Visiting Scholar About Jesse Driscoll Jesse Driscoll is an associate professor of political science and serves as chair of the Global Leadership Institute at the School. He is an area specialist in Central Asia, the Caucasus and the Russian-speaking world. His first book, “Warlords and Coalition Politics in Post-Soviet States,” (2015) is published in the Cambridge Studies on Comparative Politics series. The book maps the processes by which well-functioning domestic hierarchies emerged after relatively short periods of anarchic violence in Georgia and Tajikistan. Driscoll argues that when a state has failed, and promises by the nearby great power (in this case Russia) to provide security guarantees are not credible, policy-makers would do well consider state-building as a complex coalition formation process by local violence entrepreneurs (warlords). His second book (accepted at Columbia University Press, forthcoming 2020) is a practitioner's guide to fieldwork methods for academic researchers. Contact Information Room 2103 jesse.driscoll@gmail.com Recent News More news America is uniquely ill-suited to handle a falling population Wed., April 24, 2024 Consolidation in Hospital Sector Leading to Higher Health Care Costs, Study Finds Wed., April 24, 2024 US offshore wind needs American-made ships. The first is nearly ready Wed., April 24, 2024 Upcoming Events More events Climate Capital & Sustainable Solutions: Diverse Perspectives on Funding the Climate Crisis Wed., April 24, 2024 | 6:30 PM St. Bartholomew's Church 325 Park Ave. New York, NY 10022 United States Denver Area Harris Alumni Networking Event Thu., April 25, 2024 | 6:00 PM NW Denver (location details provided to registrants) Denver, CO 80212 United States SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Challenge Program for High School Students: Navigating US College Admissions with Ranjan Daniels Mon., April 29, 2024 | 8:00 AM