In The Military: Psychology And Life In The Armed Forces, Westport, CT: Praeger 2005.
  23. "Coup-risk, Counterbalancing and International Conflict" (with Evan Schofer), Security Studies, vo1. 14, no. 1, 2005, pp. 131-166.
  24. "Toward a Structural Understanding of Coup Risk: Concepts, Measurement, and Implications," with Evan Schofer, Journal of Conflict Resolution, vol. 47, no. 5, 2003, pp. 594-620.
  25. "A Modest Proposal: Privacy as a Rationale for Excluding Gays and Lesbians from the U.S. Military," with Melissa S. Embser-Herbert, International Security, vol. 27, no. 2, 2002, pp. 178-197.
  26. "Pink and Blue: Outcomes Associated with the Integration of Open Gay And Lesbian Personnel in the San Diego Police Department," with Jason Mcnichol, Police Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 1, 2002, pp. 63-95.
  27. "When Is Strategic Bombing Effective? Domestic Legitimacy and Aerial Denial," with Michael Clark, Gigi Gokcek, Robert Hinckley, Tom Knecht, and Eric Patterson, Security Studies, vol. 11, no. 4, 2002, pp. 51-88.
  28. "Homosexuality and the Israel Defense Forces; Did Lifting the Gay Ban Undermine Military Performance?" with Melissa Levitt, Armed Forces and Society, vol. 27, no. 4, 2001, pp. 541-566.
  29. "Homosexual Personnel Policy of the Canadian Forces; Did Lifting the Gay Ban Undermine Military Performance?" with Jason McNichol, International Journal, vol. 56, no. 1, 2001, pp. 73-88.
  30. "The Pentagon’s Gay Ban is Not Based on Military Necessity," Journal of Homosexuality, vol. 41, no. 1, 2001, pp. 103-119.
  31. "Counterfactual Thought Experiments in World Politics," with Philip E. Tetlock. In Tetlock and Belkin, eds., Counterfactual Thought Experiments in World Politics: Logical, Methodological, and Psychological Perspectives. Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press, 1996.
  32. "USSR's Third World Orphans: Deterring Desperate Dependents," with James G. Blight, Third World Quarterly, vol. 13 no. 4, 1993.
  33. "Triangular Mutual Security: Why the Cuban Missile Crisis Matters in a World Beyond the Cold War," with James G. Blight, Political Psychology, vol. 12 no. 4, 1991, pp. 727-745.

Research grants

OVERVIEW: More than $15 million in grants and major gifts over 20+ years.

SELECT GRANTS:

  1. Tawani Foundation $63,000 – 2005, $63,000 – 2006, $1,350,000,000 – 2013-15, $1,575,000 - 2015-2017, $1,934,250 - 2018-2021, $250,000 – 2022
  2. Michael D. Palm Foundation $1,000,000 – 2005, $50,000 – 2010, $50,000 – 2013, $10,000 – 2018
  3. Wellspring Foundation $1,000,000 – 2019-2022
  4. Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund $7,500 – 2000, $15,000 – 2001, $40,000 – 2002, $40,000 – 2003, $50,000 – 2004, $170,000 – 2005-07, $50,000 – 2008, $75,000 – 2009, $75,000 - 2010, $100,000 - 2011, $25,000 – 2016, $50,000 – 2017, $25,000 – 2018, $25,000 – 2019, $50,000 - 2020
  5. Gill Foundation $5,000 – 1999, $10,000 – 2000, $12,500 – 2001, $15,000 – 2002, $30,000 – 2003, $30,000 – 2004, $50,000 – 2006, $75,000 – 2007, $80,000 – 2009, $75,000 – 2010, $60,000 - 2011, $5,000 - 2014, $15,000 - 2015, $50,000 - 2018, $50,000 – 2019, $50,000 – 2020, $50,000 – 2021, $50,000 – 2022
  6. Wells Fargo Foundation $46,000 – 2005, $52,000 – 2006, $55,000 – 2007, $55,000 – 2008, $60,000 – 2009, $60,000 - 2010, $60,000 - 2013, $100,000 - 2014, $50,000 - 2015, $35,000 - 2016
  7. Gretchen Sisson $450,000 – 2020-2022
  8. Open Society $400,000 – 2020-2022
  9. Arcus Foundation $10,000 – 2002, $30,000 – 2006, $30,000 – 2007, $60,000 – 2008, $75,000 - 2009, $175,000 – 2010
  10. R. Gwin Follis Foundation $25,000 – 2000, $70,000 – 2001, $30,000 – 2002, $35,000 – 2003, $40,000 – 2004, $40,000 – 2005, $40,000 - 2007
  11. Colonel (IL) J.N. Pritzker ,IL ARNG (Retired) $1,000 - 2004, $134,000 - 2008
  12. David Bohnett Foundation $25,000 – 2005, $25,000 – 2006, $25,000 – 2007, $25,000 – 2009, $45,000 - 2010
  13. Small Change Foundation $9,000 – 2001, $10,000 – 2004, $15,000 – 2006, $10,000 – 2007, $25,000 – 2009, $35,000 - 2010, $25,000 - 2014, $25,000 – 2015; $25,000 – 2016, $80,000 – 2017, $50,000 – 2018, $40,000 – 2019, $40,000 - 2020, $50,000 – 2021, $50,000 – 2022
  14. Johnson Family Foundation $30,500 – 2009, $25,000 - 2010, $25,000 - 2015, $25,000 - 2016
  15. Women Donors Network $100,000 – 2021
  16. Calamus Foundation $20,000 - 2010, $15,000 - 2011, $20,000 - 2015, $20,000 - 2017, $10,000 – 2019
  17. William and Flora Hewlett Foundation $79,500 – 2022
  18. Walter & Elise Haas Fund $45,000 - 2019, $10,000 - 2020
  19. Compton Foundation $30,000 – 1999
  20. AT&T Foundation $25,000 - 2007
  21. Overbrook Foundation $9,000 – 2005, $5,000 - 2010


In the Media

AP Television

CNN News: Discussing Impact of Victory

Maddow June 30, 2016

PBS Newshour: The Future Of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, part 1

O'Reilly Factor: Discussing Palm Center Research

Democracy Now: Discussing Impact of Victory

PBS Newshour: The Future Of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, part 2

ABC Nightline: The war in Iraq

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