Curriculum Vitae PHILIP ANDREW MARTIN MIT Department of Political Science, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room E40-401, Cambridge, MA 02139, email: martinp@mit.edu EDUCATION Last Updated: May 2017 PhD Political Science Expected 2019 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Comprehensive Exams Fields of Study: International Relations and Comparative Politics (High Pass with Distinction) Dissertation: From the Bush to the Barracks: Explaining Civil-Military Relations in Insurgent-Ruled Africa MA International Affairs 2012 Carleton University, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs Recipient, Carleton University Senate Medal BA (Honors) Political Science 2010 University of Guelph Recipient, Joseph F. Skinner Medal, College of Social and Applied Human Sciences PUBLICATIONS Articles Martin, Philip A. Coming Together: Power-Sharing and the Durability of Negotiated Peace Settlements. Civil Wars, Vol. 15, No. 3 (Fall 2013): 332-58. Martin, Philip A. and Hany Besada. Mining Codes in Africa: Emergence of a Fourth Generation? Cambridge Review of International Affairs (April 2014), DOI: 10.1080/09557571.2013.840823. Martin, Philip A. Intervening for Peace? Dilemmas of Liberal Internationalism and Democratic Reconstruction in Afghanistan. Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, Volume 13, No. 3: (Spring 2011). Book Chapters Martin, Philip A. Intervening for Peace? Dilemmas of Liberal Internationalism and Democratic Reconstruction in Afghanistan. In Carla Suarez, ed. Security and Conflict: Evolving Theory and Practice. Centre for Foreign Policy Studies, Dalhousie University, Halifax. 2011. Martin, Philip A. and Hany Besada. Mining Codes in Africa: Opportunities, Challenges, and Canada s Position. Canada Among Nations, Volume 27. The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, Ottawa. 2013. Other Martin, Philip A. Why Zimbabwe s Military Sticks with Mugabe. Foreign Affairs (September 12, 2016)
(with Nina McMurry, Dan De Kadt, & Evan Lieberman), Here are four reasons that South Africa s ANC lost ground in this month s elections The Monkey Cage (August 12, 2016) Martin, Philip A. Insurgency, Political Order, and SNC Wars: Elite-Proximity in the Central African Republic. MIT Political Science Department Research Paper No. 2014-9 (August 2014). (with Hany Besada and Franklyn Lisk) Regulating Extraction in the Global South: Towards a Framework for Accountability. Background Research Paper for the UN High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. 2013. Martin, Philip A. Debating the use of autonomous weapons. ipolitics. July 26, 2013. Martin, Philip A. We Don t Know How to Fix Mali, or Anywhere Else. ipolitics. January 27, 2013. RESEARCH IN PROGRESS From the Bush to the Barracks: Explaining Civil-Military Relations in Insurgent-Ruled Africa (Dissertation Project) Democratic Governance and Accountability in South Africa (with Evan Lieberman, Nina McMurry, University of Cape Town, and University of Witswatersrand School of Governance). Who Becomes a Center-Seeking Rebel? Elite Networks and Insurgent Mobilization in Post-Cold War Africa. Journal of Conflict Management and Peace Science. (Submitted for Review) Unsafe Havens: Re-examining Humanitarian Aid and Peace Duration after Civil Wars. (With Nina McMurry, MIT). International Studies Quarterly. (Submitted for Review) AWARDS AND HONORS Fellowships & Grants MIT GOV/LAB Seed Grant (2017), $3,200 Center for International Studies Summer Research Grant (2017), $3,500 Center for International Studies Summer Research Grant (2016), $3,500 Bridging the Gap Summer Fellowship, American University (2016), $3,000 Fulbright Scholarship, Fulbright Canada Foundation (2013), $15,000 Doctoral Fellowship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (2013), $80,000 Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Government of Ontario (2011), $15,000 Joseph Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Master s Level), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (2010), $17,500 Dean s Scholarship, University of Guelph (2007, 2008, 2009), $3,000 Academic Honors Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement, Carleton University (2012) Joseph F. Skinner Medal, University of Guelph (highest overall achievement among graduating students in the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences), (2010) Nominee, Winegard Medal, University of Guelph (highest overall achievement among graduating students), (2010) OUA Academic All-Star Award for academic excellence as a varsity athlete, University of Guelph (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) Other Finalist, Trudeau Scholarship. Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation (2014, 2015)
First Prize, Best Paper Award Competition, 7th Annual Conference for Graduate Students in Political Science, International Relations and Public Policy, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, (2011) Graduate Student Open Access Award ($1,000), Carleton University Office of Vice-President (Research) and Graduate Student Association (2012) Third Prize, ($1,000) Conference of Defense Association s 14 Annual Graduate Student Symposium, the Royal Military College, Kingston (October 2011) University of Guelph Honor Award for outstanding student-athlete performance (2010) George Grant Award, University of Guelph (highest academic average among undergraduate political science majors) (2007) FIELD WORK EXPERIENCE Abidjan, Côte d Ivoire. May-June 2015, September-December 2016. Harare, Zimbabwe. July-August 2016. Johannesburg, South Africa. June-July 2016. Dushanbe, Tajikistan. March-August 2013. Odessa, Ukraine. October-November 2012. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. August-October 2012. Gaborone, Botswana. April-June 2009. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Teaching Assistant, MIT 2015, 2016, 2017 Engineering Democratic Development in Africa Quantitative Research Methods I: Regression Math Camp I Teaching Assistant, Carleton University 2010, 2011, 2012 Law, State, and Constitutions Law, State and Citizens Introduction to African Politics History of Political Thought PRESENTATIONS (Selected) The Wartime Origins of Civil-Military Relations in Insurgent-Ruled Africa: Evidence from Zimbabwe and Côte d Ivoire MIT-Harvard-Yale-Tufts Graduate Student Conference on Political Violence, Yale University, April 2017 International Studies Association, Annual Convention, Baltimore, February 2017 Conference on the Legacies of Armed Conflict in Southern Africa and Comparative Perspectives, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, July 2016. Does Irresponsible Rhetoric Cause Groups to Rebel? Evidence from the US State Department, 1991-2008 MIT-Harvard-Yale Graduate Student Conference on Political Violence, Harvard University, April 2016. Unsafe Havens: Re-Examining Aid and Peace Duration after Civil Wars (with Nina McMurry)
International Studies Association, Annual Convention, Baltimore, February 2017 Midwestern Political Science Association, Annual Conference, Chicago, April 2016. MIT-Harvard-Yale Graduate Student Conference on Political Violence. Center for International Studies, MIT, Cambridge, March 2015. Strategies of Rebellion in Post-Colonial Africa International Studies Association, Annual Convention, Atlanta, March 2016. MIT-Harvard-Yale Graduate Student Conference on Political Violence. Center for International Studies, MIT, Cambridge, March 2015. MIT Strategic Use of Force Working Group. Center for International Studies, MIT, Cambridge, February 2015. Insurgency, Political Order, and SNC Wars: Elite-Proximity in the Central African Republic Olympia Summer Academy, Conflict and Political Violence Graduate Student Workshop, July 22 2014. Coming Together: Power-Sharing and the Durability of Negotiated Peace Settlements 22 nd Annual Association of Ethnicity and Nationalism (ASEN) Conference Nationalism, Ethnicity and Boundaries, London School of Economics, London UK. March 2012. 21 st Annual Conflict Resolution Symposium Conflict: Communication, Culture and Change. Saint Paul University, Ottawa. February 3, 2012. Sharing Power after Deadly Conflict: Do Inclusive Institutions Work after the Fighting Stops? The 7 th Annual Conference for Graduate Students in Political Science, International Relations and Public Policy, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. December 2011. Conference of Defense Association s 14 th Annual Graduate Student Conference, Royal Military College, Kingston ON. October 2011. Intervening for Peace? Dilemma s of Liberal Internationalism and Democratic Reconstruction in Afghanistan Strategic Studies Student Consortium s 13 th Annual Student Conference: Strategy, Security, and Defense: Expanding the Discourse. University of Calgary. February 2011. 6 th Annual Political Science Graduate Symposium: Security and Conflict: Evolving Theory and Practice. Centre for Foreign Policy Studies, Dalhousie University. March 2011. Graduate Political Science Society Conference: 21 st Century Politics: insecurity, uncertainty, and novelty. Carleton University. March 2011. Conference of Defense Association s 13 th Annual Graduate Student Conference, Royal Military College, Kingston ON. October 2010. OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Research Analyst 2015, 2016 Freedom House, Freedom in the World Report (country: Central African Republic) Mine Action Officer 2013 Norwegian People s Aid, Tajikistan
Research Associate 2013 United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Post-2015 Millennium Development Goals High-Level Panel Research Assistant North-South Institute, Ottawa, ON 2011-2013 Governance of Natural Resources Program Election Observer (Short Term) 2012 Mission Canada, Ukraine Parliamentary Elections Junior Policy Officer 2011 Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ottawa ON Tariffs and Goods Market Access Division Intern 2011 CANADEM, Ottawa, ON Roster Division OTHER ACTIVITIES Participant, New Era in American Foreign Policy Bridging the Gap Conference, March 2016. Participant, Olympia Summer Academy, Conflict and Political Violence cycle, July 2014. MA student representative, NPSIA Director Search Committee, 2012 Student mentor, NPSIA Peer Mentor program (2011-2012). LANGUAGES English (native); French (B2) SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY R, Stata, Arc-GIS; Latex; Sweave