Stephen M. Saideman

Stephen M. Saideman holds the Paterson Chair in International Affairs at Carleton University's Norman Paterson School of International Affairs.[1] He previously was the Canada Research Chair in International Security and Ethnic Conflict at McGill University, in Montreal, Canada. He has authored three books, over twenty articles and book chapters, with most of his work focusing on the international politics of ethnic conflict.

Career

Saideman received his B.A. in Government at Oberlin College. He then received his M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, San Diego in the fall of 1993. He had a visiting position at the University of Vermont before moving to Texas Tech where he taught as an Assistant Professor of Political Science from 1995-2001. From 2001 to 2002, he held the Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellowship, which allowed him to work as a desk officer on the US Joint Staff's Directorate of Strategic Plans and Policy (J5). Saideman then taught at McGill as a Canada Research Chair until the end of the spring semester of 2012 when he moved to teach at the International Affairs programme of Carleton University. Saideman is also a Fellow at the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute.[2]

Research

Most of his research has focused on the international relations of ethnic conflict, including his first[3] and second[4] books. This led to some projects on the comparative politics of ethnic conflict as well as an interest in the dynamics of intrastate conflicts[5] in general. His current research focuses on the full challenges of multilateral military operations.[6] He most recently co-authored, along with David Auerswald, a book entitled NATO and Afghanistan: Fighting Together, Fighting Alone[7]

Teaching

Saideman has taught a range of courses in International Relations, focusing on International Security. He supervises MA and PhD students working on a range of issues, including variations in public support for terrorist groups in advanced democracies, sources of militia strategies, under what conditions peacekeeping operations successfully deter violence, and what causes spatial variations in violence in riots.

References

  1. ↑ Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University
  2. ↑ Stephen, Saideman. "Fellows". Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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  7. ↑ "NATO and Afghanistan: Fighting Together, Fighting Alone" at Princeton University Press

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