ARIEL ZELLMAN
Contact:
Northwestern University
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Political Science
Scott Hall 601 University Place
Evanston, IL 60208
azellman@u.northwestern.edu
Personal:
Gender: Male
Citizenship: Canada/U.S.
Birthdate: September 28, 1982
Education:
Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA, 2006-present
Major Field: International Relations
Minor Field: Comparative Politics
Dissertation Prospectus defended June 2009
Master of Arts, Political Science
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2005-06
Degree awarded November 2006
Bachelor of Arts with Honours, Political Science and International Relations
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2002-05
Degree awarded May 2005
Languages Studied:
English, 1st language
Spanish, 3 years high school, 1 year university
Hebrew, 2 years university
Arabic, summer intensive course
Academic Awards/Funding:
Dispute Resolution Research Center Grant, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Summer 2009
Graduate Student Summer Research Grant, CICS, Northwestern University, Summer 2009
Conference Travel Grant, The Graduate School, Northwestern University, February 2009
Conference Travel Grant, The Graduate School, Northwestern University, October 2007
Marianne K. and Stuart K. Taussig Israel Scholarship, JUF of Metropolitan Chicago, June 2007
Graduate Student Summer Research Grant, CICS, Northwestern University, Summer 2007
University Fellowship, Northwestern University, 2006-present
Graduate Student Conference Travel Grant, CICS, Northwestern University, October 2006
Security and Defence Studies Program Conference Grant, Centre of International Relations, UBC, funded by Canadian Department of National Defence, December 2005
Master’s Fellowship, UBC, 2005-2006
Undergraduate Scholar Program Scholarship, UBC, 2003-2004
Papers Presented/Published:
“Proxy Warfare and Uncertain Sovereignty,” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, 2 April 2009. With Christopher Day and Miklos Gosztonyi.
“Disputed Territoriality and Ethnohistorical Claims: Understanding Intractable Territorial Conflict in Israel, Serbia, and Armenia,” International Studies Association Annual Conference, New York, NY, 15 February 2009.
“Ethnic Violence, International Norms, and Federalism: Domestic Problems and International Solutions,” International Studies Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, 28 March 2008.
“Failed States, Civil Militia, and Deconstructive Violence,” International Security Studies Section Annual Conference, Montreal, ON, 19-20 October 2007.
“Encouraging State Irresponsibility: International Responses to the Conflict in Darfur, Sudan and Unintended Consequences,” International Security Studies Section Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ, 27 October 2006.
“The Janjaweed in the Sudan: A Case of Chronic Paramilitarism,” International Studies Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, 23 March 2006.
“Nuclear Cooperation with India and its Consequences for the NPT Regime,” in Nuclear Cooperation with India: New Challenges, New Opportunities, eds. Wade L. Huntley and Karthika Sasikumar, Vancouver, BC: Simons Centre for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Research, 2006, 84-89.
“Can the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process be Revived?” Student Conference on International Security, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, 8 March 2003.
Field Research:
Serbia and Kosovo, Summer 2009
Israel and West Bank, Summer 2007
Relevant Work Experience:
Grader, Northwestern University, 4/2009-6/2009
Department of Political Science, Intro to Positive Political Theory, Pohan Fong
Grader, Northwestern University, 1/2009-3/2009
Department of Political Science, Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, Liora Sion
Teacher’s Assistant, Northwestern University, 1/2009-3/2009
Department of International Studies, Dynamics of Terrorism & Counterterrorism, Jonathan Schachter
Teacher’s Assistant, Northwestern University, 4/2008 – 6/2008, 9/2008-12/2008
Department of Political Science, American Presidency, Daniel Galvin
Teacher’s Assistant, Northwestern University, 1/2008 – 3/2008
Department of Political Science, National Security, Risa Brooks
Teacher’s Assistant, Northwestern University, 9/2007 – 12/2007
Department of Political Science, Intro to International Relations, Ian Hurd
Teacher’s Assistant, University of British Columbia, 9/2005 – 5/2006
Department of Political Science, Intro to International Relations, Ramjee Parajulee
