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Birnir, Jóhanna
Bio
Jóhanna Kristín Birnir is a Professor in the department of Government and Politics. Jóhanna studies the effect of identity (ethnicity, religion, gender) on contentious political outcomes (elections and violence), and has done extensive fieldwork in the Andes, South-East Europe and Indonesia. Jóhanna´s first book "Ethnic Electoral Politics" (Cambridge University Press) examines the relationship between political access and minority strategic choice of peaceful electoral participation, protest or violence against the state. Her most recent book (with Nil Satana) "Alternatives in Mobilization: Ethnicity, Religion and Political Conflict" (Cambridge University Press in 2022), examines the relationship between identity (ethnicity and religion) and minority peaceful and violent political mobilization. Jóhanna´s articles on identity and politics are published in numerous academic journals including PNAS Nexus the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, Journal of Peace Research, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Party Politics, Latin American Research Review , Studies in Comparative International Development, and Journal of Global Security Studies. Her research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, Folke Bernadotte Academy and the Global Religion Research Initiative among others.
<p>Jóhanna´s research focuses on the relationship between identity (ethnicity, religion, gender) and contentious political outcomes (elections and violence), often as mitigated by institutions. Recent research publications include: </p>
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<p>Coding with the machines: machine-assisted coding of rare event data. <em>PNAS Nexus</em>, Volume 3, Issue 5, May 2024, page165.</p>
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<li>Locking Down Violence: The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on Non-State Actor Violence, American Political Science Review, January 30, 2023. https://www.doi.org/10.1017/S0003055422001423</li>
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