Manaswini's research interest is at the intersection of civil-military relations and comparative politics. In her dissertation, she explores variation in military acceptance of civilian control in postcolonial democracies. In contrast to the literature's focus on explaining how civilians establish their authority over the military, and how civilian control can maximized and strengthened, she focuses on the military's agency in determining the extent of its subordination, by investigating how the military constructs its professional value system and how they interpret civilian control. Prior to beginning her PhD, Manaswini worked as an Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies in Singapore and as a lecturer in Professional Military Education to the Singapore Armed Forces. Manaswini holds a Master of Science degree in Strategic Studies, with a Certificate in Terrorism Studies, from the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore and a BA in Political Science and Economics from Luther College, Iowa.
Awards:
Summer Methods Funding - Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research, Summer 2018
Teaching Experience:
Teaching Assistant (Fall 2017 - Spring 2018)
SIS 105 - World Politics
IB Diploma Program (August 2018 - January 2019)
Global Politics Teacher
The Mahindra United World College of India, Pune, India
