Martin Macias Medellin

Martin Macias Medellin is a PhD student in Political Science and Scientific Computing at the University of Michigan where he is also doing a dual master’s degree in Statistics. He is interested in the dynamics of mass political dissent, political and criminal violence, and state-building processes. In his doctoral dissertation he studies how conflict affects the way in which cities are built and how the physical structures of urban areas affect the dynamics of armed conflict. He has received financial support from Rackham Graduate School and the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. His research has been published in International Interactions and Political Research Quarterly. You can reach him at maciasm@umich.edu.

Fields of Study:

• Word Politics
• Comparative Politics
• Conflict