Dr. Ches Thurber is a political scientist who studies global conflict, security, and contentious politics. His research has been published in International Studies Quarterly, the Journal of Global Security Studies, Conflict Management and Peace Science, and other journals. His book, Between Mao and Gandhi: the Social Roots of Civil Resistance, is forthcoming in 2021 with Cambridge University Press. Dr. Thurber is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Northern Illinois University. He previously held research appointments at the Chicago Project on Security and Terrorism at the University of Chicago and at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. He received his Ph.D. from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and his B.A. from Middlebury College.
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PhD | Tufts University, 2015
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
MALD | Tufts University, 2010
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
BA | Middlebury College, 2004
Introduction to International Relations
The Power of Protest in Global Politics
International Security
International Law and Organizations
Introductory Analysis of Political Data
Intermediate Analysis of Political Data
Theories of International Relations
International Security
Contentious Politics