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Shannon, Megan

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Research

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  • My research explores how international institutions influence human and interstate security. I show that international law and organizations help actors give up the use of violence and commit to peace agreements. I also study the conditions under which states make commitments to human rights law.

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  • international conflict, international conflict management, international institutions, United Nations peacekeeping, international organizations, international peace and security

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Teaching

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  • PSCI 2223 - Introduction to International Relations
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2024
    Introduces the field of international relations, with general survey of the theories, histories, and problems of historical and contemporary relations among state and nonstate actors.
  • PSCI 3183 - International Law
    Primary Instructor - Summer 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2023 / Summer 2024
    Investigates the legal principles and landmark judicial cases that govern relations between countries and other international actors. Explores the development and effectiveness of law on issues such as human rights, war crimes, and the use of military force. Recommended prerequisite: PSCI 2223.
  • PSCI 7043 - Seminar: Problems of International Institutions
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2024
    Investigates the choices that political actors make in forming international institutions, the power of institutions, the limits of institutional power, and the dysfunction of institutions. Explores the challenges that institutions face in addressing global problems such as human rights and international violence. Also analyzes the methods used to understand the influence of institutions.
  • PSCI 7075 - Scope and Methods of Political Science
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2022 / Fall 2023
    Introduces students to research design, with a subsequent focus on professional development. Students learn about different styles of research, central methodological points surrounding (and differentiating) these styles, and standards for evaluating research, regardless of approach or content.
  • PSCI 7123 - Civil Conflict
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Spring 2021
    Surveys historical, theoretical, and empirical analyses of violent conflict behavior, including the causes and consequences of civil war, protests, insurgency, terrorism, revolution, and intervention.

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