Welcome.  I am an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Kentucky (Iowa PhD 2007).  My research currently focuses on domestic conflict/instability, regime types and democratization, and international education policy.  You can find a list of my published and working papers at the link on the right.

My most recent work has been focused on writing and my new book, How International Relations Affect Civil Conflict: Cheap Signals, Costly Consequences, which was recently published by Lexington Books.  Other published work can be found in International Studies QuarterlyThe Journal of Conflict ResolutionComparative Political Studies, The Journal of Peace Research, and Conflict Management and Peace Science.

My teaching interests are diverse.  At the graduate level, I have taught our introductory statistics course, our introductory IR seminar, and a seminar on Civil Conflict.  At the undergraduate level, I have taught our introductory IR course and a course on Civil Conflict.  In the future, I hope to develop a course on US foreign policy related to Latin America, and a course on regime type, democratization and civil conflict.

Clayton Thyne

1651 Patterson Office Tower

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY 40506-0027

859-257-6958 (office)

859-257-7034 (fax)

859-396-6871 (cell)

clayton.thyne@uky.edu