Dr. Anthony Marcum

Biography

Anthony Marcum is a Lecturer IV and Coordinator of Experiential, Independent, & Honors Education at the University of Michigan's International Institute. His research and teaching focus on peace, security, and world politics, addressing issues related to international wars, crises, military occupations, secrecy, and political accountability. Dr. Marcum is actively developing models that advance the scientific understanding of actors' behavior in conflict situations. Currently, he is engaged in projects that explore the postwar politics of how states utilize military occupations to enforce preferred peace against opponents. One significant project is focused on the Logic of Political Accountability, which posits that autocratic leaders are more accountable to their domestic supporters than democratic leaders, attributed to the monitoring and sanctioning advantages of smaller winning coalitions prevalent in common autocracies. This theory helps to elucidate the occurrence of coups and the use of secrecy in crisis bargaining. Dr. Marcum is also evaluating the mechanisms of domestic deception concerning an autocracy's entry into war.

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