Robert Blair Source Confirmed

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Researcher

John Brown University

faculty

27 h-index 144 pubs 2,668 cited

Research Areas

International Development and Aid Peacebuilding and International Security Political Conflict and Governance Global Peace and Security Dynamics International Law and Human Rights Insect and Pesticide Research Organic Food and Agriculture Mosquito-borne diseases and control

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Dr. Robert Blair is an active faculty member at John Brown University whose research spans a diverse set of topics, from international relations to entomology. His work in political science focuses on international development and aid, peacebuilding, political conflict, and global security dynamics. This includes analysis of UN peacekeeping operations, the impact of foreign aid on state legitimacy, and the use of aid as soft power in regions like Africa. Blair also explores the efficacy of interventions designed to counter misinformation, particularly in the Global South. Beyond geopolitics, he conducts research on insect and pesticide resistance, organic food and agriculture, and strategies for controlling mosquito-borne diseases.

Metrics

h-index: 27
Publications: 144
Citations: 2,668

Selected Publications

Replication Data for: Why Do Citizens Support Ineffective Military Policing Policies? Evidence from Field and Survey Experiments in Colombia (2025) DOI
Public Works and Intimate Partner Violence: Experimental Evidence on Women’s Economic Empowerment in Egypt and Tunisia (2025) DOI
Content that’s as good as contact? Vicarious intergroup contact and the promise of depolarization at scale (2025) DOI
Depolarizing within the Comfort of Your Party: Experimental Evidence from Online Workshops (2025) DOI
An Events-Based Approach to Understanding Democratic Erosion (2024) DOI
Replication Data for: Little Evidence That Military Policing Reduces Crime Or Improves Human Security (2023) DOI
Replication Data for: Interventions to Counter Misinformation: Lessons from the Global North and Applications to the Global South (2023) DOI
Replication Data for: An Events-Based Approach to Understanding Democratic Erosion (2023) DOI
UN Peacekeeping and Democratization in Conflict-Affected Countries (2023) DOI
Replication Data for: UN Peacekeeping and Democratization in Conflict-Affected Countries (2022) DOI
Preventing Rebel Resurgence after Civil War: A Field Experiment in Security and Justice Provision in Rural Colombia (2022) DOI
Replication Data for: "Public trust, policing, and the COVID-19 pandemic." 2022. Social Science & Medicine (2022) DOI
Replication Data for: The Promise and Pitfalls of Conflict Prediction: Evidence from Colombia and Indonesia (2022) DOI
UN Peacekeeping and Democratization in Conflict-Affected Countries (2022) DOI
Preventing Rebel Resurgence after Civil War: A Field Experiment in Security and Justice Provision in Rural Colombia (2022) DOI