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Michael A. Rubin, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar Center for Peace and Security Studies (cPASS) Department of Political Science University of California, San Diego (UCSD) mrubin [at] ucsd [dot] edu Google Scholar Page Research Interests: Political Violence; Civil Wars; International Security; Insurgency/COIN; Rebel Territorial Control & Governance; Civilian Agency/Collective Action during Conflict; Terrorism in Armed Conflict |
Welcome to my personal Website.
I am a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Center for Peace and Security Studies (cPASS) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). I earned a PhD (2018) in Political Science from Columbia University, specializing in International Relations and Comparative Politics.
My research investigates the causes, conduct, and consequences of political violence, informing practical solutions to reduce the human suffering that it generates. Current projects are designed to answer three sets of questions related this research agenda. 1) Under what conditions do rebel organizations successfully control territory during civil war, and how do civilians influence conflict processes? 2) Under what conditions do dissident groups resort to terrorism, and what are the consequences for conflict resolution and political stability? 3) Under what conditions do states employ “gray zone” conflict strategies short of full-scale war, and under what conditions do these strategies escalate to direct militarized conflict? In addition to explaining political violence and its consequences, this research agenda contributes to understanding state formation and its failures, the nature of extra-institutional political competition between and within states, and the strengths and limitations of state-centric models of the international system.
My research appears or is forthcoming in International Studies Quarterly and Journal of Conflict Resolution and has been funded by the National Science Foundation (Law and Social Sciences Program), The Earth Institute, and the Weatherhead East Asian Institute.
On this website you can find more details about my research projects and download my C.V. Please feel free to contact me at mrubin [at] ucsd [dot] edu with any questions or comments.
I am a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Center for Peace and Security Studies (cPASS) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). I earned a PhD (2018) in Political Science from Columbia University, specializing in International Relations and Comparative Politics.
My research investigates the causes, conduct, and consequences of political violence, informing practical solutions to reduce the human suffering that it generates. Current projects are designed to answer three sets of questions related this research agenda. 1) Under what conditions do rebel organizations successfully control territory during civil war, and how do civilians influence conflict processes? 2) Under what conditions do dissident groups resort to terrorism, and what are the consequences for conflict resolution and political stability? 3) Under what conditions do states employ “gray zone” conflict strategies short of full-scale war, and under what conditions do these strategies escalate to direct militarized conflict? In addition to explaining political violence and its consequences, this research agenda contributes to understanding state formation and its failures, the nature of extra-institutional political competition between and within states, and the strengths and limitations of state-centric models of the international system.
My research appears or is forthcoming in International Studies Quarterly and Journal of Conflict Resolution and has been funded by the National Science Foundation (Law and Social Sciences Program), The Earth Institute, and the Weatherhead East Asian Institute.
On this website you can find more details about my research projects and download my C.V. Please feel free to contact me at mrubin [at] ucsd [dot] edu with any questions or comments.
