Gary Uzonyi
Faculty and Staff
Gary Uzonyi
Associate Professor
Fields of Interest:
International Relations and Global Security
Education: Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2013
Gary Uzonyi, earned his BA in 2008 from Florida State University and PhD in 2013 from the University of Michigan, both in political science. Before coming to Tennessee, he was an assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell and a visiting faculty member at Duke University. In addition to his position in the department, he is a Research Fellow at the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy.
Uzonyi works on topics related to international relations and global security. His research interests concern how governments choose whether to use violent or non-violent policy tools in response to information asymmetries and uncertainty. He primarily focuses on topics related to genocide, politicide, and mass killing during civil war. This research has resulted in a dozen publications in top international relations journals. Uzonyi is completing a book manuscript on how international politics influence civilian victimization during civil war.
Uzonyi has taught undergraduate and graduate students across diverse classroom settings, such as small group writing intensive seminars and large lectures. He has earned the Kingdon Teaching Award at the University of Michigan and a Merit Award for teaching at UMass-Lowell. He is passionate about undergraduate research opportunities and has received several fellowships to work with undergraduates. At UT, Uzonyi will offer courses on civil war, human rights, and United States foreign policy at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.
Events
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Guest Speaker Miles Kenney-Lazar: “Defending Accumulation: Global Rubber and the Embrace of Sustainability Capitalism”
Rubber plantations have been sites of social and environmental injustice since their colonial expansion. Several initiatives have emerged in recent years to address these...
Guest Speaker Miles Kenney-Lazar: “Defending Accumulation: Global Rubber and the Embrace of Sustainability Capitalism”Guest Speaker Miles Kenney-Lazar: “Defending Accumulation: Global Rubber and the Embrace of Sustainability Capitalism” 03:00 pm - Frieson Black Cultural Center- Date
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- Frieson Black Cultural Center
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“Oil Don’t Spoil”: ExxonMobile and the Challenges of National and Transnational Development in the Amazon Region
DESCRIPTION OF EVENT The visit of Dr. Vincent Adams to give a keynote at the University of Tennessee Knoxville in October 2022. Dr. Alexander’s lecture will be “ “Oil Don’t...
“Oil Don’t Spoil”: ExxonMobile and the Challenges of National and Transnational Development in the Amazon Region“Oil Don’t Spoil”: ExxonMobile and the Challenges of National and Transnational Development in the Amazon Region 05:00 pm - Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs- Date
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- Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs
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“Palm Oil Diplomacy”: Assessing Domestic Support for Indonesia’s Response to the EU RED II
Join us for the UT Global Studies Speaker Series as we proudly present a lecture titled “Palm Oil Diplomacy: Assessing Domestic Support for Indonesia’s Response to the EU RED...
“Palm Oil Diplomacy”: Assessing Domestic Support for Indonesia’s Response to the EU RED II“Palm Oil Diplomacy”: Assessing Domestic Support for Indonesia’s Response to the EU RED II 03:30 pm - International House- Date
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- International House
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Vols Making an Impact in Political Communications
The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, College of Communication & Information, Center for Career Development & Academic Exploration, and Department of Political...
Vols Making an Impact in Political CommunicationsVols Making an Impact in Political Communications 05:00 pm - Communications Building- Date
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- Communications Building
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Interest Group Simulation with Political Communications Alumni
The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, College of Communication & Information, Center for Career Development & Academic Exploration, and Department of Political...
Interest Group Simulation with Political Communications AlumniInterest Group Simulation with Political Communications Alumni 12:00 pm - Communications Building- Date
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- Communications Building