April 30, 2015
Benjamin A.T. Graham
University of Southern California 858-699-6306
Current Position
Assistant Professor, School of International Relations, University of Southern California. 2012-present.
Education
Ph.D., Political Science, University of California, San Diego,2012.
M.A., Political Science, University of California, San Diego,2008.
B.A., Government, Dartmouth College, 2004.
Peer Reviewed Articles
Strøm, Kaare, Scott Gates, Benjamin A.T. Graham and Håvard Strand. Forthcoming. “Inclusion, Dispersion, and Constraint: Powersharing in the World’s States, 1975-2010.” British Journal of Political Science.
Graham, Benjamin A.T., Christopher J. Fariss, and Erik Gartzke. Forthcoming. “Regime Type, Alliance Size, and Victory.”Political Science & Research Methods.
Graham, Benjamin A.T. 2013. “Diaspora-Owned Firms and Social Responsibility.”Review of International Political Economy: 1-35.
Bauer, Molly, Cesi Cruz, and Benjamin A.T. Graham. 2012. “Democracies only: When do IMF agreements serve as a seal of approval?”The Review of International Organizations 7 (1): 33-58.
Book Chapters and Non-Peer Reviewed Articles
Cesi Cruz and Benjamin A.T. Graham. 2015. “AEC 2015: Stop Talking to Other Governments, Start Talking to Firms.” Asia Pacific Memo. February 6, 2015.
Graham, Benjamin. 2009. “Nagorno-Karabakh in Limbo.” Middle East Quarterly, Vol. 16 (4).
Perkovich, George and Ben Graham. 2005.“India’s Emergence as a World Power.” In Devin T. Hagerty (Ed.), South Asia in World Politics. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers.
Book Projects (Ongoing)
Graham, Benjamin A.T. Investing in the Homeland: The Political Economy of Diaspora Direct Investment
- Manuscript Review Conference Scheduled: November 12, 2015.
Graham, Benjamin A.T., Noel P. Johnston, Allison F. Kingsley. Expropriation, War and Dark Saturday Nights: A Unified Model of Political Risk.
- Three papers from this research agenda are currently at the revise and resubmit stage. Manuscript review conference anticipated Fall 2016.
Current Working Papers
Buzzard, Kristy, Benjamin A.T. Graham and Ben Horne.“Unrecognized States: Self Determination and Foreign Influence.”Revise and Resubmit at Journal of Law and Economic Organization.
Graham, Benjamin A.T., Noel P. Johnston, and Allison Kingsley. “Even Constrained Governments Steal: The Domestic Politics of Transfer and Expropriation Risks.” Revise and Resubmit at International Organization.
Graham, Benjamin A.T., Noel P. Johnston, and Allison Kingsley. “The Capital Effects of Information Voids in Emerging Markets.” Revise and Resubmit at the Journal of International Business Studies.
Graham, Benjamin A.T., Noel P. Johnston, and Allison Kingsley. “A Unified Model of Political Risk.” Revise and Resubmit at Advances in Strategic Management.
Graham, Benjamin A.T. “The International Political Economy Data Resource.”
Graham, Benjamin A.T. “Political Risk and New Firm Entry.”
Gates, Scott, Benjamin A.T. Graham, Yonatan Lupu, Havard Strand, and KaareStrøm. “Powersharing, Protection, and Peace.”Under Review.
Graham, Benjamin A.T., and Kaare W. Strøm. "Variations in Federalism: Explaining Subnational Policy Authority.”
Graham, Benjamin A.T., Michael Miller, and KaareStrøm. “Powersharing and Democratic Development.”
Bormann, Nils-Christian, Lars-Erik Cederman, Scott Gates, Benjamin A. T. Graham, Simon Hug,KaareStrøm, and Julian Wucherpfennig. “Does formal or informal power-sharing produce peace?”
Cruz, Cesi, Prudenciano U. Gordoncillo, Benjamin A.T. Graham, Jeanette Madamba, and Jewel Cabardo. “Who’s Ready for ASEAN 2015? Firm Expectations and Preparations in the Philippines.”
Selected RecentPresentations
“Political Risk and New Firm Entry.” Invited talk. University of California, Los Angeles. November 2014.
“Even Constrained Governments Steal.” Invited talk. University of California, Santa Barbara. March 2013.
“Political Risk Specialists:Risk Experience and Risk Sensitivity.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Political Economy Society, Charlottesville, VA, November 2012.
“Capital and Conflict: Political Risk Experience and Foreign Direct Investment.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, San Diego, CA, April 2012.
“Doing Business in the Homeland: Diaspora Owned Firms and the Value of Social Networks.” Presented at the International Business Research Forum on Diaspora Investment and Entrepreneurship, Philadelphia, PA, October 2011.
“Unrecognized States: Self Determination and Foreign Aggression” (with Ben Horne). Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Seattle, WA, September 2011.
“Diaspora-Owned Firms and Social Responsibility.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management. San Antonio, Texas, August 2011.
“The Diaspora Difference: Firm Level Evidence From Georgia.” Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association. Montreal, Quebec, March 2011.
“Allying to Win: Regime Type, Alliance Size, and Victory” (with Erik Gartzkeand Chris Farris). Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association. Montreal, Quebec, March 2011.
Survey Research
Diaspora Investors, Social Networks and Political Risk, 2012-present
- Large-scale firm-level survey in the Philippines
- Pilot November-December 2012 & September 2013. In field January 2014 – October 2014.
Capital and Conflict: Georgia, 2009-2010.
- Wrote, pre-tested, and revised a two-language survey instrument.
- Recruited, trained and managed a team of six enumerators to conduct a
survey of foreign firms in Georgia.
Cross-National Datasets
Powersharing, Agency, and Civil Conflict, Operations Manager. Funded by the National Science Foundation, Grant # SES-0819507b. Principal Investigators: Kaare Strom and Scott Gates.
- Drafted the codebook and managed a team of 6 researchers in coding a 179-country database.
Graham IPE Data Resource. Author.
- Compiled, standardized and merged over 55 commonly used IPE data resources into a single country-year dataset for use by both researchers and methods instructors.
Fellowships, Grants and Awards
USC Dornsife Faculty Development Award, 2014-2015. $3500.
Zumberge Faculty Research and Innovation Fund Individual Research Grant, 2013. $25,000.
Fund for Innovative Undergraduate Teaching Award, 2013. $3,189.
Finalist, Best Dissertation Award, International Society of New Institutional Economics, 2012.
Department of Political Science Teaching Fellowship, UC San Diego, 2011-2012.
Tuition and Fee Fellowship, Department of Political Science, UC San Diego, 2010–2011.
American Political Science Association Travel Grant, 2010.
Dissertation Research Grant, Rohr Chair of Pacific International Relations, UC San Diego, 2009-2010.
GW-CIBER Summer Doctoral Institute, George Washington University, 2009.
Edmund G. Brown Sr. Teaching Fellowship, Department of Political Science, UC San Diego, 2006–2010.
War and Peace Studies Fellow, Dartmouth College, 2003–2004.
Rockefeller Center Public Policy Intern Grant, 2003.
Service Highlights
Resident Faculty, South Area Residential College, University of Southern California, 2012-present.
Designer of the International Relations & Global Economy Major, USC, 2013.
Undergraduate Curriculum Review Committee, School of International Relations, USC, 2014-2015.
NCAA Athletic Appeals Hearing Panelist, 2013; 2015
Mentor, Next Step Mentoring Program, UC San Diego, September 2011-2012.
Ad Hoc Reviewer
American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, International Studies Quarterly,Journal of Peace Research, Review of International Organizations, Comparative Political Studies, Conflict Management and Peace Science, International Business Review,Journal of International Business Studies, Academy of International Business, Demokratizatsiya, Nationalities Papers.
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