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1 Dov H. Levin Curriculum Vitae The Department of Politics and Public Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2018-Present Assistant Professor, Department of Politics and Public Administration, The University of Hong Kong Post-Doctoral Fellow, The Institute for Politics and Strategy, Carnegie-Mellon University Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles EDUCATION Ph.D. Department of Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles, 2014 Dissertation: George Washington Must Go : The Causes and Effects of Great Power Electoral Interventions Committee: Art Stein (chair), Barbara Geddes, Robert Trager, Etel Solingen, Mark Kleiman. M.A. School of Political Science, University of Haifa, 2007 (Summa Cum Laude) Thesis: The Wolves who Learned how to Dwell with the Lambs: An attempt to explain the transition From War to Peace of North America in the 19 th and 20 th Centuries. Advisor: Benjamin Miller B.A. University of Haifa, Political Science & Jewish History, 2004 (Summa Cum Laude in both majors) PUBLICATIONS Peer Reviewed Journal Articles 2018 A Vote for Freedom? The Effects of Partisan Electoral Interventions on Regime Type Journal of Conflict Resolution, Early View 2018 Voting for Trouble? Partisan Electoral Interventions and Terrorism Terrorism and Political Violence, Early View 2016 When the Great Power Gets A Vote: The Effects of Great Power Electoral Interventions on Election Results International Studies Quarterly, 60(2):

2 2016 Partisan Electoral Interventions by the Great Powers: Introducing the PEIG Dataset Conflict Management and Peace Science, Early View 2011 Dov Levin & Benjamin Miller. Why Great Powers Expand in their own Neighborhood: Explaining the Territorial Expansion of the US International Interactions, 37(3): Why Following the Rules Matters: The Customs of War and the Case of the Texas War of Independence Journal of Military Ethics, 7(2): Chapters in Edited Volumes 2015 The Prerequisites Matter: North America s Transition to Regional Peace in Carmela Lutmar and Benjamin Miller (editors) Regional Peacemaking and Conflict Management: A comparative approach (Routledge Press) In Submission/Under Review Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? Partisan Electoral Interventions, Foreign Policy Compliance, and Voting in the U.N. (with Robert Trager) Things you can see from there you can t see from here: Blind Spots in the American Perspective in IR and their Effects War finds a way : An attempt to develop a new theoretical pathway of issue indivisibility as a cause of war. In Preparation Does Meddling Pay? The Effects of Partisan Electoral Interventions on International Trade (With Carmela Lutmar) Foreign Imposed Regime Change for the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies (ISA Compendium project) (With John Chin) A Protest Vote? Partisan Electoral Interventions and Non-Violent Protests FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS 2013 IGCC Dissertation Fellowship 2012 George C. Marshall/Baruch Fellowship 2012 Moody/ LBJ Library Grant-in-Aid Award 2011 Graduate Research Mentorship, UCLA 2010 Graduate Summer Research Mentorship, UCLA 2009 Graduate Summer Research Mentorship, UCLA 2008 Chancellor Prize Summer support, UCLA 2008 UCLA Department of Political Science Fellowship 2007 Wolf Foundation Scholarship (M.A)

3 2006 Honors Scholarship, Univ. of Haifa 2005 Dean s List Special Excellence Scholarship, Univ. of Haifa CONFERENCE ACTIVITY 2018 Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? Partisan Electoral Interventions, Foreign Policy Compliance, and Voting in the U.N. Conference presentation, International Studies Association, San Francisco, April The Legitimacy of Elections: Russia, Fraud, and Public Confidence in the Electoral Process Breaking News Panel, American Political Science Association, San Francisco, August 30- Sep. 3 A Vote for Freedom? The effects of partisan electoral interventions on regime type 2017 American Political Science Association, San Francisco, August 30- Sep Conference presentation, International Studies Association, Baltimore Feb Conference presentation, International Studies Association, Atlanta, March Poster presentation, American Political Science Association, Philadelphia Sep. 1-4 Meddling in the Ballot Box: The Causes of Great Power Electoral Interventions 2014 Conference presentation, American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C. August Poster Presentation, American Political Science Association, Chicago August 28- Sept Conference presentation, Midwestern Political Science Association, Chicago April 11-14, Conference presentation, Western Political Science Association, Los Angeles March Conference presentation, Cal-APSA, Los Angeles November When the Great Power Gets a Vote: The Effects of Great Power Electoral Interventions 2014 Poster presentation, American Political Science Association, Washington D.C. August Conference presentation, International Studies Association, Toronto, Canada March Conference presentation, American Political Science Association, Chicago August 28- Sept Conference presentation, International Studies Association, San Francisco April 3-6 Janus Faced: the contradictory effects of different components of democracy on terrorism 2010 Conference presentation, International Studies Association, New Orleans February Conference presentation, Midwestern Political Science Association, Chicago April 22-25

4 2015 War finds a way : An attempt to develop a new theoretical pathway of issue indivisibility as a cause of war. Conference presentation, International Studies Association, New Orleans February George Washington Must Go : The Causes of Great Power Electoral Interventions Conference presentation, International Studies Association, Toronto, Canada, March Why great powers expand in their own Neighborhood: explaining the territorial expansion of the U.S Conference presentation International Studies Association, New Orleans, February The Lebanon on the Banks of the Mississippi: The U.S. S/N compatibility problems and the War of 1812 Conference Presentation, Graduate Conference in Israeli Political Science, Haifa, Israel, December The Iraq of the Midwest: The U.S., regional S/N compatibility problems, and the descent into violent conflicts Conference presentation, the Israeli Association For International Studies, Jerusalem, Israel, June 6 MEDIA APPEARANCES/INTERVIEWS/ POLICYMAKER INTEREST Research referenced in a recent UK House of Commons report on Russian Foreign Policy (November 2017) and during a U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing, (January 5, 2017) Media on my research topic (partisan electoral interventions): Sure, the U.S. and Russia often meddle in foreign elections. Does it matter? Washington Post (Monkey Cage) blogpost September 7, 2016 TV Interview at CNN (July 15, 2017) Radio Interviews at NPR (December 22, 2016), KSRO (December 22, 2016), 930AM The Answer (June 11, 2017), KCRW (June 20, 2017), SiriusXM/Michael Smerconish (July 11, 2017), KQV (July 26, 2017), BBC World (August 15, 2017), NPR (July 17, 2018), KMOX (July 18, 2018), and KNUS (July 19, 2018) Interviews at Sueddeutsche Zeitung February 23, 2017 (Germany s largest daily newspaper), Republika March 31, 2017 (Macedonia), and the Sri Lanka Express (April 30, 2017) Consulted/quoted in on articles/news segments on partisan electoral interventions appearing in the New York Times, L.A. Times, Slate, Univision, Associated Press, ZDF (Germany s Channel 2 TV broadcaster), The New Daily (Australia), Calxin Weekly (China- independent media), The Daily Beast, Huffington Post, Channel 4 (UK TV Broadcaster), USA Today, Divina (Sri Lanka), NPR, and The Guardian (UK)

5 INVITED PRESENTATIONS 2017 Manipulating Elections: America's & Russia's Long History of Meddling in Foreign Democracies Duquesne University, Political Science Research Series, February Electoral Interventions by Foreign Powers Fox Chapel Racquet Club speaker series (Pitts. PA.), March Technology and Media Policy Panel Panelist, Roosevelt Institute at Carnegie Mellon University (Pitts. PA.), November 3 TEACHING EXPERIENCE University of Hong Kong, Sole Instructor United States Foreign Policy (Forthcoming First Semester 2018) Carnegie-Mellon University, Sole Instructor U.S. Foreign Policy and Interventions in World Affairs (Spring Semester 2018, Spring Semester 2017) Theories of International Relations (Fall Semester 2017) Presidential Politics: So, You Want to Be President of the United States (Fall Semester 2016) UCLA, Sole Instructor Introduction to World Politics (Spring 2016) Studies in the formulation of U.S. Foreign Policy- Intervention (Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Fall 2014, Fall 2015) International Relations Theory (Spring 2015) Terrorism and Insurgency (Winter 2015, Winter 2016) Graduate Teaching Assistant Training Practicum (Graduate students) (Fall 2013) UCLA, Teaching Assistant Communities and Nations in Conflict (Spring 2014) (In Honors Collegium) Globalization: Governance & Conflict (Winter 2014) (In Global Studies) Introduction to International Law (Spring 2012) World Politics (Spring 2010, Fall 2011) Diplomacy and War (Winter 2010, Winter 2012) Peace and War (Spring 2009)

6 International Political Economy (Winter 2009, Fall 2009) International Relations Theory (Fall 2008) University of Haifa, Teaching Assistant Introduction to Government and Politics (Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007) RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Research Assistant to Prof. Benjamin Miller, School of Political Science, Univ. of Haifa Collected data for various research projects and assisted in the preparation of an academic book manuscript for publication OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Teaching Assistant Counselor, Department of Political Science, UCLA Tutor, Student Advancement Department, University of Haifa PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Summer 2009 June 2011 Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models- EITM (Summer Institute in Washington University at St. Louis) Summer Institute on Conducting Archival Research-SICAR (at George Washington University) PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Member of Best Paper Award Committee, APSA Foreign Policy Section Council member APSA Foreign Policy Section Discussant and Chair for Panels at the American Political Science Association Conference and the International Studies Association Conference Reviewer for International Studies Quarterly, International Security, International Interactions, Conflict Management and Peace Science, and the European Journal of International Relations Reviewer of IR Textbook (World Politics: Interests, Interactions, Institutions) DEPARTMENTAL/UNIVERSITY SERVICE Graduate Studies Committee, graduate student representative, Department of Political Science, UCLA

7 Admissions Committee, graduate student representative, Department of Political Science, UCLA PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS American Political Science Association (2007- present) International Studies Association (2007-present) Midwestern Political Science Association (2010- present) VOLUNTEER/EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: Member of the Univ. of Haifa Debating Society (British Parliamentary format): st place winner-the Israeli English Cup Debating Championship (English) 2004 Best Speaker -The Open Technion Debating Competition st place winner - The Israeli Debating Championship (Hebrew) REFERENCES Art Stein, Professor Department of Political Science, UCLA 4289 Bunche Hall Box Los Angeles, CA, (US) stein@polisci.ucla.edu Phone: Barbara Geddes, Professor Department of Political Science, UCLA 4289 Bunche Hall Box Los Angeles, CA, (US) geddes@ucla.edu Phone: Benny Miller, Professor School of Political Science, University of Haifa Division of International Relations Faculty of Social Sciences Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel bmiller@poli.haifa.ac.il Phone: Giacomo Chiozza, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) Victoria University of Wellington School of History, Philosophy, Political Science & International Relations Room 512, Murphy Building, Kelburn Parade Wellington, New Zealand giacomo.chiozza@vuw.ac.nz Phone: (NZ) Robert Trager, Associate Professor Department of Political Science, UCLA 4289 Bunche Hall Box Los Angeles, CA, (US) rtrager@ucla.edu Phone: Marc Trachtenberg, Professor Department of Political Science, UCLA 4289 Bunche Hall Box Los Angeles, CA (US) trachten@polisci.ucla.edu Phone:

Dov H. Levin. Curriculum Vitae Bunche Hall University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 90095

Dov H. Levin. Curriculum Vitae Bunche Hall University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 90095 Dov H. Levin Curriculum Vitae Department of Political Science Dovlvn@ucla.edu, 4289 Bunche Hall Dovlvn@yahoo.com University of California, Los Angeles www.dovhlevin.com Los Angeles, CA 90095 PLACE OF BIRTH: