Dr Richard W. Frank
PhD in Political Science (Binghamton University)
Lecturer & HDR co-convenor
ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
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+61 2 6125 3997
Areas of expertise
- Political Science 1606
- International Relations 160607
- Comparative Government And Politics 160603
Research interests
Civil conflict, election violence, human trafficking, electoral integrity, and peace studies
Biography
Richard Frank received his PhD from Binghamton University in 2009. Prior to joining ANU, he was a research fellow and manager of the Electoral Integrity Project at the University of Sydney and an assistant professor at the University of New Orleans. Dr Frank’s research centers on the domestic effects of international politics and the causes of election integrity, electoral violence, civil conflict, and human trafficking.
Publications
- Norris, P, Frank, D & Martinez i Coma, F, eds, 2015, Contentious Elections: From Ballots to Barricades, Routledge, New York and Abingdon.
- Martinez i Coma, F, Norris, P & Frank, D 2015, 'Integrity of the elections in America 2012-2014 (Integridad en las elecciones de America 2012-2014)', America Latina Hoy: revista de ciencas sociales, vol. 70, pp. 37-54.
- Regan, P & Frank, D 2014, 'Migrant remittances and the onset of civil war', Conflict Management and Peace Science, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 502-520.
- Martinez i Coma, F & Frank, R 2014, 'Expert Judgements', in Pippa Norris, Richard Frank and Ferran Martinez I Coma (ed.), Advancing Electoral Integrity, Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 51-71pp.
- Norris, P, Frank, D & Martinez i Coma, F 2014, 'Measuring Electoral Integrity around the World: A New Dataset', PS: Political Science and Politics, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 789-798.
- Norris, P, Frank, D & Martinez i Coma, F, eds, 2014, Advancing Electoral Integrity, Oxford University Press, New York.
- Frank, D 2014, 'Human Trafficking', in Forsyth, Craig J. and Copes, Heith (ed.), Encyclopedia of Social Deviance, SAGE Publications, United States.
- Norris, P, Frank, D & Martinez i Coma, F 2013, 'Assessing the Quality of Elections', Journal of Democracy, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 124-135.
- Bell, S, Frank, D & Macharia, P 2013, 'Passenger or Driver? A Cross-National Examination of Media Coverage and Civil War Interventions', International Interactions, vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 646-671.
- DiGiuseppe, M, Barry, C & Frank, D 2012, 'Good for the money: International finance, state capacity, and internal armed conflict', Journal of Peace Research, vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 391-405.
- Regan, P, Frank, D & Clark, D 2009, 'New Dataset on Political Institutions and Elections, 1972-2005', Conflict Management and Peace Science, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 286-304.
- Regan, P, Frank, D & Aydin, A 2009, 'Diplomatic Interventions and Civil War: A New Dataset', Journal of Peace Research, vol. 46, no. 1, pp. 135-146.
- Norris, P, Frank, R & Martinez i Coma, F 2015, 'Contentious Elections: From Votes to Violence', in Pippa Norris, Richard W. Frank, and Ferran Martinez i Coma (ed.), Contentious Elections: From Ballots to Barricades, Routledge, New York, pp. 1-22.
- Norris, P, Frank, R & Martinez i Coma, F 2015, 'The Risks of Contentious Elections', in Pippa Norris, Richard W. Frank, and Ferran Martinez i Coma (ed.), Contentious Elections: From Ballots to Barricades, Routledge, New York, pp. 133-150.
Projects and Grants
Grants are drawn from ARIES. To add Projects or Grants please contact your College Research Office.
- The Strategic Use of Election Violence (Primary Investigator)
