Department of Political Science

Elizabeth Brannon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Indiana University. She has previously held positions as an Assistant Professor at Texas Tech University and as a Post-Doctoral Fellow with a joint appointment at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver and at Oxfam America. She received her Ph.D. from the Department of Political Science at Michigan State University in 2021. Elizabeth’s research interests include gender, conflict, and post-war politics. A significant portion of her research is devoted to understanding how women’s political representation increases after war and its implications for foreign policy. Beyond this, her research also considers women’s inclusion in conflict and post-conflict processes, including rebel groups, peace processes, and women’s organizations. Her work has been published in the Journal of Politics, Journal of Peace Research, International Studies Review, Political Research Quarterly, and PS: Political Science and Politics.