Tamar Mitts
Assistant Professor of International and Public Affairs
Personal Details
On Leave for the 2022-2023 Academic Year
Tamar Mitts is a political scientist who uses data science and machine learning to examine the dynamics of conflict and political violence, with a focus on the causes and consequences of radicalization and violent extremism.
Her current research examines the behavior of Islamic State supporters on social media. She studies how supporters respond to experiences of anti-Muslim hostility in the West, how they react to online propaganda, and whether they are sensitive to counter-extremism programs aiming to reduce radicalization. These projects draw on new data on the online behavior of over a million users linked to the Islamic State on Twitter.
Her other projects examine the social and political legacies of violence and terrorism, the way in which symbolic attachment to territory shapes the resolution of territorial disputes, and the role of rapidly-evolving media technologies on political processes around the world.
She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Columbia University.
Education
- PhD, Columbia University
- MPhil, Columbia University
- MA, Columbia University
- BA, New York University
Honors and Awards
- Patricia Weitsman Award for outstanding graduate student paper, International Security Studies Section (ISSS) of the International Studies Association (ISA). 2018.
Research And Publications
In The Media
Tamar Mitts will receive a junior faculty research grant to support her contributions to the University's diversity goals through her research, teaching, and mentoring activities.
Tamar Mitts discussed her article “From Isolation to Radicalization: Anti-Muslim Hostility and Support for ISIS in the West" on the Transformation of European Politics podcast.
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the School gathered multiple speakers and other online material to help celebrate 727 graduates representing 69 nations.
Members of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, created by Congressional members to help defend the United States in cyberspace, visited SIPA to meet with experts to defend the country.
This year’s newcomers include two distinguished experts in international security studies; among high-profile visitors are former senior diplomats from India and Chile.