Ilayda B. Onder

I am an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University. I received my Ph.D. in Political Science from The Pennsylvania State University in May 2024. Previously, I was a Minerva Peace and Security Scholar Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP).

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I study political violence and civil conflict processes with a particular focus on the intersection of violent political behavior and the socio-organizational aspects of rebellion. I investigate the ways in which rebel organizations’ interactions—both violent and non-violent—with their allies, rivals, civilian populations, and the broader domestic and international public shape patterns of civilian victimization, recruitment into rebellion, and the internal dynamics of rebel groups. I use a variety of quantitative methods, including network analysis, text-aş-data, time-series analysis, quasi-experiments, and survey experiments.

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My work has been published in Comparative Political Studies, Journal of Conflict Resolution, International Interactions, and Terrorism and Political Violence. My published work is listed here. More information about my ongoing projects can be accessed here. Information about my cross-national, sub-national, incident-level, and individual-level data collection projects can be accessed here.

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Please contact me at ilaydaonder@tamu.edu