Dr. Idean Salehyan
University of North Texas
Political Science
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Education

PhD, University of California, San Diego, 2006.
Major: Political Science/Rebels Without Borders: State Boundaries, Transnational Opposition, and Civil Conflict
BA, University of California, San Diego, 2000.
Major: Political Science (highest honors) & Third World Studies (highest honors)/"The Domestic Uses of International Law: Refugee Policy in the United States and Canada. Senior Honors Thesis."

Professional Positions

Professional
Professor, University of North Texas. (June 1, 2018 – Present).

Professional Memberships

Member, American Political Science Association. (Present).

Member at large, Ethnicity, Nationalism, Migration Section of the International Studies Assoc.. (Present).

Member, International Studies Association. (Present).

Member, Peace Science Society. (Present).

Awards and Honors

Article of the Year Award, International Association for Conflict Management. (2011 – 2011).

ENMISA Distinguished Book Award, International Studies Association. (2010 – 2010).

Carl Beck Paper Award, best graduate student paper presented at the 2005 International Studies Association meeting. (2006 – 2006).

Martin O. Heisler Paper Award, runner up, International Studies Association section on Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Migration. (2006 – 2006).

Dina Zinnes Paper Award, best graduate student paper, International Studies Association section on the Scientific Study of International Processes. (2004 – 2004).

Phi Beta Kappa. (2000 – 2000).

Sanford Lakoff Award, Best Senior Honors Thesis in Political Science. (2000 – 2000).

Stout Scholarship. (1998 – 1999).

Golden Key National Honor Society. (1998 – 1998).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas
PSCI 3500, Introduction to Peace Studies, 8 courses.
PSCI 3600, Governments and Politics Around the World, 7 courses.
PSCI 3631, Peace and Conflict in Africa, 1 course.
PSCI 3700, Area Politics, 1 course.
PSCI 3810, International Relations, 3 courses.
PSCI 4640, Revolution and Political Violence, 1 course.
PSCI 4700, Topics in Comparative Politics, 6 courses.
PSCI 4720, Ethnicity in World Politics, 2 courses.
PSCI 4900, Special Problems, 2 courses.
PSCI 4951, Honors College Capstone Thesis, 1 course.
PSCI 5340, Seminar in Political Science Scope and Methods, 1 course.
PSCI 5351, Foundations of Political Science, 1 course.
PSCI 5610, Proseminar in Comparative Government, 5 courses.
PSCI 5650, Seminar in Area Studies, 6 courses.
PSCI 5660, Civil War, 1 course.
PSCI 5900, Special Problems, 1 course.
PSCI 6660, Civil War, 1 course.
PSCI 6900, Special Problems, 10 courses.
PSCI 6930, Individual Research, 6 courses.
PSCI 6940, Practicum, 2 courses.

Non-Credit Instruction

Continuing Education, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, 25. (October 1, 2021 – October 7, 2021).

Directed Student Learning

Dissertation Committee Member, Political Science. (August 2022 – Present).

Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Political Science. (August 2022 – Present).

Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Political Science. (August 2022 – Present).

Dissertation Committee Member, Political Science. (April 2022 – Present).

Dissertation Committee Chair, Political Science. (January 2022 – Present).

Dissertation Committee Chair, Political Science. (January 2022 – Present).

Dissertation Committee Member, Political Science. (January 2022 – Present).

Dissertation Committee Member, Political Science. (January 2022 – Present).

Dissertation Committee Chair,"TBD," Political Science. (April 1, 2021 – Present).

Dissertation Committee Chair, Political Science. (September 1, 2017 – Present).

Dissertation Committee Member,"Fighting for Food?," Political Science. (February 2020 – September 2021).

Dissertation Committee Member, Political Science. (September 2015 – September 2020).

Dissertation Committee Chair, Political Science. (September 2010 – June 1, 2020).

Supervised Research,"Protecting the Oil: Actors, Targets, and State Incentives to Repress," Political Science. (June 1, 2019 – August 15, 2019).

Directed Individual/Independent Study,"Independent study - data collection and analysis," Political Science. (January 2019 – May 2019).

Supervised Research,"Islamist Organizations in Africa," Political Science. (August 26, 2018 – December 8, 2018).

Supervised Research,"Violent Non-State Actors and Crisis Escalation," Political Science. (June 1, 2018 – August 15, 2018).

Dissertation Committee Member, Political Science. (June 2014 – February 2018).

Dissertation Committee Chair, Political Science. (June 2017).

Dissertation Committee Member, Political Science. (June 2017).

Dissertation Committee Chair, Political Science. (August 2016).

Dissertation Committee Member, Political Science. (June 2016).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book
Salehyan, I. (2009). Rebels Without Borders: Transnational Insurgencies in World Politics..
Salehyan, I. (2001). The International Migration of the Highly Skilled: Demand, Supply, and Development Consequences in Sending and Receiving Countries..
Book Chapter
Salehyan, I. (2022). Trends in Civil War Data: Geography, Organizations, and Events. What do we Know About Civil Wars?. (2nd Edition), .
Salehyan, I. (2020). Militias and the Iraqi State: Shifting Patterns of Indirect Governance. The Governor's Dilemma: Indirect Governance Beyond Principals and Agents. Oxford University Press.
Salehyan, I. (2016). Trends in Civil War Data: Geography, Organizations, and Events.. What do we Know about Civil Wars. T. David Mason and Sara McLaughlin Mitchell, eds. Langham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield.
Salehyan, I. (2016). Peace and Conflict 2016. Peace and Conflict 2016, David Backer, Ravi Bhavnani, and Paul Huth, Eds. Boulder, CO: Paradigm.
Salehyan, I. (2012). Civil Wars.
Salehyan, I. (2008). "US Asylum and Refugee Policy towards Muslim Nations Since 9/11." In, Terri Givens, Gary P. Freeman, and David L. Leal, eds. Immigration Policy and Security: U.S., European, and Commonwealth Perspectives..
Salehyan, I. (2007). "Zimbabwe." In, Uk Heo and Karl DeRouen, eds. Civil Wars of the World: Major Conflicts Since World War II..
Salehyan, I. (2007). . "Civil War and Interstate Disputes." In, Kaare Strøm and Magnus Öberg, eds. Resources, Governance and Civil Conflict..
Book Review
Salehyan, I. (2020). Mobilization and Conflict in Multiethnic States, by Manuel Vogt. Perspectives on Politics. 18(3), 971-972.
Salehyan, I. (2007). Erin K. Jenne. Ethnic Bargaining: the Paradox of Minority Empowerment. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press..
Book Reviews
Salehyan, I. (2013). Good Fences, Bad Neighbors: Border Fixity and International Conflict. Journal of Peace Research. 50(3), 425-425.
Correction
Salehyan, I. (2016). Climate change and conflict: Making sense of disparate findings (vol 43, pg 1, 2014). Political Geography. 50, 79-79.
Hendrix, C. S., Salehyan, I. (2012). Climate change, rainfall, and social conflict in Africa (vol 49, pg 35, 2012). Journal of Peace Research. 49(2), 387-388.
Editorial Material
Salehyan, I. (2014). Climate change and conflict: Making sense of disparate findings. Political Geography. 43, 1-5.
Journal Article
Salehyan, I. (2021). A Decade of Delegation. International Studies Review. 23, 2048-2078.
Salehyan, I., Cottier, F. (2021). Climate Variability and Irregular Migration to the European Union. Global Environmental Change. 69, 102275.
Salehyan, I., Linebarger, C. (2020). Electoral Integrity and Election Related Conflict. Democracy and Security. 16(3), 260-280.
Salehyan, I., Feinberg, A. (2020). Merging Actors with Events: Introducing the Social Conflict Analysis Database-Organizational Properties (SCAD-OPs). International Interactions. 46(1), 133-149.
Salehyan, I. (2019). Conclusion: What Academia Can Contribute to Refugee Policy. Journal of Peace Research. 56(1), 146-151.
Salehyan, I., Braithwaite, A., Savun, B. (2019). Refugees, Forced Migration, and Conflict: Introduction to the Special Issue. Journal of Peace Research. 56(1), 5-11.
D’Orazio, V., Salehyan, I. (2018). Who is a Terrorist? Ethnicity, Group Affiliation, and Understandings of Political Violence. International Interactions. 44(6), 1017--1039. Routledge.
Hendrix, C. S., Salehyan, I. (2017). A House Divided: Threat Perception, Military Factionalism, and Repression in Africa. Journal of Conflict Resolution. 61(8), 1653-1681.
Salehyan, I. (2017). New Directions in the Study of Ethnopolitics. Ethnopolitics. 16(1), 60-65.
Salehyan, I., Stewart, B. (2017). Political Mobilization and Government Targeting: When Do Dissidents Challenge the State?. Comparative Political Studies. 50(7), 963-991.
Salehyan, I. (2015). Best practices in the collection of conflict data. Journal of Peace Research. 52(1), 105-109.
Salehyan, I. (2015). Best practices in the collection of conflict data (vol 52, pg 105, 2015). Journal of Peace Research. 55(1), NP3--NP3. SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD 1 OLIVERS YARD, 55 CITY ROAD, LONDON EC1Y 1SP, ENGLAND.
Salehyan, I., Linebarger, C. (2015). Elections and Social Conflict in Africa, 1990-2009. Studies in Comparative International Development. 50(1), 23-49.
Hendrix, C. S., Salehyan, I. (2015). No News Is Good News: Mark and Recapture for Event Data When Reporting Probabilities Are Less Than One. International Interactions. 41(2), 392-406.
Salehyan, I., Hendrix, C. S. (2014). Climate shocks and political violence. Global Environmental Change. 28, 239-250.
Salehyan, I., Siroky, D., Wood, R. M. (2014). External Rebel Sponsorship and Civilian Abuse: A Principal-Agent Analysis of Wartime Atrocities. International Organization. 68(3), 633-661.
Choi, S., Salehyan, I. (2013). No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Refugees, Humanitarian Aid, and Terrorism. Conflict Management and Peace Science. 30(1), 53-75.
Salehyan, I. No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Refugees, Humanitarian Aid, and Terrorism.. Conflict Management & Peace Science.
Cunningham, D. E., Gleditsch, K. S., Salehyan, I. (2013). Non-state actors in civil wars: A new dataset. Conflict Management and Peace Science. 30(5), 516-531.
Cederman, L., Gleditsch, K. S., Salehyan, I., Wucherpfennig, J. (2013). Transborder Ethnic Kin and Civil War. International Organization. 67(2), 389-410.
Salehyan, I. (2013). Transborder Ethnic Kin and Civil War.
Weidmann, N. B., Salehyan, I. (2013). Violence and Ethnic Segregation: A Computational Model Applied to Baghdad. International Studies Quarterly. 57(1), 52-64.
Salehyan, I. (2013). Violence and Ethnic Segregation: A Computational Model Applied to Baghdad.
Salehyan, I. (2012). Climate Change, Rainfall, and Social Conflict in Africa.
Hendrix, C. S., Salehyan, I. (2012). Climate change, rainfall, and social conflict in Africa. Journal of Peace Research. 49(1), 35-50.
Salehyan, I. (2012). Social Conflict in Africa: A New Database.
Salehyan, I., Hendrix, C. S., Hamner, J. H., Case, C., Linebarger, C., Stull, E., Williams, J. (2012). Social Conflict in Africa: A New Database. International Interactions. 38(4), 503-511.
Salehyan, I. (2011). Explaining External Support for Insurgent Groups.
Salehyan, I. (2010). The Delegation of War to Rebel Organizations.
Salehyan, I. (2009). It Takes Two: A Dyadic Analysis of Civil War Duration and Outcome..
Salehyan, I. (2008). "Fighting at Home, Fighting Abroad: How Civil Wars Lead to International Disputes.".
Salehyan, I. (2008). "From Climate Change to Conflict?: No Consensus Yet.".
Salehyan, I. (2008). "International Relations, Domestic Politics, and Asylum Admissions in the United States.".
Salehyan, I. (2008). "No Shelter Here: Rebel Sanctuaries and International Conflict.".
Salehyan, I. (2008). "The Externalities of Civil Strife: Refugees as a Source of International Conflict.".
Salehyan, I. (2007). "Does Border Enforcement Deter Unauthorized Immigration?: the Case of Mexican Migration to the United States.".
Salehyan, I. (2007). "Refugees and the Spread of Civil War.".
Salehyan, I. (2007). "Ruthless Rulers: Coalition Size and the Severity of Civil Conflict.".
Salehyan, I. (2007). "Transnational Rebels: Neighboring States as Sanctuary for Rebel Groups.".
Salehyan, I. (2006). "Refugees and the Spread of Civil War.".
Salehyan, I. (2004). "Norms and Interests in U.S. Asylum Enforcement.".
Monograph
Salehyan, I. (2019). Science of Resistance. Fort Bragg, NC: United States Army Special Operations Command. https://www.soc.mil/ARIS/books/pdf/science-resistance.pdf
Salehyan, I. (2010). Transnational Insurgencies and the Escalation of Regional Conflict: Lessons for Iraq and Afghanistan.
Newspaper
Salehyan, I. (2018). Should Robert Bowers, the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect, be called a terrorist?. Other.
Position Paper
Salehyan, I. (2020). Restoring the United States' Refugee Resettlement Program. 21pages. Washington, DC: Niskanen Center. https://www.niskanencenter.org/restoring-the-united-states-refugee-resettlement-program/
Research Report
Salehyan, I. (2019). Insider's Perspectives: Forgotten Refugee Resettlement Motivation and Consensus. Other. Washington DC: Niskanen Center. https://www.niskanencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Salehyan-Niskanen-Center_September-2019.pdf
Salehyan, I. (2018). The Strategic Case for Refugee Resettlement. Other. 25.
Web blog
Salehyan, I. (2018). We Need A Global Framework to Address Climate Migration. Other. https://features.weather.com/exodus/chapter/need-global-framework-address-climate-migration/
Webpage
Salehyan, I. (2022). What is in a Name? Additional Sources of Bias in Citation Counts. Duck of Minerva Blog.
Salehyan, I. (2020). SOLEIMANI’S MURDER TURNS THE FOCUS OF MIDDLE EAST PROTEST TOWARDS THE US—FOR NOW. Political Violence at a Glance. http://politicalviolenceataglance.org/2020/01/13/soleimanis-murder-turns-the-focus-of-middle-east-protest-towards-the-us-for-now/

Presentations Given

Invited Talk

Salehyan, I. (Author), Militias in Iraq: Explaining Patterns of Indirect Governance, University of Pittsburgh, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).

Panel Presentation

Salehyan, I. (Author & Presenter), Cottier, F. (Author & Presenter), International Studies Association, Climate Change and Irregular Migration to the European Union, Toronto, Canada. (2019 – ).

Salehyan, I. (Author & Presenter), International Studies Association, Assessing Refugee Rights: New Data and Analysis, International Studies Association, Nashville, TN, United States of America. (2022 – 2022).

Salehyan, I. (Author), Peace Science Society Annual Meeting, Refugee Resettlement Policy in the Trump Administration, Manhattan, KS, United States of America. (2019 – 2019).

Salehyan, I. (Author & Presenter), C. H. (Author & Presenter), Peace Science Society Annual Meeting, Student Protest and Government Repression, Tempe, AZ, United States of America. (2017 – 2017).

Paper

Salehyan, I. (Author & Presenter), Peace Science Society, Assessing Refugee Rights: New Data and Analysis, Peace Science Society, Denver, Colorado, United States of America. (2022 – 2022).

Salehyan, I. (Author & Presenter), Governance Dilemma Workshop, Militias in Iraq: Shifting Patterns of Indirect Governance, Florence, Italy, Italy. (2018 – 2018).

Professional Meeting Contribution

Salehyan, I. (Chair), Peace Science Society Annual Meeting, Refugees, Forced Migration, and Conflict, Austin, TX, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).

Salehyan, I. (Author & Presenter), Refugees, Forced Migration, and Conflict, International Studies Association, San Francisco, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).

Media Contributions

Internet
"How Trump Politicized Refugees," Science of Politics Podcast (Ep. 54). (October 23, 2019).
Magazine
"Our Commitment to Refugees Helped Make Us a Superpower," Playboy Magazine. (January 23, 2019).
Radio
"A Look at President Trump's Travel Ban," KERA Radio. (January 30, 2017).
TV
"The Strategic Case for Refuge Resettlement," C-SPAN. (September 21, 2018).

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research
Salehyan, I., "Refugees, Forced Migration, and Conflict," Sponsored by International Studies Association, International, $8887 Funded. (June 1, 2017 – April 1, 2018).
Uncategorized
Salehyan, I. (Other), Sponsored by Texas Project for Human Rights Education, $20000. (2012 – 2013).
Salehyan, I. (Co-Principal), "Climate Changea and African Political Stability," Sponsored by US Department of Defense, $780520. (2009 – 2013).
Salehyan, I. (Other), Sponsored by Army War College, $10357. (2008 – 2009).
Salehyan, I. (Other), Sponsored by British Academy Fellowship, University of Essex, $10000. (2007 – 2007).
Salehyan, I. (Other), "Faculty Research Grant," Sponsored by University of North Texas, $5000. (2007 – 2007).
Salehyan, I. (Other), Sponsored by Simmons Foundation Grant; Stephen C. Poe Memorial Scholarship Fund., $30000. (2007 – 2007).
Salehyan, I. (Other), "Dissertation Fellowship," Sponsored by Institute for Global Conflict and Cooperation. (2005 – 2006).
Salehyan, I. (Other), "California Cultures Research Fellowship,," Sponsored by UC San Diego. (2005 – 2005).
Salehyan, I. (Other), "Earl Warren Fellowship," Sponsored by UC San Diego. (2001 – 2004).

Awards and Honors

J David Singer Data Innovation Award, American Political Science Association. (September 1, 2017 – Present).

Service

University Service

Committee Member, Executive Committee. (August 2022 – August 2024).

Committee Member, CLASS Dean Search Committee. (September 1, 2022 – May 1, 2023).

Committee Member, Peace Studies Advisory Group. (September 1, 2022 – May 1, 2023).

Member, Graduate Studies Committee. (September 2020 – September 2022).

Member, Associate Chair. (September 1, 2021 – August 2022).

Chairperson, Comparative Politics Search Committee. (October 2021 – March 2022).

Member, Executive committee. (August 2018 – September 2020).

Chairperson, Personnel Affairs Committee. (September 1, 2019 – September 1, 2020).

Committee Member, Awards Committee. (September 1, 2019 – August 2020).

Committee Member, American Politics Search Committee. (September 1, 2019 – December 1, 2019).

Committee Member, Sociology - Faculty Search. (September 1, 2018 – December 15, 2018).

Chairperson, Advancement Committee. (September 1, 2017 – August 2018).

Committee Member, Undergraduate Studies Committee. (September 1, 2017 – August 31, 2018).

Professional Service

Officer, President/Elect/Past, Peace Science Society International. (November 9, 2019 – Present).

Editor, Book, Routledge Press. (September 1, 2019 – Present).

Editorial Review Board Member, International Interactions. (March 28, 2019 – Present).

Discussant, International Studies Association. (2018 – Present).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Peace Research. (2018 – Present).

Editor, Guest Editor, Journal of Peace Research. (June 1, 2017 – Present).

Discussant, American Political Science Association. (2017 – Present).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Comparative Political Studies. (2017 – Present).

Reviewer, Journal Article, International Organization. (2017 – Present).

Discussant, International Studies Association. (2017 – Present).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Conflict Resolution. (2017 – Present).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Politics. (2017 – Present).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Political Geography. (2017 – Present).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Security Studies. (2017 – Present).

Member, International Studies Association - Deutsch Award Committee. (May 1, 2018 – 2019).

Discussant, International Studies Association, Toronto. (March 29, 2019 – March 30, 2019).

Discussant, Texas Triangle International Relations Conference, Fredricksburgh, TX. (January 28, 2019 – January 28, 2019).

Reviewer, Grant Proposal, National Science Foundation. (June 2018 – August 2018).

Editor, Journal Editor, Conflict Management and Peace Science. (June 1, 2017 – June 1, 2018).

Public Service

Other, Niskanen Center, Washington, DC. (June 2019 – Present).