Susanne Martin Department of Political Science, University of Nevada, Reno 1664 N. Virginia, Mail Stop 0302, Reno, Nevada 89557 Phone: (512) 297-0447 E-mail: susannemartin@unr.edu RESEARCH AREAS Political violence, terrorism, and warfare; extremism and radicalization, nonstate actors, tactics, and strategies; organization theory; nation-building ACADEMIC POSITION Assistant Professor (2011 Present) Department of Political Science University of Nevada, Reno EDUCATION University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D., Government, 2011 Dissertation: From Parliamentarianism to Terrorism and Back Again Dissertation Committee: Ami Pedahzur and Robert Moser (Co-chairs), Zoltan Barany, Patrick McDonald, Leonard Weinberg University of Texas at Austin, M.A., Government, 2008 Fields: Comparative Politics and International Relations St. Mary s University of San Antonio, M.A., International Relations, Distinguished Graduate, 2003 Focus: Conflict Resolution University of Texas at Austin, B.B.A., International Business, 1996 BOOKS The Role of Terrorism in 21 st Century Warfare (with Leonard Weinberg), Manchester University Press, 2017. Violence, Elections, and Party Politics (edited with Mary Beth Altier and Leonard Weinberg), New York, NY: Routledge, 2013 (previously published as a special issue of Terrorism and Political Violence, Vol. 25, No. 1 (January 2013), p. 1-159.) BOOK PROJECT Is politics becoming less violent? This project adds to a growing literature highlighting evidence and seeking explanations for what appears to be a worldwide reduction in violence. Although the research question for this project is different from those addressed in my dissertation research, the project draws on evidence uncovered in the process of conducting dissertation research. Nancy Susanne Martin 1 Curriculum Vitae, 2 October 2016
JOURNAL ARTICLES Terrorism in an Era of Unconventional Warfare (with Leonard Weinberg), Terrorism and Political Violence Vol. 28, No. 2 (2016), p. 236-253. Coming Together or Growing Apart: Western Europe and the United States (with Leonard Weinberg), Democracy and Security Vol. 10, No. 2 (2014), p. 156-173. Dilemmas of Going Legit : Why Should Violent Groups Engage in or Avoid Electoral Politics? Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression Vol. 6, No. 2 (2014), p. 81-101. Introduction to the Special Issue on Violence, Elections, and Party Politics (with Mary Beth Altier and Leonard Weinberg), Terrorism and Political Violence, Vol. 25, No. 1 (2013), p. 1-7 (this is also the introductory chapter in Violence, Elections, and Party Politics, Routledge, 2013). Conclusions to the Special Issue on Violence, Elections, and Party Politics (with Mary Beth Altier and Leonard Weinberg), Terrorism and Political Violence, Vol. 25, No. 1 (2013), p. 157-159 (this is also the concluding chapter of Violence, Elections, and Party Politics, Routledge, 2013). Turning to and from Terror: Deciphering the Conditions under Which Political Groups Choose Violent and Nonviolent Tactics (with Arie Perliger), Perspectives on Terrorism, Vol. 6, No. 4-5 (2012), p. 21-45. BOOK CHAPTERS Suicide Terrorism Theories (with Ami Pedahzur), Encyclopedia of Empirical International Relations Theory, Oxford University Press (under contract, submitted February 2017). Evolution of Suicide Attacks (with Ami Pedahzur), The Handbook of Criminology and Terrorism, Gary LaFree and Joshua Freilich (eds.), Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2016, 329-352. Suicide Terrorism, Routledge History of Terrorism, Randall D. Law (ed.), New York, NY: Routledge, 2015, p. 387-410. Nancy Susanne Martin 2 Curriculum Vitae, 2 October 2016
PAPERS UNDER REVIEW Endogenous Formation of Terrorist Groups (with Michael McBride, Sherry Forbes, Natalia Londono, and B. Allison), Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (revise and resubmit). The Islamic State and the Study of Terrorism (with Leonard Weinberg), Terrorism and Political Violence (revise and resubmit). SELECTED PROJECTS AND WORKING PAPERS Is the world becoming less violent (book project, conference presentations) Radicalization and the Far Right in America, (partially funded; with James Richardson, Mauricio Alvarez, and Lindsay Perez, conference presentations) From Parliamentarianism to Terrorism and Back Again (book and paper projects, conference presentations) Regional Variations in the Strategic Use of Violence (paper project, conference presentations) Elections and Violence (multi-paper project, conference presentations) The Arab-Israeli Conflict in High Definition (collaboration, partially funded; with Ami Pedahzur) Explaining Clusters of Collapse of Democracy (paper project, conference presentations; with Ami Pedahzur and Arie Perliger) Individual Motivations for Terrorism (paper project; with Ami Pedahzur and Arie Perliger) Peace in the Middle East (collaboration; with Leonard Weinberg) Treachery in the Palace: Reconsidering the Assassination of State Leaders (paper project; conference presentation; with Robert Ostergard) Terrorist Targeting (paper project; with Bill Eubank) Rara Avis: Differences between Assassinations Involving Men or Women (with Bill Eubank, Robert Ostergard, and Janicke Stramer). Nancy Susanne Martin 3 Curriculum Vitae, 2 October 2016
CONFERENCE PAPERS (SELECTED, SINCE 2011) Historical triggers of uncertainty and its relationship to support for violent activism in the United States (with Mauricio J. Alvarez, Lindsay M. Perez, and James T. Richardson), Annual Meeting of the Western Social Science Association, April 14, 2016. Studying Radicalization in the Digital Age: Assumptions and Assessments of Internet Radicalization (with Mauricio J. Alvarez, Lindsay M. Perez, and James T. Richardson), Annual Meeting of the Western Social Science Association, April 14, 2016. Patterns of decreasing violence in politics, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 7, 2016. Draft book proposal for From Parliamentarianism to Terrorism and Back Again, Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 29, 2014. Endogenous Formation of Terrorist Groups (with Sherry Forbes, Michael McBride, and Natalia Londono), National Convention of the International Studies Association, April 2013. Veil and the Voice: Exploring Muslim Women s Attitudes towards Veiling in the United States, Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (conference cancelled), September 2012. In the Shadow of the Gunman: The Assassination of World Leaders, 1946-2000 (with Robert Ostergard), Joint British International Studies Association and International Studies Association (BISA-ISA) Conference, June 21, 2012. Explaining Clusters of Collapse of Democracy (with Ami Pedahzur and Arie Perliger), Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 14, 2012. Does Participation in Party Politics Pay Off? Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 13, 2012. Clusters of Collapse: A Preliminary Investigation (with Ami Pedahzur and Arie Perliger), Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 3, 2011. Nancy Susanne Martin 4 Curriculum Vitae, 2 October 2016
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS (SELECTED, SINCE 2010) Scholarly and Creative Activities Grant Program, University of Nevada, Reno, Summer 2016. This award supports research on Right-wing Radicalization and Uncertainty. International Activities Grant, University of Nevada, Reno, Summer 2013 Spring 2014. This award facilitated travel to Israel for the project entitled The Arab-Israeli Conflict in High-Definition. Scholarly and Creative Activities Grant Program, University of Nevada, Reno, Summer 2013. This award aided research on a large research project under the title The Arab-Israeli Conflict in High-Definition. College of Liberal Arts Junior Faculty Research Grant, Summer 2013. This award was made to help fund research on a large research project under the title The Arab-Israeli Conflict in High-Definition. Israel Studies Collaborative and the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies, University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2013. Funding was made available to facilitate meetings, data collection, and collaboration on a large research project entitled The Arab-Israeli Conflict in High- Definition. College of Liberal Arts Junior Faculty Research Grant, Summer 2012. This award was made to help fund research on the collapse of democracy and social network analysis. National Science Foundation (NSF), Fall 2010. This award was made for research into the endogenous formation of terrorist groups. This project incorporates formal modeling and experimental methods. OTHER UNIVERSITY TEACHING Visiting Instructor, University of Texas at Austin, Summers 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016. Adjunct Instructor, Baylor University, Fall 2010. Assistant Instructor (instructor of record), University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2009 Spring 2011. Research on Terrorism, Insurgencies, and Guerrilla Warfare, University of Texas at Austin (with Ami Pedahzur), Spring 2010. Nancy Susanne Martin 5 Curriculum Vitae, 2 October 2016
RESEARCH POSITIONS Visiting Scholar, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin, Summers 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. Visiting Scholar, Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies, University of Texas at Austin, Summer 2013. Research Team and Project Director, The Arab-Israeli Conflict in High- Definition, with support from the Israel Studies Collaborative and the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies, University of Texas at Austin, beginning Spring 2013. Research Fellow/Project Director, Terrorists, Insurgencies, and Guerrillas in Education and Research (TIGER) Lab, University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2009 Spring 2011. Graduate Research Assistant, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, Policy Research Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Professor Alan Kuperman, Fall 2008, Spring 2009. Graduate Assistant, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin, Professor Robert Moser, Fall 2008, Spring 2009. Fellow, Foreign Language and Area Studies, Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, University of Texas at Austin, Summer 2006, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, Summer 2008, Summer 2009. GRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT Seminar in Comparative Politics Seminar in Democratization Terrorism Terrorism and Political Violence Political Systems of Latin America Political Systems of Western Europe Nationalism Independent study, special topics, and Master s thesis courses Nancy Susanne Martin 6 Curriculum Vitae, 2 October 2016
UNDER- GRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT Terrorism Suicide Terrorism Terrorism and Political Violence Political Systems of Latin America Political Systems of Western Europe Nationalism World Politics World Political Systems American Government Independent study courses Honors Thesis (directed) LANGUAGES Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian (Advanced-Intermediate) German (Intermediate) Spanish (Elementary) French (Basic) Czech (Basic) Nancy Susanne Martin 7 Curriculum Vitae, 2 October 2016