Ryan Griffiths
Associate Professor, Political Science Department
Director, Sovereignty, Order and Conflict Working Group
Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration
Highest degree earned
Ph.D., Columbia University, 2010
Bio
Ryan Griffiths focuses on the dynamics of secession and the study of sovereignty, state systems, and international orders. He teaches a variety of courses from revolution to international order. His most recent book is titled "Secession and the Sovereignty Game: Strategy and Tactics for Aspiring Nations" (Cornell University Press, 2021). Previously, he taught at both the University of Sydney in Australia and at John Hopkins University. He also served as a visiting assistant professor at the Barcelona Institute for International Studies and as a visiting fellow at Yale University’s Macmillan Center. He earned a Ph.D. in international relations and comparative politics at Columbia University in 2010.