STEPHEN E. GENT
Department of Political Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB 3265, 352 Hamilton Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3265
Phone: 919-962-3044
Fax: 919-962-0432
Email: gent@unc.edu
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., Political Science, University of Rochester, 2005
- M.A., Political Science, University of Rochester, 2003
- B.A., Political Science & Spanish, University of Mississippi, 1999, summa cum laude
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
- “Armed Intervention and Civilian Victimization in Intrastate Conflicts.” With Reed Wood and Jacob Kathman. Forthcoming, Journal of Peace Research.
- “Decision Control and the Pursuit of Binding Conflict Management: Choosing the Ties that Bind.” With Megan Shannon. Journal of Conflict Resolution 55 (5), 2011.
- “Relative Rebel Strength and Power Sharing in Intrastate Conflicts.” International Interactions 37 (2), 2011.
- “Bias and the Effectiveness of Third-Party Conflict Management Mechanisms.” With Megan Shannon. Conflict Management and Peace Science 28 (2), 2011.
- “External Threats and Military Intervention: The United States and the Caribbean Basin.” Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy 16 (1), 2010.
- “The Effectiveness of International Arbitration and Adjudication: Getting Into a Bind.” With Megan Shannon. Journal of Politics 72 (2), 2010.
- “Scapegoating Strategically: Reselection, Strategic Interaction and the Diversionary Theory of War.” International Interactions 35 (1), 2009.
- “Going in When it Counts: Military Intervention and the Outcome of Civil Conflicts.” International Studies Quarterly, 52 (4), 2008.
- “Strange Bedfellows: The Strategic Dynamics of Major Power Military Interventions.” Journal of Politics 69 (4), 2007.
WORKSHOPS & WORKING GROUPS
- Folke Bernadotteakademin (FBA) Working Group on Conflict Prevention, 2008–Present
- Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models (EITM) Summer Institute, Ann Arbor, 2003
INVITED LECTURES
- Department of Public and International Affairs, UNC–Wilmington (March 2010)
- Department of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh (February 2009)
- Department of Political Science, Vanderbilt University (September 2007)
- Department of Political Science, Penn State University (October 2006)
- Triangle Institute for Security Studies, Duke University (January 2006)
FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS
- Junior Faculty Development Grant, UNC, 2008
- Peace, War, and Defense Course Development Grant, UNC, 2006
- Stuart A. Bremer Prize, Best Graduate Student Paper, Peace Science Society Meeting, 2004
COURSES TAUGHT
Undergraduate
- Introduction to International Relations, Honors
- Strategy and International Relations
- International Conflict Processes
- Honors Seminar on Research Design
- Honors Thesis Research
- U.S. Foreign P0licy (Reason & Writing in the College) (Rochester)
Graduate
LANGUAGES
- Spanish (good)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Department Administrative Positions
- Co-Director of Undergraduate Honors, UNC Political Science, Fall 2010 – Present
External Service
- Treasurer, Conflict Processes Section, American Political Science Association, 2011-
- APSA Annual Meeting Program Committee, Conflict Processes Section, 2011
- Stuart Bremer Award Committee, Peace Science Society, 2005
- Discussant: American Political Science Association (2006, 2009); International Studies Association (2008); Midwest Political Science Association (2006, 2009 , 2010); Southern Political Science Association (2002, 2004); Triangle Institute for Security Studies New Faces Conference (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010)
- Reviewer: American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, Conflict Management & Peace Science, Foreign Policy Analysis, International Interactions, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Conflict Studies, Journal of Peace Research, Journal of Politics, PS: Political Science & Politics
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- American Political Science Association
- International Studies Association
- Peace Science Society (International)
- Triangle Institute for Security Studies