BLAIR WELSH

1+3 PhD Student  Department of Government  University of Essex

CONTACT
Department of Government
University of Essex Phone: +44 (0) 7537 917067
Wivenhoe Park, Colchester Email: blairwelsh@outlook.com
Essex, CO4 3SQ

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Domestic Terrorism; Intrastate Conflict; Subnational Violence; Spatial Analysis of Conflict.

EDUCATION
University of Essex October 2019 - Present
Ph.D. Government
Project: Investigating the Effect of Territorial Control on the Micro-Dynamics of Domestic Terrorism
Supervisory Team: Professor Kristian S. Gleditsch and Dr. Brian J. Phillips.
M.A. International Relations October 2019 - Present
University of Strathclyde September 2014 - June 2018
B.A. (Hons) Law and Politics
with First Class Honours

PUBLICATIONS
1. Blair Welsh. 2018. “Incubators of Terror: Anatomising the Determinants of Domestic Terror-
ism.” E-International Relations. [online] Available at: www.e-ir.info.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Student Development Tutor, Law School, University of Strathclyde Fall 2017
Instructor: Professor Claire McDiarmid.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Associate, International Counterterrorism Youth Network January 2019 - Present
Commissioning Editor, E-International Relations August 2018 - Present
Research Assistant, Action on Armed Violence August 2018 - Present
International Development Intern, Dataville Research November 2018 - April 2019
Research Assistant, Dr. Richard Johnson September 2017 - June 2018
Conference Programme Assistant, Political Science Association October 2017 - April 2018
Faculty Open Day Assistant, University of Strathclyde October 2016 - April 2017
Research Assistant, Cathy Jamieson MP October 2013 - October 2015

NON-ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Analyst, Lloyds Banking Group August 2018 - Present
Regional Interviewer, Camp America August 2018 - Present
Representative, Model UN Security Council January 2017 - June 2018
Unit Coordinator, Camp Huntington June 2016 - September 2018
International Development Assistant January 2014 - January 2016
CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION
European Conference on Politics and Gender, University of Amsterdam 2019
Social Science Graduate Conference, University of Exeter 2018
Political Science Association, University of Cardiff 2018
Workshop on Responsibility to Protect, University of Strathclyde 2017

TECHNICAL STRENGTHS
Programming and Software: R; Stata; Microsoft Office; WordPress; QGIS; ArcMap; LATEX.
Languages: English (native); Spanish (intermediate); French (elementary); Arabic (initial).

GRANTS AND AWARDS

1+3 PhD Studentship, Economic and Social Research Council, $110,000 2019
Best Dissertation Prize, University of Strathclyde, $150 2018
Travel Grant, Political Science Association, $100 2018
Granger Memorial Prize for Academic Excellence, University of Strathclyde, $150 2015

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Peace Science Society; The Conflict Research Society; Political Science Association; Midwest Political
Science Association; Political Science Association; International Counterterrorism Youth Network.

REFERENCES

Dr. Richard Johnson Professor Tom Scotto

School of Government and Public Policy School of Government and Public Policy
University of Strathclyde University of Strathclyde
richard.johnson@strath.ac.uk tom.scotto@strath.ac.uk

Ms. Thérèse O’Donnell Dr. Keith Smith

School of Law Department of Political Economy
University of Strathclyde King’s College London
therese.odonnell@strath.ac.uk keith.smith@kcl.ac.uk

Last updated: June 29, 2019