Faculty Profile

Idean Salehyan

Title
Professor
Department
Political Science
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, University of California, San Diego, 2006. 
Major: Political Science
Dissertation Title: Rebels Without Borders: State Boundaries, Transnational Opposition, and Civil Conflict
MA, University of California, San Diego, 2004. 
Major: Political Science
BA, University of California, San Diego, 2000. 
Major: Third World Studies, Political Science, and International Relations





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
PSCI 5351.001, Foundations of Political Science, Fall 2023 Syllabus
PSCI 6900.005, Special Problems, Fall 2023 


          
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    PSCI 6660.001, Civil War, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 3500.001, Introduction to Peace Studies, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 5900.602, Special Problems, Spring 2023 
                    

                    PSCI 5351.001, Foundations of Political Science, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 6900.005, Special Problems, Fall 2022 
                    

                    PSCI 3600.002, Governments and Politics Around the World, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 5610.001, Proseminar in Comparative Government, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 5610.601, Proseminar in Comparative Government, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 3631.001, Peace and Conflict in Africa, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 3600.001, Governments and Politics Around the World, Summer 3W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 4720.001, Ethnicity in World Politics, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 5610.001, Proseminar in Comparative Government, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 5610.600, Proseminar in Comparative Government, Spring 2021  SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 6900.702, Special Problems, Spring 2021 
                    

                    PSCI 3600.002, Governments and Politics Around the World, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 3600.005, Governments and Politics Around the World, Fall 2020  SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 6900.737, Special Problems, Fall 2020 
                    

                    PSCI 6900.740, Special Problems, Fall 2020 
                    

                    PSCI 5610.001, Proseminar in Comparative Government, Spring 2020 
                    

                    PSCI 4640.001, Revolution and Political Violence, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    PSCI 6900.702, Special Problems, Spring 2020 
                    

                    PSCI 3600.002, Governments and Politics Around the World, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 6930.730, Individual Research, Fall 2019 
                    

                    PSCI 4720.001, Ethnicity in World Politics, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 3600.001, Governments and Politics Around the World, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 6900.702, Special Problems, Spring 2019 
                    

                    PSCI 5660.001, Civil War, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 3700.004, Area Politics, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 3600.001, Governments and Politics Around the World, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 6930.727, Individual Research, Spring 2015 
                    

                    PSCI 3500.001, Introduction to Peace Studies, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    PSCI 6940.001, Practicum, Spring 2015 
                    

                    PSCI 6930.727, Individual Research, Spring 2014 
                    

                    PSCI 3500.001, Introduction to Peace Studies, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    PSCI 4700.001, Topics in Comparative Politics, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    PSCI 4951.007, Honors College Capstone Thesis, Fall 2013 
                    

                    PSCI 6930.727, Individual Research, Fall 2013 
                    

                    PSCI 3500.001, Introduction to Peace Studies, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    PSCI 5340.001, Seminar in Political Science Scope and Methods, Fall 2013 
                    

                    PSCI 4900.729, Special Problems, Fall 2013 
                    

                    PSCI 5650.001, Seminar in Area Studies, Spring 2013 
                    

                    PSCI 4700.002, Topics in Comparative Politics, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    PSCI 3500.001, Introduction to Peace Studies, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    PSCI 6900.727, Special Problems, Fall 2012 
                    

                    PSCI 6930.727, Individual Research, Spring 2012 
                    

                    PSCI 6930.727, Individual Research, Fall 2011 
                    

                    PSCI 3500.001, Introduction to Peace Studies, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    PSCI 5650.001, Seminar in Area Studies, Fall 2011 
                    

                    PSCI 6900.727, Special Problems, Fall 2011 
                    

                    PSCI 6940.727, Practicum, Spring 2011 
                    

                    PSCI 4700.001, Topics in Comparative Politics, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    PSCI 3500.001, Introduction to Peace Studies, Fall 2010 
                    

                    PSCI 6900.727, Special Problems, Fall 2010 
                    

                    PSCI 6900.723, Special Problems, Spring 2010 
                    

                    PSCI 4700.001, Topics in Comparative Politics, Spring 2010 
                    

                    PSCI 5650.002, Seminar in Area Studies, Fall 2009 
                    

                    PSCI 5650.792, Seminar in Area Studies, Fall 2009 
                    

                    PSCI 3500.001, Introduction to Peace Studies, Spring 2009 
                    

                    PSCI 4700.003, Topics in Comparative Politics, Spring 2009 
                    

                    PSCI 3810.002, International Relations, Fall 2008 
                    

                    PSCI 5650.003, Seminar in Area Studies, Fall 2008 
                    

                    PSCI 4900.721, Special Problems, Fall 2008 
                    

                    PSCI 3810.003, International Relations, Fall 2007 
                    

                    PSCI 3810.002, International Relations, Spring 2007 
                    

                    PSCI 5650.002, Seminar in Area Studies, Spring 2007 
                    

                    PSCI 4700.001, Topics in Comparative Politics, Fall 2006 

          


          
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  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
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Published Publications



  

  
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/



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
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Salehyan, I., "Refugees, Forced Migration, and Conflict," Sponsored by International Studies Association, International, $8887 Funded. (June 1, 2017 – April 1, 2018).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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