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Michael A. Rubin, PhD
Department of Political Science Columbia University mar2252 [at] columbia [dot] edu Research Interests: International Security; Civil Wars; Political Violence; Insurgency/COIN; Terrorism in Armed Conflict; Rebel Governance; Civilian Collective Action during Conflict |
Welcome to my personal Website.
I earned a PhD (2018) in Political Science at Columbia University, specializing in International Relations and Comparative Politics. Starting in Fall 2018, I will be a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Center for Peace and Security Studies (cPASS) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). My research investigates the causes and consequences of inter- and intra-state armed conflict. Recent and ongoing projects have been funded by the National Science Foundation (Law and Social Sciences Program), The Earth Institute, and the Weatherhead East Asian Institute.
Current projects examine both the local-level and the international political forces essential to understanding political conflict and war between and within states. My dissertation explores rebel group territorial control and governance during civil wars. I depart from existing research by emphasizing in particular how civilian populations influence the spread of insurgency, the strategic use of violence, and rebel governance in their communities. The project investigates competing theories of civilian agency in civil war and tests them empirically at the community level using quantitative and qualitative data from the communist insurgency in the Philippines. The project has been supported by a NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant, which I used to conduct Key-Informant Interviews in 75 randomly selected villages within three conflict-affected Provinces on the southern island of Mindanao: Agusan del Sur, Compostela Valley, and Davao Oriental.
On this website you can find more details about my research projects and download my C.V. Please feel free to contact me at mar2252 [at] columbia [dot] edu with any questions or comments.
I earned a PhD (2018) in Political Science at Columbia University, specializing in International Relations and Comparative Politics. Starting in Fall 2018, I will be a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Center for Peace and Security Studies (cPASS) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). My research investigates the causes and consequences of inter- and intra-state armed conflict. Recent and ongoing projects have been funded by the National Science Foundation (Law and Social Sciences Program), The Earth Institute, and the Weatherhead East Asian Institute.
Current projects examine both the local-level and the international political forces essential to understanding political conflict and war between and within states. My dissertation explores rebel group territorial control and governance during civil wars. I depart from existing research by emphasizing in particular how civilian populations influence the spread of insurgency, the strategic use of violence, and rebel governance in their communities. The project investigates competing theories of civilian agency in civil war and tests them empirically at the community level using quantitative and qualitative data from the communist insurgency in the Philippines. The project has been supported by a NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant, which I used to conduct Key-Informant Interviews in 75 randomly selected villages within three conflict-affected Provinces on the southern island of Mindanao: Agusan del Sur, Compostela Valley, and Davao Oriental.
On this website you can find more details about my research projects and download my C.V. Please feel free to contact me at mar2252 [at] columbia [dot] edu with any questions or comments.
