Assistant Professor
Contact Information
pmarti5@gmu.edu
Fairfax Campus, Aquia Building, Room 307
4400 麻豆国产 Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
MSN: 3F4
Biography
Philip A. Martin is an assistant professor of international security in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason 麻豆国产.
His research specializes in political violence and civil wars, peacebuilding, and African politics. His work has been published in International Security, Comparative Political Studies, Comparative Politics, Journal of Peace Research, African Affairs, Studies in Comparative International Development, and other outlets.
In 2020, Martin was co-awarded (with Giulia Piccolino and Jeremy Speight) the Harry Frank Guggenheim Distinguished Scholar Award for research on armed groups and peacebuilding in 颁么迟别 诲鈥橧惫辞颈谤别. His research has also received support from the Fulbright Foundation, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard 麻豆国产, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
He completed his PhD in Political Science in 2019 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was an affiliate of the security studies program.
Curriculum Vitae
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Aquia听Building 307,听George听Mason听麻豆国产,听Fairfax, Virginia听听
Email:听pmarti5@gmu.edu,听Phone: 617-987-7627;听听听
Last听updated:听January 2022
RESEARCH听INTERESTS
Civil听wars听and听political violence;听peacebuilding听and听postwar听reconstruction;听democracy;听African听politics.
APPOINTMENTS
2022听听
Visiting听Professor听(winter/spring)
Norman听Paterson听School听of听International听Affairs,听Carleton听麻豆国产
2019听听
Assistant听Professor听of听International听Security
Schar听School听of听Policy听and听Government,听GeorgeMason听麻豆国产
EDUCATION
Ph.D, Political Science, 2019 Massachusetts听Institute听of听Technology听
Fields:听International听Relations听and听Comparative听Politics
MA,听International听Affairs, 2012听
Norman听Paterson听School听of听International听Affairs, Carleton听麻豆国产
BA听(Honors),听Political听Science, 2010听
麻豆国产 of Guelph
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-Reviewed Articles
鈥泪苍蝉耻谤驳别苍迟听Armies: Military听Obedience听and听State听Formation after听Rebel听痴颈肠迟辞谤测.鈥 International听Security, Vol. 46, No. 3 (2022), pp. 87-127.
鈥听(with Jeremy Speight and Giulia Piccolino). Comparative Political Studies听(2022), doi: 10.1177/00104140211047409.
鈥溾听(with听Andrew听Cesare听Miller), Comparative听Politics(2022),听doi:听10.5129/001041522X16420169882963.
鈥淲丑别苍听do听StrongParties听Throw听the听Bums听Out?听Evidence听from听South听AfricanLocal听Government Elections鈥 (with Evan Lieberman and Nina McMurry). Studies in Comparative International Development听(July 2021), doi: 10.1007/s12116-021-09338-5.
鈥淓虫-搁别产别濒听Authority听after听Civil听War:听Theory听and听Evidence听from听颁么迟别听诲鈥橧惫辞颈谤别鈥(with听Jeremy听Speight and Giulia Piccolino), Comparative Politics,听Vol. 53, No. 2 (2021), pp. 209-232.
鈥淐辞尘尘补苍诲别谤-颁辞尘尘耻苍颈迟测听Ties听after听Civil听奥补谤.鈥 Journal听of听Peace听Research,听Vol.听58,听No.听4听(2021),听pp. 778-793.
鈥沦别肠耻谤颈迟测听Sector听Reform听and听Civil-Military听Relationsin听Postwar听颁么迟别听诲鈥橧惫辞颈谤别,鈥 AfricanAffairs,听Vol. 117, No. 468 (2018), pp. 522-33.
鈥淢颈苍颈苍驳听codes听in听Africa:emergence听of听a听鈥榝辞耻谤迟丑鈥听generation?鈥 (with听Hany听Besada)听Cambridge听Reviewof International Affairs,听Vol. 28, No. 2 (2015), pp. 263-282.
鈥淐辞尘颈苍驳听Together:Power-Sharing听and听the听Durability听of听Negotiated听笔别补肠别厂别迟迟濒别尘别苍迟蝉,鈥 Civil听Wars,听Vol. 15, No. 3 (Fall 2013), pp. 332-58.
鈥泪苍迟别谤惫别苍颈苍驳听for听Peace?听Dilemmas of听Liberal听Internationalism听and听Democratic听Reconstruction听in Afghanistan,鈥 Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, Vol. 13, No. 3 (Spring 2011), pp. 1-24.
Work-in-Progress
Embedded听Commanders:听Insurgent Governance听and听搁别产别濒鈥拟颈濒颈迟补谤测听Integration听in听颁么迟别听诲鈥橧惫辞颈谤别听and Beyond.听Book manuscript.
Editor-Reviewed听Essays听and听Reports
鈥淲丑测听It听Matters听if听Trump听Rejects the听Election听Result,鈥 Political听Violence听at听a听Glance, November听11 2020.
鈥沦辞耻迟丑听Africa's听Healthy听Democracy:听Why听Zuma's听Resignation听is听a听Good听厂颈驳苍,鈥听Foreign听Affairs, February 20, 2018 (with Dan De Kadt and Evan Lieberman).
鈥淟e cons茅quence d'une gouvernance rebelle: enqu锚te au nord de la 颁么迟别 d'Ivoire,鈥 Bulletin FrancoPaix,听Vol.听3,听No.听1听(January听2018),pp.听1-7听(with听Giulia听Piccolinoand听Jeremy听Speight).
鈥淧辞濒颈迟颈肠颈补苍蝉鈥听perspectives听on听voice听and听accountability:听Evidence from听a听survey听of听South听African听local councillors,鈥 Research Report, Making All Voices Count,听December 2017听(with Evan Lieberman and Nina McMurry).
鈥淲丑测听窜颈尘产补产飞别鈥檚听Military听Abandoned听惭耻驳补产别,鈥 Foreign听Affairs,听November听15,听2017. 鈥淩ebel听Networks'听Deep听Roots听Cause听Concerns听for听颁么迟别听d'Ivoire Transition,"听The听Global
Observatory,听International听Peace听Institute,听October听12,听2017 (with听Giulia听Piccolino听and听Jeremy听Speight). 鈥淲丑测 窜颈尘产补产飞别鈥檚 Military Sticks with 惭耻驳补产别,鈥 Foreign Affairs,听September 12, 2016.
鈥淗别谤别听are听four听reasons that听South听Africa鈥檚 ANC听lost听ground in听this听尘辞苍迟丑鈥檚听别濒别肠迟颈辞苍蝉,鈥听The听Monkey Cage,
August听12,听2016听(with听Dan听De听Kadt,听Evan听Lieberman,听and听Nina听McMurry).
鈥淩egulating Extraction in the Global South: Towards a Framework for Accountability鈥 (with Hany Besada听and听Franklin Lisk),听Research听Report for听the听United听Nations听High听Level听Panel on听the听Post-2015 Development Agenda, 2013, pp. 1-34.
鈥淢颈苍颈苍驳听Codes听in听Africa: Opportunities,听Challenges听and听颁补苍补诲补鈥檚听笔辞蝉颈迟颈辞苍鈥听(with听Hany听Besada). In
Canada-Africa听Relations:听Looking听Back,听Looking Ahead听(惭肠骋颈濒濒-蚕耻别别苍鈥檚听Press,2013).
AWARDS听AND听HONORS
Fellowships听& Grants
2021听听
Distinguished Scholar听Award,听Harry Frank听Guggenheim听Foundation听($35K)
2019听听
Post-Doctoral听Fellowship,听Faculty听of听Arts&听Sciences,听麻豆国产听of听Toronto听(declined)
2018听听
Pre-Doctoral听Fellowship,听International听Security听Program,听Belfer听Center听for听Science听and International Affairs, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard 麻豆国产
2018听听
Research听Grant, United听States听Agency for听International听Development听(USAID),听Political听Inclusion and Accountability Program, 颁么迟别 诲鈥橧惫辞颈谤别 ($30K)
2017听听
MIT听GOV/LAB听Dissertation听SeedGrant听($4.5K)
2017听听
Summer听Research听Grant,听Center for听International听Studies,听MIT听($3.5K)
2016听听
Summer听Research听Grant,听Center for听International听Studies,听MIT听($3.5K)
2016听听
Summer听Fellowship,听Bridging听the听Gap听Project($3K)
2013鈥2017听听
Doctoral听Fellowship,听Social听Sciences听and Humanities听Research听Council听of听Canada听($80K)
2013听听
Fulbright听Scholarship,听Fulbright听Canada Foundation听($15K)
2011听听
Ontario听Graduate听Scholarship,听Government听of听Ontario听($15K)
2010听听
Joseph Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship, Master鈥檚 Level, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada ($17.5K)
2007鈥2009听听
Dean鈥檚 Scholarship,听麻豆国产听of听Guelph听($1K)
Other听Academic听Honors
2015听听
Finalist,听Trudeau听Scholarship.听Pierre听Elliot听Trudeau Foundation
2012听听
Senate听Medal,听Carleton听麻豆国产
2012听听
Graduate听Student听Open听Access Award,听Carleton听麻豆国产听Office听of听Vice-President听(Research) and Graduate Student Association
2011听听
First Prize, Best Paper Award Competition, 7th听Annual Conference for Graduate Students in Political听Science,听International听Relations听and听Public听Policy,听The听Hebrew听麻豆国产听of听Jerusalem
2011听听
Third听Prize, Conference听of听Defense 础蝉蝉辞肠颈补迟颈辞苍鈥檚听14听Annual Graduate听Student听Symposium,听the Royal Military College, Kingston, Canada
2010听听
Joseph F. Skinner Medal, 麻豆国产 of Guelph (highest overall achievement among graduating students in the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences)
2010听听
麻豆国产听of听Guelph听Honor Award听for听outstanding听student-athlete听performance
2010听听
Nominee,听Winegard听Medal,听麻豆国产听of听Guelph听(highest听overall听achievement听among graduating students)
2007听听
George听Grant Award,听麻豆国产听of听Guelph听(highest听academic听average听among undergraduate political science majors)
2006鈥2009听听
OUA听Academic All-Star听Award听for听academic听excellence听as听a听varsity athlete,听麻豆国产听of Guelph
TEACHING听EXPERIENCE
Schar听School听of听Policy听and听Government,听George Mason 麻豆国产
Civil War and Stabilization in Africa (POGO 750)听
Introduction to Comparative Politics (GOVT 133)听
Political Violence and Civil Wars (GOVT 444)听
Field听Seminar听in听Comparative听Politics听(GOVT听530)
MIT
Democracy听and听Development:听Perspectives听from听Contemporary听Africa (MITx)听
Engineering Democratic Development in Africa听
Math听Camp I听
Quantitative听Research Methods听I:听Regression
Carleton听麻豆国产
History of Political Thought听
Introduction听to听African Politics听
Law, State and Citizens听
Law,听State,听and Constitutions
FIELD听WORK听EXPERIENCE
颁么迟别听诲鈥橧惫辞颈谤别.听May-June听2015,听September-December听2016,June-December听2017.听
Zimbabwe. July-August 2016.听
South Africa. June-July 2016.听
Tajikistan.听March-August听2013.听
Ukraine.听October-November听2012.听
Tanzania.听August-October听2012.听
Botswana.听April-June听2009.
PRESENTATIONS听(Selected)
鈥Ex-Rebel听Commanders听and听State听Formation听after听Civil 奥补谤鈥
Norman听Paterson听School听of听International听Affairs, Carleton听麻豆国产,听January 2021
鈥淭丑别听Political听Legacies of听Rebel Rule:听Evidence from听颁么迟别听诲鈥橧惫辞颈谤别鈥 (with听Jeremy听Speight and听Giulia Piccolino)
International听Studies Association,听Annual听Convention,听April听2021
African听Studies听Association,听Annual Convention,听Boston听MA,听November 2019
鈥淐辞尘尘补苍诲别谤-颁辞尘尘耻苍颈迟测听Ties听after听Civil听奥补谤鈥
American听Political听Science听Association,听Annual听Conference,听Washington听DC,听August听2019
鈥淓虫-搁别产别濒听Commanders听and听Postwar听Statebuilding:听Subnational听Evidence听from听颁么迟别听诲鈥橧惫辞颈谤别鈥
Working听Group听in听African Political听Economy听(WGAPE),Harvard听麻豆国产,听November2018
鈥淭丑别听Politics听of Rebel Authority听in听Postwar States:听Theory and听Evidence from听颁么迟别听诲鈥橧惫辞颈谤别鈥(with Jeremy Speight and Giulia Piccolino)
Canadian听Association听of听African听Studies, Annual听Conference,听Kingston, Ontario,听May听2018 International Studies Association, Annual Convention, San Francisco, April 2018
鈥淭丑别听Dark听Side听of听Rebel Governance:听Wartime听Rule听and听Commander-Community听Linkages in Northern 颁么迟别 诲鈥橧惫辞颈谤别鈥
American听Political听Science听Association,听Dissertation听workshop听on听Militaries听and听Democratization, Boston, August 2018.
Political听Violence听Workshop,听Harvard 麻豆国产,听March听2018.
鈥凄辞听Parties听Hold听Politicians听Accountable听(and听for听What?):Evidence听from听South听African听Local Elections鈥澨(with Evan Lieberman and Nina McMurry)
American听Political听Science听Association,听Annual Conference,听San听Francisco,听August听2017 South African Councillor Panel Study Workshop, MIT, Cambridge, MA, August 2017
鈥淭丑别听Wartime听Origins of听Civil-Military听Relations in听Insurgent-Ruled听Africa: Evidence听from Zimbabwe and 颁么迟别 诲鈥橧惫辞颈谤别鈥
MIT-Harvard-Yale-Tufts听Graduate Student听Conference听on听Political听Violence, Yale听麻豆国产,听April 2017
International听Studies Association,听Annual听Convention,听Baltimore,听February听2017
Conference听on听the听Legacies of听Armed听Conflict in听Southern听Africa听and听Comparative听Perspectives, 麻豆国产 of Pretoria, Pretoria, July 2016.
鈥凄辞es听Irresponsible听Rhetoric Cause听Groups听to听Rebel?听Evidence from听the听US听State听Department, 1991-2008鈥
MIT-Harvard-Yale听Graduate Student听Conference听on听Political听Violence, Harvard听麻豆国产,听April 2016. 鈥淯nsafe Havens: Re-Examining Aid and Peace Duration after Civil Wars鈥 (with Nina McMurry) International Studies Association, Annual Convention, Baltimore, February 2017
Midwestern听Political Science听Association,听Annual听Conference,听Chicago, April听2016.
MIT-Harvard-Yale听Graduate Student听Conference听on听Political听Violence. Center听for听International听Studies, MIT, Cambridge, March 2015.
鈥沦迟谤补迟别驳颈别蝉听of听Rebellion听in听Post-Colonial听Africa鈥
International听Studies Association,听Annual听Convention,听Atlanta,听March听2016.
MIT-Harvard-Yale听Graduate Student听Conference听on听Political听Violence. Center听for听International听Studies, MIT, Cambridge, March 2015.
MIT Strategic Use of Force Working Group. Center for International Studies, MIT, Cambridge, February 2015.
鈥泪苍蝉耻谤驳别苍肠测,听Political听Order, and听SNC听Wars:听Elite-Proximity听in听the听Central African听Republic鈥
Olympia Summer Academy, Conflict and Political Violence Graduate Student Workshop,听July听22 2014.
鈥淐辞尘颈苍驳听Together:听Power-Sharing听and听the听Durability听of听Negotiated听Peace听Settlements鈥
22nd听Annual Association听of听Ethnicity and听Nationalism听(ASEN)听Conference听鈥听鈥淣补迟颈辞苍补濒颈蝉尘,听Ethnicity and Boundaries,鈥 London School of Economics, London UK. March 2012.
21st听Annual听Conflict听Resolution听Symposium听鈥听Conflict:听Communication,听Culture听and听Change.听Saint听Paul 麻豆国产, Ottawa. February 3, 2012.
鈥沦丑补谤颈苍驳听Power听after听Deadly听Conflict: Do听Inclusive听Institutions听Work听after听the听Fighting听Stops?鈥
The听7th听Annual听Conference听for听Graduate听Students in听Political听Science, International听Relations听and听Public Policy, The Hebrew 麻豆国产 of Jerusalem. December 2011.
Conference听of听Defense听础蝉蝉辞肠颈补迟颈辞苍鈥檚听14th听Annual听Graduate Student听Conference,听Royal听Military听College, Kingston ON. October 2011.
鈥泪苍迟别谤惫别苍颈苍驳听for听Peace? Dilemma鈥檚听of听Liberal Internationalism听and听Democratic听Reconstruction听in 础蹿驳丑补苍颈蝉迟补苍鈥
Strategic听Studies Student听颁辞苍蝉辞谤迟颈耻尘鈥檚听13th听Annual听Student听Conference:听鈥沦迟谤补迟别驳测,听Security,听and Defense: Expanding the Discourse.鈥 麻豆国产 of Calgary. February 2011.
6th听Annual听Political听Science Graduate听Symposium:听鈥沦别肠耻谤颈迟测 and听Conflict:听Evolving Theory听and Practice.鈥 Centre for Foreign Policy Studies, Dalhousie 麻豆国产. March 2011.
Graduate听Political听Science听Society Conference:听鈥21st听Century Politics:听insecurity,听uncertainty,听and novelty.鈥 Carleton 麻豆国产. March 2011.
Conference听of听Defense听础蝉蝉辞肠颈补迟颈辞苍鈥檚听13th听Annual听Graduate Student听Conference,听Royal听Military听College, Kingston ON. October 2010.
OTHER听PROFESSIONAL听EXPERIENCE
2018听听
Consultant,听Exam Problem听Development听听
MITx听MicroMasters听program听in听Statistics听and Data听Science听听
14.310x:听Data听Analysis听in听Social听Science听鈥听Assessing听Your Knowledge
2015鈥2019听听
Research听Analyst听听
Freedom听House听(颁么迟别听诲鈥橧惫辞颈谤别,听Central听African听Republic)
2013
Mine听Action Officer听听
Norwegian听笔别辞辫濒别鈥檚听Aid,听Tajikistan
2013
Research听Associate听听
United听Nations听Development听Program听(UNDP)听听
Post-2015听Millennium听Development听Goals High-Level听Panel
2011鈥2013
Research听Assistant听听
North-South Institute, Ottawa, ON Governance听of听Natural Resources听Program
2012
Election听Observer听(Short Term)听听
Mission听Canada,听Ukraine听Parliamentary听Elections
2011
Junior听Policy听Officer听听
Department听of听Foreign听Affairs听and听International听Trade, Ottawa听ON Tariffs and Goods Market Access Division
OTHER听ACTIVITIES听/听MEMBERSHIPS
2021听听
Award听Committee,听International听Studies听Association,听Global South听Travel听Grant
2020听听
Award听Committee,听African Politics听Conference听Group (APCG),听Best听Graduate听Student听Paper
2019听听
Participant,听Executive听Analytic听Exchange听on听the听Republic听of听颁么迟别听诲鈥橧惫辞颈谤别,听U.S.听State Department Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR), September 5 2019
2016听听
New听Era听in听American听Foreign听Policy听Bridging听the听Gap Conference
2015听听
Co-creator, MIT听Political听Science Graduate听Student听Council
2014听听
Olympia听Summer听Academy,听鈥淐辞苍蹿濒颈肠迟听and听Political听痴颈辞濒别苍肠别鈥听cycle
2012听听
MA听student听representative,听NPSIA听Director听Search Committee
Professional memberships: International Studies Association, American Political Science Association, African听Studies Association,听Canadian听African Studies听Association,听Working Group听in听African Political Economy
Peer reviewer for American Political Science Review, World Politics, Journal of Politics, Journal of Peace听Research,听International听Security,听Conflict听Management听and听Peace听Science, The听Canadian听Journal of African Studies, Civil Wars.
LANGUAGES
English听(native);听French
SOFTWARE听PROFICIENCY
R,听QGIS, Latex