brian

My name is Brian Phillips, and I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Pittsburgh.  In the summer of 2011, I started an assistant professor position at the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE) in Mexico City.  I study international relations, comparative politics, and political methodology.  My dissertation explores terrorist group longevity, and I argue that organizational attributes and relationships (networks) between terrorist groups are crucial and overlooked determinants of terrorist group survival.  Before starting college, I served in the U.S. Marine Corps for four years.

My personal website at CIDE is here, and I plan to migrate to that URL later this school year.