Christian Davenport
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Christian Davenport is a Professor of Political Science and Faculty Associate at the Center for Political Studies – Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan as well as Global Fellow and Research Professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo. Primary research interests include political conflict (e.g., human rights violations, genocide/politicide, torture, political surveillance, civil war and social movements), measurement, racism and popular culture. He is the author of seven books: The Peace Continuum: What it is and How you study it with Erik Melander and Patrick Regan (2017, Oxford University Press) and How Social Movements Die: Repression and Demobilization of the Republic of New Africa (2015, Cambridge University Press) being the most recent. Prof. Davenport is the author of numerous articles appearing in the American Political Science Review, the American Sociological Review, the American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, Comparative Political Studies, and the Monthly Review (among others). He is the recipient of numerous grants (e.g., 10 from the National Science Foundation) and awards (e.g., the Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholar Award and a Residential Fellowship at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences – Stanford University). One book is near completion: Stopping State Repression (with Benjamin Appel) to be submitted to the Russell Sage Foundation Press. Several are underway: and In Search of a Number: Rethinking Rwanda, 1994 (with Allan Stam), Understanding Untouchability (with Martin Macwan, Alan Stam and David Armstrong), If You Arrest a Revolutionary, Do You Arrest a Revolution: The Impact of Repression on Political Dissent (with Chris Sullivan) and Pop Struggle: Repression and Dissent in Film, Comics and Graphic Novels. He is also engaged in various data collection efforts, developing crowd-sourcing data collection programs and co-organizing workshops/conferences/webportals facilitating the development of conflict/peace studies. For more information, please refer to the following webpage: www.christiandavenport.com.
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Christian Davenport is a Professor of Political Science and Faculty Associate at the Center for Political Studies – Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan as well as Global Fellow and Research Professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo. Primary research interests include political conflict (e.g., human rights violations, genocide/politicide, torture, political surveillance, civil war and social movements), measurement, racism and popular culture. He is the author of seven books: The Peace Continuum: What it is and How you study it with Erik Melander and Patrick Regan (2017, Oxford University Press) and How Social Movements Die: Repression and Demobilization of the Republic of New Africa (2015, Cambridge University Press) being the most recent. Prof. Davenport is the author of numerous articles appearing in the American Political Science Review, the American Sociological Review, the American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, Comparative Political Studies, and the Monthly Review (among others). He is the recipient of numerous grants (e.g., 10 from the National Science Foundation) and awards (e.g., the Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholar Award and a Residential Fellowship at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences – Stanford University). One book is near completion: Stopping State Repression (with Benjamin Appel) to be submitted to the Russell Sage Foundation Press. Several are underway: and In Search of a Number: Rethinking Rwanda, 1994 (with Allan Stam), Understanding Untouchability (with Martin Macwan, Alan Stam and David Armstrong), If You Arrest a Revolutionary, Do You Arrest a Revolution: The Impact of Repression on Political Dissent (with Chris Sullivan) and Pop Struggle: Repression and Dissent in Film, Comics and Graphic Novels. He is also engaged in various data collection efforts, developing crowd-sourcing data collection programs and co-organizing workshops/conferences/webportals facilitating the development of conflict/peace studies. For more information, please refer to the following webpage: www.christiandavenport.com.
Cyanne E. Loyle
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Cyanne E. Loyle, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Indiana University and a Global Fellow at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). Dr. Loyle’s current research focuses on transitional justice adopted both during and after armed conflict and the strategic use of justice processes in Rwanda and Uganda. She is an East African specialist and has done field work in Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo as well as Nepal, Northern Ireland and Turkey. Dr. Loyle received her M.A. in Holocaust and Genocide Studies from Stockton University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Maryland. In 2014, she was a Fulbright scholar at PRIO and from 2009-2011 she was a visiting researcher at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Loyle is the co-creator of the Post-Conflict Justice (PCJ) and During-Conflict Justice (DCJ) databases. Her work has been funded by the National Science Foundation and the US Institute of Peace. Dr. Loyle's research has been published in Conflict Management and Peace Science, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Human Rights, Journal of Peace Research, International Journal of Conflict and Violence, International Interactions, International Studies Quarterly, Genocide Studies and Prevention, Global Public Health, P.S., and Social Science Quarterly. Additional information can be found on her website: www.cyanneloyle.com
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Cyanne E. Loyle, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Indiana University and a Global Fellow at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). Dr. Loyle’s current research focuses on transitional justice adopted both during and after armed conflict and the strategic use of justice processes in Rwanda and Uganda. She is an East African specialist and has done field work in Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo as well as Nepal, Northern Ireland and Turkey. Dr. Loyle received her M.A. in Holocaust and Genocide Studies from Stockton University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Maryland. In 2014, she was a Fulbright scholar at PRIO and from 2009-2011 she was a visiting researcher at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Loyle is the co-creator of the Post-Conflict Justice (PCJ) and During-Conflict Justice (DCJ) databases. Her work has been funded by the National Science Foundation and the US Institute of Peace. Dr. Loyle's research has been published in Conflict Management and Peace Science, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Human Rights, Journal of Peace Research, International Journal of Conflict and Violence, International Interactions, International Studies Quarterly, Genocide Studies and Prevention, Global Public Health, P.S., and Social Science Quarterly. Additional information can be found on her website: www.cyanneloyle.com
Christopher Sullivan
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Christopher M. Sullivan is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Louisiana State University. His research and teaching examine human rights and political violence. Dr. Sullivan received his PhD in Political Science from the University of Michigan in 2014. His current work explores the micro-foundations of order and conflict in Guatemala, Northern Ireland, and the United States. His publications have appeared in World Politics, The Journal of Conflict Resolution, The Journal of Politics, The Journal of Peace Research, Conflict Management and Peace Science, and International Interactions. More information at http://www.sullivanchristophermichael.com
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Christopher M. Sullivan is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Louisiana State University. His research and teaching examine human rights and political violence. Dr. Sullivan received his PhD in Political Science from the University of Michigan in 2014. His current work explores the micro-foundations of order and conflict in Guatemala, Northern Ireland, and the United States. His publications have appeared in World Politics, The Journal of Conflict Resolution, The Journal of Politics, The Journal of Peace Research, Conflict Management and Peace Science, and International Interactions. More information at http://www.sullivanchristophermichael.com
