International Relations Faculty

Cameron Mailhot

abraith — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 15:38:50 +0000

Cameron Mailhot abraith Thu, 07/25/2024 - 08:38

Social Sciences 231

Cameron Mailhot is an Assistant Professor in the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona. Broadly, his research lies at the intersection of international organizations, international security, peace and conflict processes, democratization, and statebuilding. More specifically, his research examines the short- and long-term role that the international community plays in countries' political (post-conflict and post-authoritarian) transitions, with a particular focus on Eastern Europe. Recent work of his examines the determinants of social and political trust in these contexts. His research has been published in the American Journal of Political Science, International Studies Quarterly, and Small Wars & Insurgencies. He received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 2023.

Originally from Northern Minnesota, Cameron enjoys spending his time outside hiking and skiing. As a FGLI student, he is always glad to speak with other FGLI students about his or their experiences in higher education and academia, more broadly.

Assistant Professor

mailhot@arizona.edu

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International organizations

Peace and conflict processes

Statebuilding and reconstruction

Cameron Mailhot

Michael Burgoyne

mmeitner — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 21:12:59 +0000

Michael Burgoyne mmeitner Mon, 09/18/2023 - 14:12

Michael L. Burgoyne is a retired U.S. Army Colonel and joins the School of Government and Public Policy. He deployed twice to Iraq in command and staff positions and served as the defense attaché in Kabul, Afghanistan. He was a counterinsurgency trainer at the National Training Center and co-authored The Defense of Jisr al-Doreaa, a tactical primer on counterinsurgency. He served in various policy and security cooperation positions in the Americas, including assignments as the Army attaché in Mexico, Andean Ridge desk officer at U.S. Army South, senior defense official in Guatemala, and policy analyst at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.

Burgoyne holds an M.A. in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College and an M.A. in security studies from Georgetown University. His research and writing focus on security in the Western Hemisphere, insurgency, transnational organized crime, alliances, and defense policy. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in war studies at King’s College London.

Get to know Mike!

Assistant Professor of Practice

burgoyneml@arizona.edu

Western Hemisphere security policy

Transnational organized crime

Defense policy and strategy

Michael Burgoyne

Daniel Arnon

abraith — Sat, 28 Aug 2021 01:31:13 +0000

Daniel Arnon abraith Fri, 08/27/2021 - 18:31

Social Sciences 304

Daniel Arnon is an Assistant Professor in the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona and is a principal researcher for the Political Terror Scale, an index of state violations of physical integrity rights. He received his PhD in 2021 from Emory University.

Dr. Arnon’s research focuses on conflict processes between individuals and the state, including individual violence against the state, namely terrorism and insurgency, and state violence against individuals, namely human rights violations and repression. His recent research focuses on the sources of lone actor political violence and its political consequences, the politicization of and biases in measuring human rights violations, how identity politics shapes tolerance for repression, and the dynamics of social cohesion and state repression, particularly in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. His work has appeared in the British Journal of Political Science, International Security, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, the Journal of Human Rights, and Conflict Management and Peace Science. In addition to his PhD from Emory University, Dr. Arnon also holds a M.Sc. (2015) from the London School of Economics, and a B.A. from the University of North Carolina Asheville.

Outside the classroom and the office Dr. Arnon enjoys outdoor activities including rock climbing, biking, running, swimming, and snowboarding.

Assistant Professor

danielarnon@arizona.edu

Prof. Arnon's CV (8/23)

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International relations

Conflict and contention

Human rights

Daniel Arnon

Kirssa Cline Ryckman

nriddel — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 16:40:12 +0000

Kirssa Cline Ryckman nriddel Tue, 04/02/2019 - 09:40

Social Sciences 335

Kirssa Ryckman studies the dynamics of nonstate conflict, including terrorism, civil war, and nonviolent campaigns. She is particularly interested in how civilians are affected by conflict, whether as victims of violence or agents of change. She teaches courses at the undergraduate and master’s level on terrorism, strategic nonviolent conflict, human security, and statistics. She also serves as the Assistant Director of the International Security Studies program. Her work has been published in the Journal of Peace Research, Conflict Management and Peace Science, and the Journal of Global Security Studies. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in 2012.

Assistant Professor

klcline@arizona.edu

Prof. Ryckman's CV (8/23)

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International relations

Violent and nonviolent conflict

Civilians in conflict

Kirssa Cline Ryckman

Alex Braithwaite

nriddel — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 21:12:40 +0000

Alex Braithwaite nriddel Mon, 04/01/2019 - 14:12

Social Sciences 317

My research addresses a series of related topics in the broad areas of international relations and conflict processes. This includes (1) the causes and contagion of violent and nonviolent conflict, including terrorism, protests, riots, civil war, and international wars; (2) patterns of forced migration; and (3) the use of systems of concentration camps as a form of repression. Each of these themes is investigated in a series of externally-funded grant projects completed or ongoing:

"The Militarized Dispute Data: 2015-2024 and Beyond." (Collaborative research with Vito D’Orazio, Paul Bezerra, & Faten Ghosn (2023–2026). National Science Foundation $576,323.
"Enhancing the Evidence for Humanitarian Action (EEHA) in the Face of Climate Change." (Collaborative research with Zack Guido, Corrie Hannah, Timothy Finan, Beth Tellman, Anna Josephson, & Jeff Michler; Funded by USAID's BHA, 2023-2024, $997,977).
"Concentration Camp Systems: Data Collection and Dissemination." (Collaborative research with Rachel Van Nostrand & Daniel Solomon; Funded by the National Science Foundation, 2022-2024, $362,328).
"Analyzing Migration Patterns from Central America Using Natural Language and Machine Learning." (Collaborative research with Javier Osorio [PI]; Funded by the US Dept. of Defense/Army Research Office, 2020-2023, $660,000).
"Refugee Flows and Instability." (Collaborative research with Faten Ghosn, Shane Johnson, Toby Davies, Michael Frith, Miranda Simon, & Tiffany Chu; Funded by the US Dept. of Defense/Army Research Office, 2017-2021, $1,391,214).
"ENFOLDing - Explaining, Modeling, and Forecasting Global Dynamics." (Collaborative research with Alan Wilson [PI], Michael Batty, Stephen Bishop, Sean Hanna, Shane Johnson, Pablo Mateos, Francesca Medda, Frank Smith, & Alasdair Turner; Funded by the UK Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council, 2010-2015, £2,510,409.
"Shades of Grey: Toward a Science of Intervention for Eliciting and Detecting Notable Behaviours." (Collaborative research with Matt Jones [PI], Ben Dalton, Dawn Eubanks, Lara Frumkin, Peter Fussey, David Howard, Marialena Nikolopodou, Alex Stedmon, Jack Tchang, & Aldert Vrij; Funded by the UK Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council, 2010-2013, £1,050,296).
"Mapping the Structure of International Inequalities and the Poverty-Conflict Nexus." (Collaborative research with David Hudson & Niheer Dasandi; Funded by the UK Economic & Social Research Council, 2010-2012, £87,025).
"Territorial Motivations of Terrorist Organisations." (Research fellowship funded by The Airey Neave Trust, 2010-2012, £40,747).
"Escaping the Territorial Trap: Mapping, Modeling, and Simulating Conflict Processes." (Apple Inc. Research & Technology Support (ARTS) Laureate, 2009, $30,000).

Distinguished Professor & Director of SGPP

Melody S. Robidoux Fund Leadership Chair

abraith@arizona.edu

Prof. Braithwaite's CV (7/25)

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International relations

Refugees and forced migration

Violent and nonviolent conflict

Alex Braithwaite

Jessica Maves Braithwaite

nriddel — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 21:10:28 +0000

Jessica Maves Braithwaite nriddel Mon, 04/01/2019 - 14:10

Social Sciences 343

Jessica Braithwaite's research addresses how repressive activities and institutional characteristics of governments influence (and are influenced by) violent and nonviolent strategies of domestic opposition groups. She also examines the origins of rebellion as a co-creator of the Foundations of Rebel Group Emergence (FORGE) dataset. Her work has been published or is forthcoming at Journal of Politics, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Peace Research, Research and Politics, and Conflict Management and Peace Science.

Associate Professor

Director of PhD Program

jbraith@arizona.edu

Prof. Braithwaite's CV (8/23)

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Prof. Braithwaite's CV (8/23)

International relations

Violent and nonviolent conflict

Human rights and repression

Jessica Maves Braithwaite