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165

Overview

Neil J. Mitchell is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom and works primarily within the Social Sciences. Their research spans several subfields, including Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Development, Philosophy, and Gender Studies.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics related to political and international affairs. Key areas of focus include:

  • Political Conflict and Governance
  • International Development and Aid
  • Peacebuilding and International Security
  • Migration, Refugees, and Integration
  • War, Ethics, and Justification
  • Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
  • Political Philosophy and Ethics

Their recent publications record includes research published in journals such as the British Journal of Political Science, The Journal of Politics, Research & Politics, Political Studies, and Perspectives on Politics. Notable papers are:

  • "Silencing Their Critics: How Government Restrictions Against Civil Society Affect International 'Naming and Shaming'" (2020, British Journal of Political Science)
  • "The life, death and diversity of pro-government militias: The fully revised pro-government militias database version 2.0" (2022, Research & Politics)
  • "Loyalty or Accountability? Public Attitudes to Holding Soldiers Accountable for the Murder and Abuse of Civilians" (2023, The Journal of Politics)
  • "Media Freedom and the Escalation of State Violence" (2021, Political Studies)
  • "Gambling with Violence: State Outsourcing of War in Pakistan and India. By Yelena Biberman. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019. 240p. $99.00 cloth, $29.95 paper." (2020, Perspectives on Politics)

Neil J. Mitchell has collaborated frequently with several scholars. Their most frequent co-authors include:

  • Hannah Smidt
  • Kristin M. Bakke
  • Dominic Perera
  • Sabine C. Carey
  • Niheer Dasandi

In terms of publication venues, Neil J. Mitchell has contributed extensively to Harvard Dataverse, with 11 publications recorded there, alongside contributions to other journals featuring political science and international relations research.

Best Publications

  • Disaggregating and Explaining Corporate Political Activity: Domestic and Foreign Corporations in National Politics

    Wendy L. Hansen;Neil J. Mitchell

  • Economic and Political Explanations of Human Rights Violations

    Neil J. Mitchell;James M. McCormick

  • States, the security sector, and the monopoly of violence: A new database on pro-government militias

    Sabine C Carey;Neil J Mitchell;Will Lowe

  • Security Forces and Sexual Violence: A Cross-National Analysis of a Principal Agent Argument

    Christopher K. Butler;Tali Gluch;Neil James Mitchell

  • The Determinants of Domestic and Foreign Corporate Political Activity

    Neil J. Mitchell;Wendy L. Hansen;Eric M. Jepsen

  • Opportunity, Democracy, and the Exchange of Political Violence A Subnational Analysis of Conflict in Nepal

    Alok K. Bohara;Neil J. Mitchell;Mani Nepal

  • The Logic of Private and Collective Action

    Wendy L. Hansen;Neil J. Mitchell;Jeffrey M. Drope

  • The Impact of Pro-Government Militias on Human Rights Violations

    Neil J. Mitchell;Sabine C. Carey;Christopher K. Butler

  • Governments, Informal Links to Militias, and Accountability

    Sabine C. Carey;Michael P. Colaresi;Neil J. Mitchell

  • Agents of Atrocity: Leaders, Followers, and the Violation of Human Rights in Civil War

    Neil James Mitchell

  • Compound Democracy and the Control of Corruption: A Cross‐Country Investigation

    Alok K. Bohara;Neil J. Mitchell;Carl F. Mittendorff

  • Human Rights Violations, Umbrella Concepts, and Empirical Analysis

    James M. McCormick;Neil J. Mitchell

  • The Determinants of Direct Corporate Lobbying in the European Union

    Patrick Bernhagen;Neil J. Mitchell

  • Agents of Atrocity

    Neil J. Mitchell

  • Is U.S. Aid Really Linked to Human Rights in Latin America

    James M. McCormick;Neil Mitchell

  • Comparing Nations and States Human Rights and Democracy in India

    Caroline Beer;Neil J. Mitchell

  • Democracy and Human Rights in the Mexican States: Elections or Social Capital?

    Caroline Beer;Neil J. Mitchell

  • The Logic of Transnational Action: The Good Corporation and the Global Compact

    Lynn Gray Bennie;Patrick Bernhagen;Neil James Mitchell

  • Globalization or National Capitalism: Large Firms, National Strategies, and Political Activities

    Wendy L. Hansen;Neil J. Mitchell

  • The Private Provision of Public Goods: Corporate Commitments and the United Nations Global Compact

    Patrick Bernhagen;Neil James Mitchell

  • Risk Mitigation, Regime Security, and Militias: Beyond Coup-proofing

    Sabine C. Carey;Michael P. Colaresi;Neil J. Mitchell

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick Bernhagen
Patrick Bernhagen University of Stuttgart
Alok K. Bohara
Alok K. Bohara University of New Mexico
Hank C. Jenkins-Smith
Hank C. Jenkins-Smith University of Oklahoma
Jack Donnelly
Jack Donnelly University of Denver

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