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Clayton Thyne

Education:
Ph.D., University of Iowa (2007); M.A., University of Iowa (2004); M.Ed., University of Saint Thomas-Houston (2003); B.A., University of Nebraska-Kearney (2001)
Biography:

Clayton Thyne is a Professor in the Political Science department at the University of Kentucky. He currently serves as the Department Chair, having previously held positions as Director of Graduate Studies and as the co-founder and Director of the Peace Studies certificate program. His research currently focuses on domestic conflict/instability, coups d'état, regime types and democratization, and international education.

Thyne teaches a variety of courses at UK. At the graduate level, he regularly teaches Introduction to Quantitative Political Methodology (PS572), and has taught Strategies of Inquiry in Political Science (PS671), the Proseminar in International Relations (PS674), and a seminar on Civil Conflict (PS711). At the undergraduate level, he regularly teaches World Politics (PS235), a course on Civil Conflict (PS439G), and Contemporary Global Conflicts (PS391). His newest offerings include Introduction to Peace Studies (PCE201) and the Peace Studies Capstone Seminar (PCE410).

 

Research Interests:
Civil wars
coups d'etat
Research

Clayton Thyne's research currently focuses on domestic conflict/instability, coups d'état, regime types and democratization, and international education policy. His most recent work focuses on coups d'état, civil war onset, and civil war duration. His book, How International Relations Affect Civil Conflict: Cheap Signals, Costly Consequences, was published by Lexington Books in 2009. Other published work can be found in The Journal of Politics, British Journal of Political Science, Social Science Quarterly, International Studies Quarterly, The Journal of Conflict Resolution, Comparative Political Studies, The Journal of Peace Research, Foreign Policy Analysis, and Conflict Management and Peace Science.