Dr. Srobana Bhattacharya

Biography

Dr. Bhattacharya received her Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University in 2013. She teaches and researches in the field of Comparative Politics and International Relations, with a focus on political conflict and terrorism. Her research has been presented at annual conferences for the American Political Science Association, the Midwest Political Science Association, the Southern Political Science Association and the Association for Asian Studies. Bhattacharya has publications in Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Small Wars and Insurgencies, and PS: Political Science and Politics.

Research and Teaching Interests

Comparative political conflict, international terrorism, ethnicity and nationalism, South and Southeast Asian politics.

Selected Research

• “Strategic Interaction between Rebels and the State: A Study of the Maoist Conflict in Nepal,” in Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 36(7), 2013: 573-587.
• “Changing Civilian Support for the Maoist Conflict in India,” in Small Wars and Insurgencies, 24(5), 2013: 813-834.
• “Institutional Review Board and International Field Research,” in PS:  Political Science and Politics, Volume 47(4), 2014: 840-844.

Last updated: 12/15/2023