Matt K.

Scroggs
Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400787
Charlottesville, VA 22904

Phone: (206) 949-7666

Email: mks3gp@virginia.edu
Website: http://mkscroggs.wordpress.com

Education

University of Virginia, 2011-present

Dissertation: Democracies Under Fire: How Democratic Targets and Allies Respond to Coercive
Threats
Ph.D. Candidate, Politics
Committee: Todd S. Sechser (Chair), John M. Owen, Dale C. Copeland, Philip B.K. Potter
Fields: International Relations (Major), Comparative Politics (Minor)
Expected Graduation Date: May 2016
University of Chicago, 2009-2010
A.M., Committee on International Relations (Honors Thesis)
University of Washington, Seattle, 2004-2008
B.A., International Studies and Political Science

Areas of Knowledge and Research Interests

Compellence / Deterrence Theory

Security Studies
International Relations Theory
European Integration
U.S. Foreign Policy

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Ballots and Blackmail: Coercive Diplomacy and the Democratic Peace. With Michael Poznansky. Accepted for Publication, International Studies Quarterly.

Working Papers
Compelling Targets: Democratic Targets and the Decision to Concede
Creating a Balance: Great Power Politics and the Origins of European Integration.
Revealing the Hidden Flexibility of the MNL Model to Circumvent the IIA Assumption. With
Jonathan Kropko and Michael Poznansky.
With Friends Like These: Compellent Threats, Democratic Allies, and Concessions.

Teaching Experience
Instructor (University of Virginia):
Coercion and Crises, Summer 2014, 2015)
Teaching Assistant (University of Virginia):
Introduction to International Relations
Peter A. Furia (Spring 2012), Todd S. Sechser (Spring 2014)
Military Force in International Relations
Dale C. Copeland (Fall 2011, Fall 2012)
Foreign Policy of the United States
John M. Owen (Fall 2013)
Theories of International Relations
Jeffrey W. Legro (Spring 2015)
Introduction to Comparative Politics
David Waldner (Fall 2014)
Introduction to American Politics
Larry J. Sabato (Spring 2013)

Research Experience
Dale C. Copeland, University of Virginia (Spring 2012)
Christine Mahoney, University of Virginia (Summer 2012, 2013)
Todd S. Sechser, University of Virginia (Spring 2013, Fall 2014)
David Waldner, University of Virginia (Fall 2014)

Professional Experience
Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research (IQMR) - 2014
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Summer Program in
Quantitative Methods: Advanced Game Theory and Advanced Topics in Maximum Likelihood
Estimation - 2014
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Invited Talks

University of Chicago, The Program on International Politics, Economics, and Security, upcoming
February 2016

Conference Presentations

American Political Science Association (2014, 2015 [panel organizer])

International Studies Association (upcoming 2016)
ISSS-ISAC Joint Annual Conference (2013, 2014)
Midwest Political Science Association (2013, 2014, 2015)
Peace Science Society (2015)

Departmental and Professional Service

Member of University of Virginia Department of Politics Graduate Council, Head of IR Subfield

(2014)
Reviewer, International Studies Review

Professional Memberships

American Political Science Association

International Studies Association
Midwest Political Science Association
Peace Science Society (International)

References
Todd S. Sechser
Department of Politics
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400787
Charlottesville, VA 22904
todd.sechser@virginia.edu

John M. Owen
Department of Politics
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400787
Charlottesville, VA 22904
jmo4n@virginia.edu

Dale C. Copeland
Department of Politics
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400787
Charlottesville, VA 22904
dcc3a@virginia.edu

Last updated January 27, 2016