Michael Findley is associate professor in the Department of Government and the LBJ School of Public Affairs (courtesy) at the University of Texas at Austin. He is co-director of Innovations for Peace and Development (IPD) and a Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar as well as a member of the Evidence in Governance and Politics Network and the AidData Research Consortium.

Findley conducts research on civil wars, terrorism, and international development and uses a variety of methods including field experiments, statistical and computational models, geospatial analysis, and some interviews. (For details, see Publications and Projects pages.) He currently conducts fieldwork in Uganda, South Africa, Malawi, Colombia, DRC, Sudan, and South Sudan. 

Findley's policy work includes collaborations with the World Bank, USAID, African Development Bank, UNICEF, UN-Peacebuilding Fund, UN Development Program, International Aid Transparency Initiative, and many aid recipient country governments (For details on policy work, see here).

Other Profiles: Google Scholar page; ResearchGate page; LinkedIn profile
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​My recent book Global Shell Games with Dan Nielson and Jason Sharman. Feel free to have a look at the book website at the link below or the teaser video to the right. 
Recent Work (See all publications here): 
  • “External Validity in Parallel Global Field and Survey Experiments on Anonymous Incorporation.” Forthcoming at Journal of Politics

  • Field Experiments in Strategy Research. Strategic Management Journal. see here

  • Causes of Non-Compliance with International Law. Forthcoming in American Journal of Political Science. see here
News and Updates:
  • Innovations for Peace and Development (IPD) Annual Report: see here

  • Comparative Political Studies Special Issue on Research Transparency: see here

  • Winner of START (Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism) Outstanding Article Award for "Terrorism and Civil War" in Perspectives on Politics. see here