Matthew Nanes, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Political Science
Courses Taught
Middle East Politics, Research Methods, Politics of Authoritarianism, Ethnic Conflict
Education
Ph.D., UC San Diego, 2017
M.A., UC San Diego, 2014
B.A., Rice University, 2012
Research Interests
Policing and Domestic Security, Civil Conflict, Middle East, South East Asia
Matthew Nanes researches domestic security institutions and citizen-state relations,
particularly in places plagued by violent intergroup conflict. For example, how does
minority integration into the police rank-and-file affect citizens' willingness to
cooperate with police officers? Does marginalization from state security forces motivate
anti-state violence? How does community-oriented policing affect engagement with
the state? He explores these questions using survey and experimental research in
the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
Nane's book "Policing for Peace: Institutions, Expectations, and Security in Divided
Societies" was published by Cambridge University Press. He has published articles
in the Journal of Politics, Comparative Political Studies, Journal of Conflict Resolution,
Journal of Experimental Political Science, and elsewhere.
Before coming to SLU, Nanes was a postdoc at Stanford University's Center on Democracy,
Development, and the Rule of Law. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California
San Diego, and proudly holds a B.A. from Rice University in Houston, Texas.