Professor Dr. Noel Anderson

Biography

Noel Anderson is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto, specializing in International Relations. His research focuses on external intervention in internal conflicts and the dynamics of limited war and counterinsurgency. Anderson is currently working on a book project that develops a theory of competitive intervention in civil wars, exploring the temporal variations in the global prevalence and average duration of intrastate conflicts. He also investigates counterinsurgency strategies in Somalia and the relationship between narcotics and civil wars. His work has appeared in several prominent journals, including the British Journal of Political Science and International Studies Quarterly. Before joining the University of Toronto, Anderson was a postdoctoral fellow at the Dickey Center at Dartmouth College, and his research has been supported by the SSHRC, the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, and the Smith Richardson Foundation.

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