Amanda Murdie
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Amanda Murdie is an American political scientist who is a Regents' Professor & Georgia Athletic Association Professor of International Affairs in the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia. In June 2025, she will succeed Richard Utz as the dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at the Georgia Institute of Technology.[1]
Murdie specializes in the behavior of international nongovernmental organizations and their interactions with states, local populations, and intergovernmental organizations.[2]
Education
[edit]Murdie earned a B.S. and M.A. in Political Science from from Kansas State University. Subsequently, she obtained a Ph.D. in Political Science from Emory University.[3]
Career
[edit]After assistant professorships at Kansas State University and the University of Missouri, Murdie took up the post of Associate Professor at the University Missouri. Subsequently, she became a full professor at the University of Georgia.[3]
Murdie serves on the editorial boards of the International Relations journals Foreign Policy Analysis[4] and International Studies Perspectives.[5]
Research
[edit]Murdie is an expert in the role of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) in international affairs, human security, human rights, conflict processes, and development. Her first book, Help or harm: The human security effects of international NGOs, was published in 2014 by Stanford University Press.[6][7]
Awards
[edit]- Karl Deutsch Award, International Studies Association (ISA)[8]
- Frank J. Klingberg Award for Best Paper (with Shanshan Lian), International Studies Association (ISA)[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Amanda Murdie Named Dean of Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts | News Center". news.gatech.edu.
- ^ "Amanda Murdie". SPIA.
- ^ a b "Amanda Murdie's CV, School of Public and International Affairs, University of Georgia" (PDF).
- ^ "Editorial Board". Oxford Academic.
- ^ "Editorial Board". Oxford Academic.
- ^ Demars, William E. (September 1, 2015). "Help or Harm: The Human Security Effects of International NGOs". Political Science Quarterly. 130 (3): 576–577. doi:10.1002/polq.12386 – via Silverchair.
- ^ Boulding, Carew (March 23, 2016). "Critical Dialogue - Help or Harm: The Human Security Effects of International NGOs . By Amanda Murdie. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2014. 320p. $60.00". Perspectives on Politics. 14 (1): 179–180. doi:10.1017/S1537592715003552 – via Cambridge University Press.
- ^ List of Karl Deutsch Award winners, International Studies Association, https://www.isanet.org/Programs/Awards/Karl-Deutsch
- ^ List of Frank J. Klingberg Award recipients, International Studies Association, https://www.isanet.org/News/ID/6219/2021--2022-Awards-Recipients
- ^ List of Quincy Wright Distinguished Scholar Award recipients, International Studies Association, https://www.isanet.org/Programs/Awards/Quincy-Wright
- ^ Mittelhammer, Megan (January 25, 2019). "Scholastic summary: A look at recent awards and honors won by UGA professors". The Red & Black.