Fields of Interest:

International Relations

Education: PhD, Michigan State University, 1999

Brandon Prins is Professor of Political Science at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and Head of the Department. He received his BA from UCLA and his MA and PhD from Michigan State University. He has published in such journals as International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Peace Research, Marine Policy, Political Geography, and the Journal of Conflict Resolution. Prins’ research interests involve the conditions associated with political and economic violence, including interstate and civil war, terrorism, and maritime crime. The U.S. Office of Naval Research, Y-12 National Security Complex, and the National Nuclear Security Administration have funded Prins’ research. Prins served as Lead Editor for the journal International Studies Quarterly form 2019–2023. He is currently working on a research project that explores the underlying causes of maritime crime and conflict in the Indo-Pacific region that was funded through the US Department of Defense Minerva Initiative. He is the co-author of Pirate Lands: Governance and Maritime Piracy published by Oxford University Press in 2021.

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