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Benjamin Meiches

Associate Professor
Phone Number
Campus Mailbox
358436

About

Degrees

Ph.D.
Political Science
Johns Hopkins University
2015
B.A.
Politics
Whitman College
2007

Introduction

My research and teaching focus on global politics. I am particularly interested in armed conflict, genocide, and the development of international law. I teach classes about political violence, human rights, and international theory.  

Current Research

My research focuses on armed conflict, genocide, international law, and humanitarian intervention. I am the author of two books Nonhuman Humanitarians: Animal Interventions in Global Politics and The Politics of Annihilation: A Genealogy of Genocide both with University of Minnesota Press. I am currently working on a book project that examines how nonhuman actors, such as built environment and technology, shapemass atrocities.  Generally, my research examines the historical invention of concepts, categories, and practices of collective violence. I am also interested in debates in political theory.

Teaching

This year I will teach TPOLS 203 Introduction to International Relations, TPOLS 496 the PPPA Capstone, and TPOLS 497 Internship and State Government. I am also an instructor in the Global Honors program where I teach TGH490 Research Methodologies.

Affiliations

  • International Studies Association
  • American Political Science Association

Honors and Awards

  • Theory Best Book Award 2024-International Studies Association-Theory Section  for Nonhuman Humanitarians: Animal Interventions in Global Politics
  • Best Article in Review of International Studies Prize 2019 for "Non-human Humanitarians."
  • Honorable Mention for the 2020 Yale H. Ferguson Award, International Studies Association-Northeast