Threat Perception and National Security (Book Revisions)
Marika Landau-Wells, Professor
Political Science
Open. Apprentices needed for the fall semester. Enter your application online beginning August 21st. The deadline to apply is Monday, August 31st, 4pm.
Threat perception has always played a major role in foreign and domestic policy-making. From Covid to climate change to terrorism, policy-makers have made decisions about which potential threats to address and which to ignore. My book investigates how policy-makers in the U.S. and in other countries determine which strategies to adopt to deal with threats they decide to address.
Role: The primary tasks on this project are:
1) Proof-reading the book manuscript for clarity
2) Cataloging contents of the Technical Appendix
3) Helping with construction of the Technical Appendix (skill dependent)
Qualifications: The ideal candidate will be willing to read text closely, to take meticulous notes, to ask lots of questions. Comfort working in Excel or Sheets for tracking purposes is important. Experience conducting literature reviews or research in International Relations is a plus
Hours: 6-8 hrs
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