Timothy D. Sisk
Professor
303-871-2324 (Office)
https://korbel.du.edu/about/directory/timothy-d-sisk
SIE Complex, 2201 S. Gaylord St. Denver, CO 80208
What I do
Professor of International and Comparative PoliticsProfessional Biography
Timothy D. Sisk is Professor of International and Comparative Politics at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver. His research, teaching and policy-oriented work focuses on armed conflict and political violence together with understanding and evaluation of processes of conflict prevention, management, and peacebuilding in fragile and post-war contexts. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on comparative politics, politics of deeply divided societies, elections and conflict dynamics, and sport and international politics.
Sisk has conducted extensive research on the role of international and regional organizations, particularly the United Nations, in peace operations, peacemaking, and peacebuilding. Prior to joining the University of Denver in 1998, Prof. Sisk was a Program Officer and Research Scholar in the Grant Program of the United States Institute of Peace in Washington D.C. He holds a doctoral degree in political science from The George Washington University and an MA in international journalism and BA in international studies and German from Baylor University.
Sisk has conducted extensive research on the role of international and regional organizations, particularly the United Nations, in peace operations, peacemaking, and peacebuilding. Prior to joining the University of Denver in 1998, Prof. Sisk was a Program Officer and Research Scholar in the Grant Program of the United States Institute of Peace in Washington D.C. He holds a doctoral degree in political science from The George Washington University and an MA in international journalism and BA in international studies and German from Baylor University.
Degree(s)
- Ph.D., Political Science, The George Washington University, 1992
- MA, International Journalism, Baylor University, 1984
- BA, Foreign Service and German, Baylor University, 1982
Licensure / Accreditations
- CITI IRB Chair
Professional Affiliations
- International Studies Association
- Academic Council on the United Nations System
Research
Research specialization include democracy and governance with specialization in electoral processes, conflict dynamics, and political inclusion with specialization in, international organizations support for peacebuilding and conflict prevention.
Areas of Research
Human Rights<br>International Organization<br>Ethnicity
nationalism
and Migration Studies<br>Peace Studies
Featured Publications
Sisk, Timothy D. “Strengthening Social Cohesion: Conceptual Framing And Program Implications” 2020.
Sisk, Timothy D. "Democracy And Resilience: Conceptual Approaches And Considerations" in The Global State Of Democracy 2017. International IDEA. 2017.
Peacebuilding In Deeply Divided Societies: Toward Social Cohesion. Edited by Timothy D. Sisk. London, UK: Palgrave MacMillan. 2017.
Democratisation In The 21St Century: Reviving Transitology. Edited by Timothy D. Sisk. London, UK: Routledge. 2016.
Sisk, Timothy D. “"Democracy's Resilience In A Turbulent World".” In The Global State Of Democracy 2017. Stockholm, Sweden: International IDEA. 2017.
Awards
- Senior Fulbright Fellowship, Fulbright IIE/Norwegian Nobel Institute
