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Welcome. I am a Professor in the Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland and am affiliated with the Center for International Development and Conflict Management. I am also the BSOS ADVANCE Professor, where I lead faculty development programming on mentoring, work-life balance, and career advancement.
My current research examines how crises—particularly climate change—reshape governance and authority relationships globally. I focus on nonstate actor governance, asking when and why armed groups, rebel organizations, and other nonstate actors govern where states cannot or will not. My broader research interests include self-determination movements, civil war, and nonviolent resistance. My latest book is Rebel Governance in the Age of Climate Change. I am also the author of Inside the Politics of Self-Determination (Oxford University Press). My work has appeared in leading journals including American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, International Organization, Journal of Politics, Journal of Peace Research, Journal of Conflict Resolution, International Studies Quarterly, Research & Politics, and Perspectives on Politics. I received my Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego in 2007. I have been a Fulbright Scholar and an Irregular Warfare Initiative non-resident Fellow. My research has been supported by the DOD Minerva Foundation, the National Science Foundation, and the Research Councils of Norway and Canada. |
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Recent talks and travelsVanderbilt University 2025
University of Michigan, School for Environment & Sustainability 2024 Edinburgh Dialogue on Constitution Building in Fragile Settings 2024 DOD Basic Research Office Forum Presentation 2024 All Azimuth Workshop Series, Bilkent University 2024 Peace Science Society International Presidential Address 2023 Network of European Peace Scientists, Bologna 2023 APL Research Frontiers Forum: Climate Change & National Security 2023 |
