Ursula E. Daxecker
Clark 366A
(970) 491-6424
ursula.daxecker@colostate.edu

Education:
PhD, University of New Orleans, 2008
MA, University of New Orleans, 2003
BA Equivalent, University of Innsbruck, 2001

Specializing in:
International relations, conflict processes, quantitative research methods

Current research interests:
Current research focuses on the relationship between political instability and civil war, the effect of international election monitoring on the probability of civil conflict, and linkages between domestic and interstate conflict.

MAJOR PUBLICATIONS:

• “Committed to Peace? Liberal Institutions and the Termination of Rivalry.” With Brandon Prins. British Journal of Political Science, 38.1 (2008).
• “Governance, Democratization, and Armed Conflict.” Peacebuild Emerging Issues Project. http://www.peacebuild.ca/documents/Report-New-dvts-in-govce-demo-and-conflict_final_feb_28.pdf (2008).
• “Perilous Polities? An Assessment of the Democratization-Conflict Linkage.” European Journal of International Relations 13.4 (2007).

FELLOWSHIPS/GRANTS:

• Special Incentives for Doctoral Students Fund, Louisiana Board of Regents, 2006-2007

Courses:
POLS 232 International Relations
POLS 437 American Security Policy
POLS 531 Policymaking, Diplomacy, and World Politics