Nick Lotito

Nick Lotito

Lecturer, Political Science and Global Affairs

Yale University

Welcome!

I’m a lecturer at Yale University, where I teach in the Department of Political Science and the Jackson Institute of Global Affairs. My research focuses on civil-military relations and political violence, with an emphasis on North Africa and the Middle East.

Interests

  • International Security
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Middle East and North Africa

Education

  • PhD in Political Science, 2018

    Columbia University

  • MA in Political Science, 2013

    Columbia University

  • BA in Political Science, 2010

    Haverford College

Projects

Public Trust in the Military

What explains high public trust in the armed forces in authoritarian and democratizing countries?

Origins of Coercive Institutions

Colonial origins of security forces in MENA.

Terrorism in Armed Conflict

Data project on the use of terrorism in civil war.

Soldiers and Societies in Revolt

Military organizational culture in the Arab Spring.

Publications

V. Page Fortna, Nicholas J. Lotito, Michael A. Rubin (2020). Terrorism in Armed Conflict: New Data Attributing Terrorism to Rebel Organizations. Conflict Management and Peace Science.

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Andrea S. Aldrich, Nicholas J. Lotito (2020). Pandemic Performance: Women Leaders in the Covid-19 Crisis. Politics & Gender 16(4).

DOI

Nicholas J. Lotito (2019). Trade-offs and Public Support for Security Reform during Democratic Transitions. Middle East Law & Governance, 11(2).

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V. Page Fortna, Nicholas J. Lotito, Michael A. Rubin (2018). Don't Bite the Hand That Feeds: Rebel Funding Sources and the Use of Terrorism in Civil Wars. International Studies Quarterly, 62(4).

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