This year, The Center for Global Affairs (CGA) celebrates its 15th Anniversary. To mark this occasion, the Global Affairs Review (GAR) sat down with Professor Mary Beth Altier, to discuss her CGA journey and experience. Professor Altier is a Clinical Associate Professor teaching courses on Transnational Security, Transnational Terrorism, Security Sector Governance and the Rule of Law, and Analytic Skills. She also leads a Consulting Practicum with the U.S. State Department’s Global Engagement Center and recently led a Global Field Intensive to Belfast and London. In 2017, she received the NYU SPS Excellence in Teaching Award. Professor Altier’s research interests are in international security, foreign policy, political violence, and political behavior. Her recent work centers on the reasons why individuals support the use of political violence in developed and developing democracies as well as why they participate in acts of political violence, especially terrorism. Her current book project examines the conditions under which citizens vote for political parties associated with armed groups in developed and developing democracies and the strategies employed by armed groups and their associated parties to maximize electoral support.
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