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Ravi Bhavnani Profile

Ravinder Bhavnani

PROFESSOR, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS/POLITICAL SCIENCE
FACULTY ASSOCIATE, CENTRE FOR FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
FACULTY ASSOCIATE, ALBERT HIRSCHMAN CENTRE ON DEMOCRACY
Chair of the Department of International Relations/Political Science
Spoken languages
English, French, Hindi
Theme
  • Technology
  • Peace, War and Conflict
Geographical Area
  • Africa, Eastern
  • Africa, Middle
  • Africa, Western
  • America, Northern
  • Asia, Southern

PROFILE
 

PhD University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Ravi Bhavnani is Professor and Head of the Political Science & International Relations Department at the Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID). Bhavnani's research explores the micro-foundations of violence using data-driven modelling. More specifically, his work examines the endogenous relationships among: (i) the characteristics, beliefs, and interests of relevant actors; (ii) social mechanisms and emergent social structures that shape attitudes, decision-making and behaviour; and (iii) patterns of violence. His articles appear in the American Journal of Political Science, Comparative Politics, Complexity, Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Peace Research, Journal of Politics, Nature Humanities and Social Science Communications, Political Research Quarterly and Political Psychology among others. His recent research explores the drivers of acute child malnutrition in conflict settings, as well as use of AI-enhanced techniques to measure, report and predict undernutrition in these hard to access areas.

 

THEMATIC EXPERTISE
 

  • Armed conflicts, violence
  • Terrorism & crime
  • Urban & rural worlds

     

GEOGRAPHICAL EXPERTISE
 

  • Burundi
  • Kenya
  • Rwanda
  • Uganda
  • Mali
  • Nigeria
  • United States of America
  • India

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
 

 

ACTIVITIES

  • Member, American Political Science Association
  • Member, International Studies Association
  • Member, European Political Science Association

 

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