Jakana Thomas - CANCELLED

Jakana Thomas is an expert on political violence with an emphasis on the behavior of violent non-state actors. Her recent projects examine women’s participation in rebel, terrorist and community-based violent organizations, how violence influences conflict resolution, the correlates of terrorist lethality and the determinants of successful peace processes. 

Prior to joining the School of Global Policy and Strategy at UCSD, Thomas served as an associate professor at Michigan State University. Her work has been published in the American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, International Organization, Journal of Peace Research, Conflict Management and Peace Science and in Security Studies. She is associate editor of the H-DIPLO International Security Studies Forum and a research advisor at the RESOLVE Network housed at the United States Institutes of Peace.