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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: 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 3700.001Area PoliticsSpring 2025
PSCI 3600.001Governments and Politics Around the WorldSpring 2025
PSCI 5351.001Foundations of Political ScienceFall 2024

Previous Scheduled Teaching

PSCI 5351.001Foundations of Political ScienceFall 2023 SPOT
PSCI 6900.005Special ProblemsFall 2023
PSCI 6660.001Civil WarSpring 2023 SPOT
PSCI 3500.001Introduction to Peace StudiesSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 5900.602Special ProblemsSpring 2023
PSCI 5351.001Foundations of Political ScienceFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 6900.005Special ProblemsFall 2022
PSCI 3600.002Governments and Politics Around the WorldSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 5610.001Proseminar in Comparative GovernmentSpring 2022 SPOT
PSCI 5610.601Proseminar in Comparative GovernmentSpring 2022 SPOT
PSCI 3631.001Peace and Conflict in AfricaFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 3600.001Governments and Politics Around the WorldSummer 3W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 4720.001Ethnicity in World PoliticsSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 5610.001Proseminar in Comparative GovernmentSpring 2021 SPOT
PSCI 5610.600Proseminar in Comparative GovernmentSpring 2021 SPOT
PSCI 6900.702Special ProblemsSpring 2021
PSCI 3600.002Governments and Politics Around the WorldFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 3600.005Governments and Politics Around the WorldFall 2020 SPOT
PSCI 6900.737Special ProblemsFall 2020
PSCI 6900.740Special ProblemsFall 2020
PSCI 5610.001Proseminar in Comparative GovernmentSpring 2020
PSCI 4640.001Revolution and Political ViolenceSpring 2020 Syllabus
PSCI 6900.702Special ProblemsSpring 2020
PSCI 3600.002Governments and Politics Around the WorldFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 6930.730Individual ResearchFall 2019
PSCI 4720.001Ethnicity in World PoliticsSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 3600.001Governments and Politics Around the WorldSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 6900.702Special ProblemsSpring 2019
PSCI 5660.001Civil WarFall 2018 SPOT
PSCI 3700.004Area PoliticsSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 3600.001Governments and Politics Around the WorldFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 6930.727Individual ResearchSpring 2015
PSCI 3500.001Introduction to Peace StudiesSpring 2015 Syllabus
PSCI 6940.001PracticumSpring 2015
PSCI 6930.727Individual ResearchSpring 2014
PSCI 3500.001Introduction to Peace StudiesSpring 2014 Syllabus
PSCI 4700.001Topics in Comparative PoliticsSpring 2014 Syllabus
PSCI 4951.007Honors College Capstone ThesisFall 2013
PSCI 6930.727Individual ResearchFall 2013
PSCI 3500.001Introduction to Peace StudiesFall 2013 Syllabus
PSCI 5340.001Seminar in Political Science Scope and MethodsFall 2013
PSCI 4900.729Special ProblemsFall 2013
PSCI 5650.001Seminar in Area StudiesSpring 2013
PSCI 4700.002Topics in Comparative PoliticsSpring 2013 Syllabus
PSCI 3500.001Introduction to Peace StudiesFall 2012 Syllabus
PSCI 6900.727Special ProblemsFall 2012
PSCI 6930.727Individual ResearchSpring 2012
PSCI 6930.727Individual ResearchFall 2011
PSCI 3500.001Introduction to Peace StudiesFall 2011 Syllabus
PSCI 5650.001Seminar in Area StudiesFall 2011
PSCI 6900.727Special ProblemsFall 2011
PSCI 6940.727PracticumSpring 2011
PSCI 4700.001Topics in Comparative PoliticsSpring 2011 Syllabus
PSCI 3500.001Introduction to Peace StudiesFall 2010
PSCI 6900.727Special ProblemsFall 2010
PSCI 6900.723Special ProblemsSpring 2010
PSCI 4700.001Topics in Comparative PoliticsSpring 2010
PSCI 5650.002Seminar in Area StudiesFall 2009
PSCI 5650.792Seminar in Area StudiesFall 2009
PSCI 3500.001Introduction to Peace StudiesSpring 2009
PSCI 4700.003Topics in Comparative PoliticsSpring 2009
PSCI 3810.002International RelationsFall 2008
PSCI 5650.003Seminar in Area StudiesFall 2008
PSCI 4900.721Special ProblemsFall 2008
PSCI 3810.003International RelationsFall 2007
PSCI 3810.002International RelationsSpring 2007
PSCI 5650.002Seminar in Area StudiesSpring 2007
PSCI 4700.001Topics in Comparative PoliticsFall 2006

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book

  • Salehyan, I. (2009). Rebels Without Borders: Transnational Insurgencies in World Politics..
  • Wayne A. Cornelius and Thomas J. Espenshade. (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.
  • Clayton Thyne. (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..
  • Cullen Hendrix. (2007). "Zimbabwe." In, Uk Heo and Karl DeRouen, eds. Civil Wars of the World: Major Conflicts Since World War II..
  • Kristian Skrede Gledistch. (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., Feinberg, A. (2023). Student Protest, Violent Interactions, and State Repression. Journal of Peace Research.
  • 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.
  • Seung Whan Choi. 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.
  • Salehyan, I. (2013). Transborder Ethnic Kin and Civil War.
  • Cederman, L., Gleditsch, K.S., Salehyan, I., Wucherpfennig, J. (2013). Transborder Ethnic Kin and Civil War. International Organization. 67 (2) 389-410.
  • Nils Weidmann. (2013). Violence and Ethnic Segregation: A Computational Model Applied to Baghdad.
  • Weidmann, N.B., Salehyan, I. (2013). Violence and Ethnic Segregation: A Computational Model Applied to Baghdad. International Studies Quarterly. 57 (1) 52-64.
  • Cullen Hendrix. (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.
  • David Cunningham, Kristina Gleditsch. (2011). Explaining External Support for Insurgent Groups.
  • Salehyan, I. (2010). The Delegation of War to Rebel Organizations.
  • David E. Cunningham and Kristian Skrede Gleditsch. (2009). It Takes Two: A Dyadic Analysis of Civil War Duration and Outcome..
  • Kristian Skrede Gleditsch and Kenneth A. Schultz. (2008). "Fighting at Home, Fighting Abroad: How Civil Wars Lead to International Disputes.".
  • Salehyan, I. (2008). "From Climate Change to Conflict?: No Consensus Yet.".
  • Marc R. Rosenblum. (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.".
  • Lindsay Heger. (2007). "Ruthless Rulers: Coalition Size and the Severity of Civil Conflict.".
  • Salehyan, I. (2007). "Transnational Rebels: Neighboring States as Sanctuary for Rebel Groups.".
  • Kristian Skrede Gleditsch. (2006). "Refugees and the Spread of Civil War.".
  • Marc R. Rosenblum. (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. (2023). Accepting Chinese Asylum Seekers is Moral and Strategic. Congress can make the Process Safer.. Niskanen Center.. https://www.niskanencenter.org/accepting-chinese-asylum-seekers-is-moral-and-strategic-congress-can-make-the-process-safer/
  • 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/

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Salehyan, I., "Refugees, Forced Migration, and Conflict," sponsored by International Studies Association, International, $8887 Funded. (2017 - 2018).
  • Salehyan, I. (Principal), "Program on Climate Change, State Stability, and Political Risk in Africa," sponsored by DNU University Texas at Austin (FFT), NFP, Funded. (2009 - 2015).
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