Researcher Profile

  • Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Monash University

  • Political violence and terrorism; (counter)insurgency; militias; civil defence; contentious politics; network analysis; maritime security; area expertise and extensive fieldwork experience in Peru, the United States, and the Philippines.

  • Political violence and terrorism; (counter)insurgency; militias; civil defence; contentious politics; network analysis; maritime security; area expertise and extensive fieldwork experience in Peru, the United States, and the Philippines.

  • Bonotti, Matteo and Steven T. Zech. 2021. Recovering Civility during COVID-19. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. http://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6706-7

    Eastin, Joshua and Steven T. Zech. “Joining the Counterinsurgency: Explaining Pro-Government Militia Participation in the Philippines.” Studies in Conflict & Terrorism Vol. 0, No. 0 (Online First). https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2019.1700029

    Mintrom, Michael, Maria Rost Rublee, Matteo Bonotti, and Steven T. Zech. 2021. “Policy Narratives, Localisation, and Public Justification: Responses to COVID-19.” Journal of European Public Policy Vol. 28, Issue 8: 1219-1237. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2021.1942154

    Martinez Arranz, Alfonso, Robert Thomson, Steven T. Zech, Dharmalingam Arunachalam, Anand B. Rao, and Ganesh Hegde. 2021. “The Uneven Expansion of Electricity Supply in India: Clientelist, Incrementalist, and Maximin Logics of Public Service Delivery.” Energy Research & Social Science Vol. 78: 102126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2021.102126

    Zech, Steven T. and Joshua Eastin. 2021. “The Household Economics of Counterinsurgency.” Defence and Peace Economics Vol. 32, No. 2: 220-239. https://doi.org/10.1080/10242694.2019.1688591

    Zech, Steven T. 2019. “Staging Peace: Community Organizations, Theatrical Performance, and Armed Conflict in Peru.” In Civil Action and the Dynamics of Violence in Conflict, eds. Deborah Avant et al. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 64-88. https://oxford.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.1093/oso/9780190056896.001.0001/oso-9780190056896-chapter-3

    Zech, Steven T. 2017. “Counter-Terrorizing: The Use of Torture in Peru’s Counterterrorism Campaign.” Terrorism and Political Violence Vol. 29, Issue 2: 254-276. https://doi.org/10.1080/09546553.2015.1031374

    Zech, Steven T. and Michael Gabbay. 2016. “Social Network Analysis in the Study of Terrorism and Insurgency: From Organization to Politics.” International Studies Review Vol. 18, Issue 2: 214-243. https://doi.org/10.1093/isr/viv011

    Zech, Steven T. 2016. “Decapitation, Disruption, and Unintended Consequences in Counterterrorism: Lessons from Islamist Terror Networks in Spain.” Defense & Security Analysis Vol. 32, Issue 2: 177-191. https://doi.org/10.1080/14751798.2016.1160489

    Zech, Steven T. and Zane Kelly. “Off With Their Heads: The Islamic State and Civilian Beheadings.” Journal of Terrorism Research Vol. 6, Issue 2 (2015), pp. 83-93. http://doi.org/10.15664/jtr.1157

  • Social Network Analysis And Network Disruption; Social Influence – Micro, Meso And Macro Levels; Radicalisation And Extremism; The Changing Character Of Competition; And Conflict In The Indo-Pacific


  • Twitter Handle     @hereforthedata
    Email Address steven.zech@monash.edu

 

Steven Zech

Overview

Dr. Steven T. Zech (PhD, University of Washington) is a Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Monash University, where he serves as Deputy Director for the Master of International Relations (MIR) program and the Global Terrorism Research Centre (GTReC). His general research interests include political violence and terrorism, (counter)insurgency, militias, contentious politics, and network analysis. He has worked as a researcher on collaborative projects related to nonviolent political change, global transnational terrorism, ethnic conflict, and militant violence. He was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver between 2014 and 2016.