Jessica Maves Braithwaite
- Associate Professor, School of Government and Public Policy
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
Contact
- Social Sciences, Rm. 343
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- jbraith@arizona.edu
Degrees
- Ph.D. Political Science
- Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
- M.A. Political Science
- Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
- B.A. Political Science & International Studies
- Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States
Awards
- SBS Graduate Teaching Award
- College of SBS, Spring 2020
Interests
Research
Violent & nonviolent civil conflict, repression, democratization
Teaching
Civil conflict, human rights & repression, African politics
Courses
2024-25 Courses
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Dissertation
POL 920 (Spring 2025) -
Engaging Beyond Academia
POL 697F (Spring 2025) -
Preparing the Prospectus
POL 697E (Spring 2025) -
Second Year Research Project
POL 697D (Spring 2025) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Fall 2024) -
Independent Study
POL 499 (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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Dissertation
POL 920 (Spring 2024) -
Independent Study
POL 699 (Spring 2024) -
Norms & Research
POL 697B (Spring 2024) -
Preparing the Prospectus
POL 697E (Spring 2024) -
Second Year Research Project
POL 697D (Spring 2024) -
Civil Wars
POL 664 (Fall 2023) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Fall 2023) -
Independent Study
POL 699 (Fall 2023) -
Professional Norms & Teaching
POL 697A (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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Dissertation
POL 920 (Spring 2023) -
Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Spring 2023) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Fall 2022) -
Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Fall 2022) -
Independent Study
POL 499 (Fall 2022) -
Norms & Job Market
POL 697C (Fall 2022) -
Professional Norms & Teaching
POL 697A (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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POL-IR Sub Saharan Africa
POL 544A (Summer I 2022) -
Adv Model United Nations
POL 397A (Spring 2022) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Spring 2022) -
Dynamics of Civil Wars
POL 530A (Spring 2022) -
Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Spring 2022) -
Independent Study
POL 699 (Spring 2022) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Fall 2021) -
Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Fall 2021) -
Independent Study
POL 699 (Fall 2021) -
Norms & Job Market
POL 697C (Fall 2021) -
Norms & Research
POL 697B (Fall 2021) -
Professional Norms & Teaching
POL 697A (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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Adv Model United Nations
POL 397A (Spring 2021) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Spring 2021) -
Dynamics of Civil Wars
POL 530A (Spring 2021) -
Honors Independent Study
POL 499H (Spring 2021) -
Independent Study
POL 699 (Spring 2021) -
Preceptorship
POL 491 (Spring 2021) -
United Nations
POL 297A (Spring 2021) -
Civil Wars
POL 664 (Fall 2020) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Fall 2020) -
POL-IR Sub Saharan Africa
POL 544A (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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Adv Model United Nations
POL 397A (Spring 2020) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Spring 2020) -
Dynamics of Civil Wars
POL 530A (Spring 2020) -
Honors Thesis
LAW 498H (Spring 2020) -
Honors Thesis
PA 498H (Spring 2020) -
Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Spring 2020) -
Independent Study
POL 699 (Spring 2020) -
Preceptorship
POL 491 (Spring 2020) -
United Nations
POL 297A (Spring 2020) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Fall 2019) -
Honors Independent Study
POL 499H (Fall 2019) -
Honors Thesis
LAW 498H (Fall 2019) -
Honors Thesis
PA 498H (Fall 2019) -
Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Fall 2019) -
Human Rights and Repression
POL 667 (Fall 2019) -
Independent Study
POL 699 (Fall 2019) -
POL-IR Sub Saharan Africa
POL 544A (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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Adv Model United Nations
POL 397A (Spring 2019) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Spring 2019) -
Dynamics of Civil Wars
POL 530A (Spring 2019) -
Honors Independent Study
POL 499H (Spring 2019) -
Preceptorship
POL 491 (Spring 2019) -
United Nations
POL 297A (Spring 2019) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Fall 2018) -
Independent Study
POL 699 (Fall 2018) -
POL-IR Sub Saharan Africa
POL 544A (Fall 2018)
2017-18 Courses
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Adv Model United Nations
POL 397A (Spring 2018) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Spring 2018) -
Dynamics of Civil Wars
POL 530A (Spring 2018) -
Preceptorship
POL 491 (Spring 2018) -
United Nations
POL 297A (Spring 2018) -
Civil Wars
POL 664 (Fall 2017) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Fall 2017) -
Independent Study
POL 699 (Fall 2017) -
POL-IR Sub Saharan Africa
POL 544A (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Spring 2017) -
Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Fall 2016) -
Human Rights and Repression
POL 667 (Fall 2016) -
Independent Study
POL 599 (Fall 2016) -
POL-IR Sub Saharan Africa
POL 544A (Fall 2016)
2015-16 Courses
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Dynamics of Civil Wars
POL 530A (Summer I 2016) -
Dynamics of Civil Wars
POL 530A (Spring 2016) -
Honors Independent Study
POL 499H (Spring 2016) -
Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Spring 2016) -
Independent Study
POL 399 (Spring 2016) -
Methods/Politicl Inquiry
POL 301 (Spring 2016)
Scholarly Contributions
Journals/Publications
- Braithwaite, J. M., & Earl, J. (2022). Layers of Political Repression: Integrating Research on Social Movement Repression. Annual Review of Law and Social Science, 18(1), 227-248. doi:10.1146/annurev-lawsocsci-050520-092713
- Braithwaite, J. M., Butcher, C., Pinckney, J., Haugseth, E., Bakken, I. V., & Wishman, M. S. (2022). Introducing the Anatomy of Resistance Campaigns (ARC) dataset. Journal of Peace Research, 59(3), 449-460. doi:10.1177/00223433211029512
- Braithwaite, J. M., Pinckney, J., & Butcher, C. (2022). Organizations, Resistance, and Democracy: How Civil Society Organizations Impact Democratization. International Studies Quarterly, 66(1). doi:10.1093/isq/sqab094
- Braithwaite, J. M., Rubin, M. A., Jung, D. F., Huddleston, R. J., Huang, R., Cunningham, K. G., & Loyle, C. E. (2022). Revolt and Rule: Learning about Governance from Rebel Groups. International Studies Review, 24(4). doi:10.1093/isr/viac043More infoAbstract Recent work in international relations has problematized state-centric assumptions of governance to explore variations in authority by a range of nonstate actors (e.g., nongovernmental organizations, criminal syndicates, gangs). This forum centers on the phenomenon of rebel group governance during civil wars and leverages the concept to advance our understanding of current theories and conceptualizations of governance. The nature of rebel organizations provides a unique opportunity for researchers to expand the state-centric focus on governance because rebel actors differ from states in their comparative position within the global state system, the contexts in which they operate, and their lack of legitimizing principles that permit consistent membership as a class of political actors. These differences allow for meaningful extensions of how we theorize and conceptualize governance beyond the state. Furthermore, variation across these differences allows our findings in the study rebel governance to speak directly to the broader literature in international relations on governance by state actors. In our introduction to this forum, we detail the ways in which rebel groups have chosen to address the central components of governance through a variety of governance strategies. We then devote three essays in the forum to the concepts of legitimacy, capacity, and territorial control. In each of the three essays, authors discuss the ways in which rebel governance problematizes and advances these concepts for the broader study of governance. In the conclusion, this forum synthesizes extant and emerging work in the field of rebel governance in order to raise new questions of the governance and state building literatures. In this way, we show how investigating governance by rebel groups in particular advances our understanding of governance more broadly.
- Cox, J. M., Braithwaite, J. M., & Farry, M. (2022). Tactics of resistance and post-conflict judicial independence. Journal of Peace Research, 59(6), 779-793. doi:10.1177/00223433221076880
- Braithwaite, A. R., & Maves Braithwaite, J. (2018). Restricting opposition in elections and terrorist violence. Terrorism & Political Violence.
- Braithwaite, J. M., & Licht, A. A. (2019). The Effect of Civil Society Organizations and Democratization Aid on Civil War Onset. Journal of Conflict Resolution, 64(6), 1095-1120. doi:10.1177/0022002719888684
- Braithwaite, A. R., & Maves Braithwaite, J. (2018). Expanding the Empirical Study of Actors and Tactics in Research on Nonviolent Resistance. Journal of Global Security Studies.
- Braithwaite, J. M., & Braithwaite, A. (2018). Restricting Opposition in Elections and Terrorist Violence. Terrorism and Political Violence, 32(7), 1550-1572. doi:10.1080/09546553.2018.1495627
- Braithwaite, J. M., & Liendo, N. (2018). Determinants of Colombian attitudes toward the peace process. Conflict Management and Peace Science, 35(6), 622-636. doi:10.1177/0738894218787783
- Dorff, C. L., & Maves Braithwaite, J. (2018). The Emotional Cost of Nonviolent Resistance in Mexico's Criminal Conflict. Journal of Global and Security Studies.
- Chu, T. S., & Braithwaite, J. M. (2016). The Effect of Sexual Violence on Negotiated Outcomes in Civil Conflicts. Conflict Management and Peace Science.
- Liendo, N., & Braithwaite, J. M. (2017). Determinants of Colombian attitudes toward the peace process. Conflict Management and Peace Science.
- Ryckman, K. L., & Maves Braithwaite, J. (2017). Changing Horses in Midstream: Leadership Changes and the Civil War Peace Process. Conflict Management and Peace Science.
- Braithwaite, J. M., & Sudduth, J. K. (2016). Military Purges and the Recurrence of Civil War. Research and Politics. doi:10.1177/2053168016630730
- Braithwaite, A. R., Braithwaite, J. M., & Kucik, J. (2015). The Conditioning Effect of Protest History on the Emulation of Nonviolent Conflict. Journal of Peace Research.
- Kucik, J., Braithwaite, J. M., & Braithwaite, A. (2015). The conditioning effect of protest history on the emulation of nonviolent conflict. Journal of Peace Research, 52(6), 697-711. doi:10.1177/0022343315593993
- Braithwaite, A. R., Braithwaite, J. M., & Kucik, J. (2014). The Costs of Domestic Political Unrest.. International Studies Quarterly.
- Maves, J., & Braithwaite, A. (2013). Autocratic Institutions and Civil Conflict Contagion. Journal of Politics, 2(75), 478-490.
Others
- Maves Braithwaite, J., Earl, J., & Ryckman, K. L. (2020, June). Teach Police Nonviolence. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/teach-police-nonviolence-scholars-say-and-how-to-work-with-local-residents-141013More infoRyckman, Kirssa Cline, Jennifer Earl, Jessica Maves Braithwaite. 2020. “Teach police nonviolence.” Published with a creative commons license in The Conversation, available at: https://theconversation.com/teach-police-nonviolence-scholars-say-and-how-to-work-with-local-residents-141013 . Published June 24, 2020.
- Ryckman, K. L., Earl, J., & Maves Braithwaite, J. (2020, June). Why the Generals Should Still be Worried. Political Violence at a Glance. https://politicalviolenceataglance.org/2020/06/26/why-the-generals-should-still-be-worried/More infoBraithwaite, Jessica Maves, Jennifer Earl, Kirssa Cline Ryckman. 2020. “Why the Generals Should Still be Worried.” Published in Political Violence at a Glance, available at https://politicalviolenceataglance.org/2020/06/26/why-the-generals-should-still-be-worried/. Published June 25, 2020 .
- Braithwaite, J. M., & Cunningham, K. G. (2014, January). Foundations of Rebel Groups Database project.More infoOriginal data collection effort focused on the origins and governance structures of all 488 rebel groups active in civil conflicts occurring globally between 1946 and 2010. Project began in December 2013 and is estimated to be completed sometime in 2016.