Welcome.  I am an Associate Professor and the Director of Graduate Studies in the Political Science department at the University of Kentucky.  My research currently focuses on domestic conflict/instability, coups d'état, 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 coups d'état, civil war onset, and civil war duration.  My book, How International Relations Affect Civil Conflict: Cheap Signals, Costly Consequences, was published by Lexington Books in 2009.  Other published work can be found in The Journal of Politics, Social Science Quarterly, 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, Contemporary Global Conflicts, and a course on Civil Conflict.

Clayton Thyne

1625 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