Doctoral Student, World Politics and Methodology
talibova@umich.edu
Graduate Student
Education/Degree:
M.P.A., Harvard University, 2014
M.A., Seton Hall University, International Relations, 2009
B.A., Azerbaijan State University of Foreign Languages, International Relations & European Studies (with highest distinction), 2007
About
Roya Talibova is a dual degree PhD student in Political Science and Statistics at the University of Michigan. She is interested in political violence and the dynamics of armed conflict. Her research focuses on state repressions, civil wars, insurgencies and terrorism. Roya holds an MPA degree from Harvard University and MA in International Relations from Seton Hall University. She has her undergraduate degree in International Relations and European Studies from the Azerbaijan State University of Foreign Languages. Roya was a 2015-2016 Emerging Democracy Fellow at the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies, a 2016 Diversity and Diplomacy Fellow, and a 2010 Black Sea Young Reformers Fellow of the German Marshall Fund and Robert Bosch Foundation. Before coming to the University of Michigan, Roya worked as a program manager at Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. You can reach her at talibova@umich.edu.
Affiliations:
- Department of Statistics (Dual Master's Program)
- Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies (Fellow)
Fields of Study:
- International Relations
- Eurasian & Post-Soviet Politics
- Political Violence
- Civil Conflicts, Insurgency & Terrorism
- Methodology
