Arthur Stein

Arthur Stein holds a PhD in political science from the Université de Montréal, under the co-direction of Marie-Joelle Zahar and Lee J. M. Seymour. His doctoral research focuses on whether and how the publicity of external support for rebels influences their use of violence against civilians during civil wars. More broadly, his research focuses on the transnational dimensions of civil conflict and violence against civilians. He is mainly interested in internal wars in the Middle East and Africa. Prior to his doctoral studies, he obtained a master’s degree in political science from the Institut d’études politiques de Strasbourg (France). He also interned at the United Nations Office in Geneva (Switzerland) and worked for several months for a humanitarian organization combating child malnutrition in Léogâne (Haiti).

Expertise

• Civil Wars
• Foreign Support to Armed Groups
• • Violence against Civilians

Selected Publications

• Stein, Arthur. 2020. « Comment Une Guerre Civile s’internationalise-t-Elle ? Grâce Au Soutien d’États Aux Organisations Rebelles ». The Conversation, 9 juin 2020. http://theconversation.com/comment-une-guerre-civile-sinternationalise-t-elle-grace-au-soutien-detats-aux-organisations-rebelles-139933.
• Stein, Arthur. 2022a. « Committed Sponsors: External Support Overtness and Civilian Targeting in Civil Wars ». European Journal of International Relations 28 (2): 386‑416. https://doi.org/10.1177/13540661221084870.
• Stein, Arthur. 2022b. « « Le fond qui remonte à la surface » ? Questionner la forme du soutien étatique aux organisations rebelles lors des guerres civiles ». Le Rubicon (blog). 17 mai 2022. https://lerubicon.org/publication/le-fond-qui-remonte-a-la-surface-questionner-la-forme-du-soutien-etatique-aux-organisations-rebelles-lors-des-guerres-civiles/.
• Stein, Arthur, et Marc-Olivier Cantin. 2021. « Crowding Out the Field: External Support to Insurgents and the Intensity of Inter-Rebel Fighting in Civil Wars ». International Interactions 47 (4): 662‑91. https://doi.org/10.1080/03050629.2021.1922899.
• Stein, Arthur, et Marie-Joëlle Zahar. 2022. « The United Nations and the African Union: Partners or Rivals in Peace Operations? » In Routledge Handbook of African Peacebuilding, édité par Bruno Charbonneau et Maxime Ricard. Routledge.