Geoffrey P. Macdonald, Ph.D. Website: http://geoffreymacdonald.wordpress.com **This CV is truncated. Full version provided upon request** ACADEMIC & RESEARCH EMPLOYMENT 2017-Present: Principal Researcher for Democracy and Governance, International Republican Institute, Center for Applied Learning and Global Initiatives, Washington, D.C. 2015-Present: Professorial Lecturer, George Washington University, Department of Political Science 2016-2017: Postdoctoral Fellow, International Republican Institute, Center for Applied Learning and Global Initiatives, Washington, D.C. 2014-2015: Visiting Assistant Professor, Grinnell College, Department of Political Science EDUCATION Ph.D., International Studies, University of Denver, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, 2013 Major Fields: Comparative Politics, International Relations Committee: Tim Sisk (Chair), Ben Reilly, Martin Rhodes, Aaron Schneider M.A., International Security, University of Denver, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, 2008 B.A., International Relations, Boston University, 2006 PUBLICATIONS Books (2017) Electing Peace: Violence Prevention and Impact at the Polls, ed. Jonas Claes. Washington, D.C.: USIP Press. *Co-Principal Investigator, with Jonas Claes Peer-Reviewed Articles (2015) Racial Politics and Campaign Strategy in South Africa s 2009 Election, Politikon: South African Journal of Political Studies Vol. 42, No. 1: 155-176. (2015) Minoritarian Rule: How India s Electoral System Created the Illusion of a BJP Landslide, Economic and Political Weekly Vol. 50, No. 8: 18-21 (with Babak Moussavi). (2011) Islam and Party Politics in Indonesia: An Assessment of the 2009 Election, The Indonesian Quarterly Vol. 39, No. 4: 433-449. Book and Monograph Chapters (2017) Evaluation of Findings and Conclusion in Prevention Works: How to Keep Elections Peaceful Ahead of the Crisis, ed. Jonas Claes, 195-220. Washington, D.C.: USIP Press (with Jonas Claes)
2 (2017) The Drivers of Election Violence in Bangladesh: Political Intransigence and Prevention Weakness in Prevention Works: How to Keep Elections Peaceful Ahead of the Crisis, ed. Jonas Claes, 31-59. Washington, D.C.: USIP Press. (2016) Indonesia s Path to Liberal Democracy: Lessons for the Middle East in Arab Transitions in Comparative Perspective, ed. Senen Florensa, 102-115. Barcelona: European Institute of the Mediterranean. Internally Reviewed Articles, Notes, and Reviews (2016) When Does US Democracy Promotion Work? Evidence from Burma, Fellowship Paper, Center for the National Interest, Washington, D.C. (2016) Preventing Violent Extremism through Inclusive Politics in Bangladesh, USIP PeaceBrief, United States Institute of Peace (2014) Restoring Indonesia s Direct Regional Elections: Stability in a Divided Society, Asia Pacific Memo No. 317, Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia (with Matthew Bock) (2014) Coalitional Constraints in India, Asia Pacific Memo No. 292, Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia (2013) The Emergence of Racial Politics in South Africa: Lessons for Peacebuilding, Case Studies in Peacebuilding Series, United States Institute of Peace, Washington, D.C. (2013) Election Rules and Identity Politics: Understanding the Success of Multiethnic Parties in Indonesia, IFES White Paper, International Foundation for Electoral Systems, Washington, D.C. (2012) Political Parties and Islam in Indonesia: A Religious Façade, Asia Pacific Memo No. 178, Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia Commentary Why are so many Tunisians joining the Islamic State? The Washington Post - Monkey Cage, January 27, 2017 (with Luke Waggoner) From countering to preventing violent extremism, OpenDemocracy, November 22, 2016 (with Luke Waggoner) How to ISIS-Proof a Muslim-Majority State, The National Interest (Online), March 14, 2016 India s Electoral System: Notes from the Law Commission s 2015 Report, Economic and Political Weekly Vol. 50, No. 50, December 12, 2015 (with Babak Moussavi) India in the Madhesi Movement, Economic and Political Weekly Vol. 50, No. 45, November 7, 2015 (with Nirabh Koirala) Nepal is in crisis, and it has nothing to do with the earthquake. Here s what you need to know, The Washington Post - Monkey Cage, November 2, 2015 (with Nirabh Koirala)
3 Deferring the Difficult: Federalism is Not the Answer to Nepal s Problems, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 50, No. 30, July 25, 2015 (with Nirabh Koirala) Why was the Nepali earthquake so devastating? Because of its government s political failings, The Washington Post - Monkey Cage, June 9, 2015 (with Nirabh Koirala) RESEARCH GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS 2015-2016: Fellow (Non-Resident), Center for the National Interest, Washington, D.C. 2012-2013: Fulbright Scholar, U.S. Student Program, India. Visiting Research Scholar, Institute of Social Sciences: New Delhi, India 2012 (Summer): Hybl Democracy Studies Fellow, International Foundation for Electoral Systems: Washington, D.C. 2012 (Summer): Visiting Research Associate, Southeast Asia Program, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University: Washington, D.C. 2012: Co-Winner, Case Studies in Peacebuilding Competition, United States Institute of Peace: Washington, D.C. 2012 & 2008: Graduate Studies Dissertation Research Fellowship, University of Denver 2011 (Fall): Visiting Fellow, Centre for Strategic and International Studies: Jakarta, Indonesia 2011 (Summer): Visiting Junior Scholar, Democracy in Africa Research Unit, Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town: Cape Town, South Africa TEACHING Courses Taught: Global Perspectives on Democracy (George Washington University) Ethnic Conflict and Peacebuilding (George Washington University, Grinnell College) Postwar Transitions (American University) Issues in American Public Policy (Grinnell College Washington, D.C. Program) Introduction to Political Science (Grinnell College) Politics of the Middle East (Grinnell College, Colorado College) Politics of South Asia (Grinnell College, University of Denver) US Foreign Policy (Washington Internship Institute) Global Governance (University of Denver) Third World Politics (University of Colorado, Denver) Introduction to International Politics (University of Denver) CONSULTING United States Institute of Peace, Center for Applied Research on Conflict. Research Consultant. Research Project on Countering Violent Extremism. April 2016
4 United States Institute of Peace, Center for Applied Research on Conflict. Co-Principal Investigator. Research Project on Election Violence. June 2014 - March 2016 International Republican Institute. Lead Presenter and Facilitator. Workshop on Reforms in Burma: The Impact of Electoral System Design, Constitutional Reform, and Federalism. Mae Sot, Thailand: January 2014; Yangon, Burma: March 2014 INVITED PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS Invited Participant. Evaluating Election Violence Prevention. Hosted by the United States Institute of Peace and Glasgow University. Washington, D.C.: September 2015 Invited Participant. International Policy Summer Institute. Hosted by American University School of International Service. Washington, D.C.: June 2015 Invited Speaker. Inducing Moderate Parties: The Role of Institutional Design in Promoting Inclusive Politics. Seoul International Forum on Elections. Hosted by the Korean National Election Commission. Seoul, South Korea: May 2015 Invited Speaker. Democracy and Diversity in Indonesia: Lessons for Constitutional Design in the Middle East. Arab Transitions in Comparative Perspective. Hosted by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the European Institute of the Mediterranean. Barcelona, Spain: November 2014 POLICY BRIEFINGS U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, United Nations CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS & PARTICIPATION The Institutional Origin of Multiethnic Politics. Presented at APSA Annual Conference, Philadelphia: September 2016 Keeping Elections Peaceful Ahead of the Crisis. Presented at Electoral Integrity Project (EIP) Workshop on Contentious Elections, Conflict and Regime Transitions, Pozan, Poland: July 2016 Keeping Elections Peaceful Ahead of the Crisis. Presented at Virginia International University Conference on Politics, Conflict, and Development, Fairfax: April 2016 Racial Politics and Campaign Strategy in South Africa s 2009 Election. Presented at ISA Annual Conference, New Orleans: February 2015 Electoral System Design and Multiethnic Politics in India, Indonesia, and South Africa. Presented at MPSA Annual Conference, Chicago: April 2014 Electoral Incentives and Multiethnic Politics in India. Presented at Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi, India: April 2013 Electoral System Design and Ethnic Politics in Indonesia and South Africa. Presented at International Foundation for Electoral Systems, Washington, D.C.: August 2012
5 Panel Chair - Center on Rights Development Symposium, University of Denver: April 2010, April 2011, and April 2012 Ethnicity and Religion in Indonesian Party Politics. Presented at Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta, Indonesia: December 2011 Democratization in Lebanon: Why Confessionalism Is Failing. Presented at Political Science Research Conference, Georgia State University: March 2009 State Failure in Lebanon: Causes and Solutions. Presented at Middle Eastern and African Studies Department Conference, University of Alberta, Canada: January 2009 REVIEWER Democratization, Journal of Human Trafficking FIELDWORK India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, South Africa, Malawi, Tunisia, West Bank/Israel REFERENCES Provided Upon Request **This CV is truncated. Full version provided upon request**