Michael Christopher Marshall, Ph.D. Department of Political Science Texas A&M University Commerce P.O. Box 3011 Commerce, TX 75429 Phone: 845-629-7147 michaelmarshall@my.unt.edu http://michaelmarshall9.wix.com/tamuc CURRENT EMPLOYMENT Visiting Assistant Professor of International Relations, Texas A&M University Commerce EDUCATION Ph.D. Political Science; 2015 Dissertation Title: Foreign Sponsorship and the Development of Rebel Parties Committee: John T. Ishiyama, Idean Salehyan, Jacqueline DeMeritt, & David Mason Fields of Study: Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Methodology B.A. Philosophy, Politics, and Law; State University of New York at Binghamton 2009 B.A. History; State University of New York at Binghamton 2009 RESEARCH INTERESTS State Sponsored Violence Rebel Organizations and Parties Post-Conflict Democratization Repression Conflict Processes TEACHING INTERESTS International Relations/Security Comparative Politics Political Violence Democratization Peace Studies Research Methods PUBLICATIONS (2) Ishiyama, John and Michael C. Marshall. 2015. Candidate Selection and Former Rebel Parties. Party Politics. July 2015 vol. 21, 4: pp. 591 602. (1) Ishiyama, John and Michael C. Marshall. Forthcoming. What Explains Former Rebel Party Name Changes after a Civil Conflict Ends? External and Internal Factors and the Transition to Political Competition. Party Politics
PIPELINE Marshall, Michael C. and John Ishiyama. Does Transformation of Rebel Organizations into Political Parties Promote Democracy and Stability? Revise & Resubmit Democratization UNDER REVIEW Marshall, Michael C. Emergence of Rebel Parties following Negotiated Settlements. Marshall, Michael C. Electoral Performance of Rebel Protégé Parties. WORKING PROJECTS Marshall, Michael C. Persistence of Rebel Party Labels after Negotiated Settlements. Being Prepared for Submission. Marshall, Michael C. Candidate Selection, Issue Ownership, and Rebel Party Victory in Presidential Elections. Being Prepared for Submission. Marshall, Michael C. Kill-Switch Diplomacy: State-Sponsored Terrorism and Mediation between Enduring Rivalries. Being Prepared for Submission Marshall, Michael C. and Kelsey Naughton. Rebel Administrative Legacy and Post-Conflict Female Participation Working Paper Marshall, Michael C. Mergers and Acquisitions: Party Realignment and Coalition-Building following Negotiated Settlements. Working Paper. Marshall, Michael C. How Foreign Sponsors Shape Rebel Demands in Negotiated Settlements. Working Paper Marshall, Michael C. Adopting Counterrevolution: Do Rebel Parties Repress like their Sponsors? Working Paper Marshall, Michael C. The Protégé Party: Political Party Structures in Post-Conflict States Working Paper CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference (April 2016) Panel: Research Blitz on Political Parties and Organizations Paper: Rebel Party Persistence Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference (April 2015) Panel: International Influences on Democratization
Paper: Foreign Sponsorship and the Performance of Rebel Parties International Studies Association General Conference (March 2015) Panel: Natural Resources and Political Violence Paper: Organizational Capacity and the Likelihood of Resource Wars African Studies Association Annual Conference Indianapolis, IN (November 2014) Panel: Rebel Mobilization and Organization in Africa Paper: The Emergence of Proxy Party Organizations following Negotiated Settlements American Political Science Association - Washington, DC (September 2014) Panel: Outsider Parties Paper: From Bush to Parliament: The Emergence of Rebel Parties following Negotiated Settlements African Studies Association Annual Conference - Baltimore (November 2013) Panel: International Relations in Africa Paper: Rebel Organizational Structure and the Choice to Mediate American Political Science Association Conference - Chicago (August 2013) Panel: Insurgent Organizations Paper: Organizational Transformation of Rebel Groups following Civil Wars Panel: From Swords to Plowshares: The Development of Former Rebel Parties Paper: Identity Transformation and Former Rebel Parties (with John Ishiyama) African Studies Association (November 2012) Panel: Exploring Endogenous Explanations for Violence in Africa Paper: Organizational Determinants of Rebel Negotiation Behavior International Studies Association - Midwest Annual Conference (November 2011) Panel: Political Economy in the Developing World Paper: Oil Infrastructure and Political Attitudes in African Rentier States International Studies Association General Conference (March 2011) Panel: Human Rights and Social Justice Paper: Earthquakes and Repression: A Universal Study 1990 2010 Southwest Political Science Association (March 2010) Panel: Comparative Human Rights Policy Paper: Repression and Natural Crisis in Asia 1999 2007 TEACHING EXPERIENCE PSCI 431 Foreign Policy Analysis, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Spring 2016
PSCI 438 International Relations, Texas A&M University Commerce, Fall 2015 PSCI 2301 Principles of US and Texas Government. Texas A&M University Commerce: Fall 2015, Spring 2016 PSCI 3700 African Political Institutions, : 2012 PSCI 3820 International Relations, : 2012 ACADEMIC SERVICE Texas A&M University Commerce Assistant Coordinator, Model Arab League, Spring 2016 Southwest Model Arab League Conference, March 31 April 2, 2016 TAMUC Country Assignment: Palestine American Political Science Association Reviewer, American Political Science Review, December 2015 present Editorial Assistant, American Political Science Review, July 2014 August 2015 Member, Conflict Processes Section, 2013 present Member, Parties and Organizations Section, 2013 present Member, African Politics Section, 2012 present Member, International Security Section, 2013 present Research Assistant, International Criminal Tribunal Database, : Fall 2012 Spring 2013 Research Assistant, Candidate Selection in Former Rebel Parties, : Summer 2011 Teaching Assistant, Intro to Peace Studies, : Idean Salehyan (2014) Teaching Assistant, Intro to Research Methods, : Jesse Hamner (2013) Teaching Assistant, American Government Processes and Policies, for Edward Meaders (2010), Wendy Watson (2010; 2011; 2013), Michael Greig (2012), Christopher Linebarger (2014)
Teaching Assistant, American Government: Laws and Institutions, : Paul Collins (2009; 2010), Bethany Blackstone (2010), Corey Ditslear (2013), John Ishiyama (2013) State University of New York Binghamton Undergraduate Research Assistant, Cingranelli-Richards Human Rights Data Project, Binghamton University (SUNY) ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS American Political Science Association Midwest Political Science Association International Studies Association African Politics Conference Group REFERENCES John Ishiyama, PhD Distinguished Professor, Lead Editor, APSR (940) 565 4326 John.ishiyama@unt.edu Idean Salehyan, PhD Associate Professor University of Texas Dallas 800 Campbell Road Richardson, TX 75080 (972) 883 6241 idean@utdallas.edu Jacqueline H.R. DeMeritt, PhD Associate Professor (940) 565 2283 Jacqueline.Demeritt@unt.edu T. David Mason, PhD Distinguished Professor (940) 565 2386 David.Mason@unt.edu