Brandon Sims Professorial Lecturer SIS | Peace, Human Rights & Cultural Relations

Degrees: American University, PhD (International Relations)
Antioch University, MA (Conflict Resolution)
Marietta College, BA (Political Science)
Bio: Brandon Sims researches and teaches peace studies and research methods. His research explores the causes and consequences of violent, non-violent, and self-violent conflict. His research has been supported by the United States Institute of Peace and the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict, and has been published in the Journal of Resistance Studies.

His current book project uses a mixed-methods approach, including an original dataset of 45 resistance organizations in India, a social network mapping of their 990 distinct ties with affiliated organizations, and in-depth case studies featuring archival fieldwork. Other research projects feature a variety of methodologies, including survey experiments on perceptions of nonviolent action, discourse analysis of suicide protests, analytical narratives examining the role of student unions in wider protest movements, and case studies of security force defections around the world.

Previously, Brandon Sims worked and taught in Indonesia for five years with Mennonite Central Committee, an international peacebuilding organization. He also worked as a researcher on the Nonviolent Action Team at the United States Institute of Peace.

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