Dominic Johnson received a D.Phil. from Oxford University in evolutionary biology, and a Ph.D. from Geneva University in political science. Drawing on both disciplines, he is interested in how new research on evolution, biology and human nature is challenging theories of international relations, conflict, and cooperation. He is the author of Overconfidence and War: The Havoc and Glory of Positive Illusions (2004) and Failing to Win: Perceptions of Victory and Defeat in International Politics (2006), with Dominic Tierney.
This is a thought-provoking read * The Catholic Herald * Important and impressive work ... compelling and fascinating detail * Paul Richardson, Church of England Newspaper * A genuinely insightful and provocative book * Stuart Kelly, The Scotsman * Wide-ranging and consistently interesting ... vividly written and packed with arresting examples * John Gray, New Statesman * Simultaneously entertaining, enlightening, and eclectically erudite, God is Watching You is a portal well worth entering, both for the dialogue it engenders and the intellectual journey it provides. * Candace S. Alcorta, Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture *