Dan Gamarnik

Assistant Professor, Angelo State University
PhD, University of California-Santa Barbara (Political Science)
MA, University of Chicago (International Relations)

I'm an assistant professor at Angelo State University. I study international conflict with a focus on foreign conflicts between states and rebel groups outside the state's territory (known as extrastate wars). 

In my dissertation, "Distracted by Revisionists: The Causes and Consequences of Extrastate War" I use causal identification strategies to explore what causes extrastate wars (and low-level extrastate conflicts). I find that many factors, such as military drones and rebel groups that oppose the international order, increase the frequency of extrastate wars. I also find, surprisingly, that these wars also increase the propensity of states to wage interstate wars.

I received my PhD at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Previously, I was an analyst at the Program on Political Violence (PPV), Chicago Project on Security and Threat, at the University of Chicago. I also hold Master's Degrees in International Relations as well as Social Science from the University of Chicago. 

Email: dgamarnik [at] ucsb.edu 

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