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Research Interests
Focuses on understanding the causes of political violence, comparisons of political violence in Africa with political violence elsewhere, the organization and behavior of insurgent groups, and the politics of authoritarian regimes.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Political Science, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
… → 1992
International Relations, MA, The University of Chicago
… → 1985
Political Science, BA, Haverford College
… → 1984
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Foreign Military Training: Building Effective Armed Forces in Weak States
Reno, W. S. (PD/PI) & Reno, W. S. (PD/PI)
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
8/15/20 → 8/14/26
Project: Research project
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The Legacies of Liberation in Southern Africa
Reno, W. S. (PD/PI)
American Political Science Association
11/1/22 → 10/31/23
Project: Research project
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The Legacies of Liberation: Settler-Colonial Domination, Revolutionary Violence, and Political Change in Southern Africa
Reno, W. S. (PD/PI)
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
10/1/22 → 9/30/23
Project: Research project
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Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
Reno, W. S. (PD/PI)
9/30/19 → 6/30/22
Project: Research project
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Fulbright Pre-Departure Orientation 2018-2019
Reno, W. S. (PD/PI)
Institute of International Education, Inc., Department of State
3/31/19 → 9/10/19
Project: Research project
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The international factor in African warfare
Reno, W., Jun 22 2023, Africa in World Politics: Sustaining Reform in a Turbulent World Order. Taylor and Francis, p. 121-140 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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COVID-19 and Fieldwork: Challenges and Solutions
Krause, P., Szekely, O., Bloom, M., Christia, F., Daly, S. Z., Lawson, C., Marks, Z., Milliff, A., Miura, K., Nielsen, R., Reno, W., Souleimanov, E. A. & Zakayo, A., Apr 2021, In: PS - Political Science and Politics. 54, 2, p. 264-269 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access35 Scopus citations -
Security Force Assistance to Fragile States: A Framework of Analysis
Rolandsen, Ø. H., Dwyer, M. & Reno, W., 2021, In: Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding. 15, 5, p. 563-579 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
19 Scopus citations -
Revisiting the Civil-Military Conundrum in Africa
Day, C., Khisa, M. & Reno, W., Jul 2 2020, In: Civil Wars. 22, 2-3, p. 156-173 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Open Access8 Scopus citations -
Business conflict and the shadow state: The case of west Africa
Reno, W., Jan 1 2019, Business and the State in International Relations. Taylor and Francis, p. 149-163 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
1 Scopus citations