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I am a professor in the Political Science department at Gettysburg College. I earned my B.A. in economics at the University of Puget Sound in 1985 and my Ph.D in political science at the University of California at Davis in 1994. I have been teaching at Gettysburg College since 1993.
I teach courses in International Relations with a focus on international political economy. The courses I teach regularly include Introduction to International Relations, Political Economy of Armed Conflict, North-South Dialogue (a class focusing on relations between the global North and global South, not the American civil war!), and Globalization. I also occasionally teach a course on Latin American Politics.
My research focuses on the means by which civil wars are ended and the implications the terms of settlements have for the peace that follows. I have explored the implications that power-sharing settlements have for the duration of the peace as well as for the nature of democracy in post-civil war states. Current research interests include investigating the effects that power sharing has on women’s political rights following civil war and, more generally, on power relations among a variety of actors in post-conflict states. I am also currently involved in studies using survey research and conjoint experiments to analyze the effect that power-sharing settlements have on citizens' trust in government and citizens' support for inclusive civil war peace settlements. These studies have been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and Folke Bernadotte Academy.
I teach courses in International Relations with a focus on international political economy. The courses I teach regularly include Introduction to International Relations, Political Economy of Armed Conflict, North-South Dialogue (a class focusing on relations between the global North and global South, not the American civil war!), and Globalization. I also occasionally teach a course on Latin American Politics.
My research focuses on the means by which civil wars are ended and the implications the terms of settlements have for the peace that follows. I have explored the implications that power-sharing settlements have for the duration of the peace as well as for the nature of democracy in post-civil war states. Current research interests include investigating the effects that power sharing has on women’s political rights following civil war and, more generally, on power relations among a variety of actors in post-conflict states. I am also currently involved in studies using survey research and conjoint experiments to analyze the effect that power-sharing settlements have on citizens' trust in government and citizens' support for inclusive civil war peace settlements. These studies have been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and Folke Bernadotte Academy.