Bio
Dr. Salehyan’s research interests include political violence, international and civil conflict, international migration, and politics and the environment. Dr. Salehyan is the co-Director of the Social Conflict in Africa Database. He is also affiliated with the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law at UT Austin, the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, and the John Goodwin Tower Center for political studies at Southern Methodist University.
Education
Ph.D., Political Science, University of California, San Diego, 2006
B.A., Political Science, University of California, San Diego, 2000
Courses
PSCI 3500: Introduction to Peace Studies
PSCI 5650: Seminar in Area Studies
PSCI 4700: Topics in Comparative Politics
Articles
Choi, S-W., & Salehyan, I. (n.a.). No good deed goes unpunished: Refugees, humanitarian aid, and terrorism. Conflict Management and Peace Science.
Cederman, L., Gleditsch, K., Salehyan, I., & Wucherpfennig, J. (n.d.). Transborder ethnic kin and civil war. International Organization.
Weidmann, N., & Salehyan, I. (2012). Violence and ethnic segregation: A computational model applied to Baghdad. International Studies Quarterly.
More Articles
Salehyan, I., Hendrix, C., Hamner, J., Case, C., Linebarger, C., Stull, E., & Williams, J. (2012). Social conflict in Africa: A new database. International Interactions.
Hendrix, C., & Salehyan, I. (2012). Climate change, rainfall, and social conflict in Africa. Journal of Peace Research, 49(1), 35-40.
Salehyan, I., Gleditsch, K., & Cunningham, D. (2011). Explaining external support for insurgent groups. International Organization, 65(4), 709-744.
Salehyan, I. (2010). The delegation of war to rebel organizations. Journal of Conflict Resolution, 54(3), 493-515.
Cunningham, D., Gleditsch, K., & Salehyan, I. (2009). It takes two: A dyadic analysis of civil war duration and outcome. Journal of Conflict Resolution, 53(4), 570-597.
Salehyan, I. (2008). The externalities of civil strife: Refugees as a source of international conflict. American Journal of Political Science, 52(4), 787-801.
Gleditsch, K., Salehyan, I., & Schultz, K. (2008). Fighting at home, fighting abroad: How civil wars lead to international disputes. Journal of Conflict Resolution, 52(4), 479-506.
Books
Salehyan, I. (2010). Transnational insurgencies and the escalation of regional conflict: Lessons for Iraq and Afghanistan. Carlisle, PA: U.S. Army War College.
Salehyan, I. (2009). Rebels without borders: Transnational insurgencies in world politics. Cornell University Press.
Salehyan, I. (2008). U.S. asylum and refugee policy towards Muslim nations since 9/11. In T. Givens, G. Freeman & D. Leal (Eds.), Immigration Policy and Security: U.S., European, and Commonwealth Perspectives London, UK: Routledge.
More Books
Gledistch, K., & Salehyan, I. (2007). Civil war and interstate disputes. In K. Storm & M. Oberg (Eds.), Resources, Governance and Civil Conflict London, UK: Routledge.
Hendrix, C., & Salehyan, I. (2007). Zimbabwe. In U. Heo & K. DeRouen (Eds.), Civil Wars of the World: Major Conflicts Since World War II Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
Cornelius, W., Espenshade, T., & Salehyan, I. (2001). The international migration of the highly skilled: Demand, supply, and development consequences in sending and receiving countries. La Jolla, CA: Center for Comparative Immigration Studies.
Posters/Presentations
Salehyan, I., & Hendrix, C. (2012, April 1). Climate shocks and political violence. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, San Diego, CA.
Salehyan, I., & Linebarger, C. (2012, April 1). Elections and social conflict in Africa. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, San Diego, CA.
Salehyan, I., Siroky, D., & Wood, R. (2011, October 15). Delegation and civilian abuse: A principal-agent analysis of wartime atrocities. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Peace Science Society, Los Angeles, CA.
More Presentations
Salehyan, I., & Hendrix, C. (2011, March 16). Explaining the strength of the rainfall-conflict nexus in Africa. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, Montreal, Canada.
Salehyan, I., & Hendrix, C. (2010, February 16). After the rain: Rainfall variability, hydro-meteorological disasters, and civil unrest in Africa. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, New Orleans, LA.
Salehyan, I., & Hendrix, C. (2010, June 21-24). After the rain: Rainfall variability, hydro-meteorological disasters, and civil unrest in Africa. Presented at the Conference on Climate Change and Security, Trondheim, Norway.
Salehyan, I., & Weidmann, N. (2009, November 20). Violence and ethnic segregation: A computational model applied to Baghdad. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Peace Science Society, Chapel Hill, NC.
Salehyan, I., Cunningham, D., & Gleditsch, K. S. (2009, September 3-6). The enemy of my enemy deserves my support: Transnational support for insurgent groups. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Toronto, Canada.
Salehyan, I. (2009, February 15-18). The delegation of war to rebel organizations. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, New York, NY.
Salehyan, I. (2008, August 28-31). The delegation of war to rebel organizations. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, MA.
