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Britt A. Cartrite

Britt A. Cartrite

Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science
Joined Alma College Faculty in 2005
Swanson Academic Center 353
(989) 463-7370
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Education

  • Ph.D., University of Colorado (2003)
  • M.A., University of Colorado (2000)
  • M.A., University of Denver (1999)
  • B.A., University of Denver (1997)

Research Interests

Ethnic politics, European politics, complexity and computational modeling

Recent Courses Taught

Selected Articles

Selected Reviews

  • Britt A. Cartrite.  Review of Where Nation-States Come From: Institutional Change in the Age of Nationalism, by Philip G. Roeder.  Nationalism and Ethnic Politics.  2008. 13. 4.  December 15, 2008.
  • Britt A. Cartrite.  Review of The Federalization of Spain, by Luis Moreno.  Nationalism & Ethnic Politics.  2002. 8(3): 110-111  September 15, 2002.

Selected Chapter Book Publications

  • "Who is doing what, where, and how in the study of ethnicity and politics." In The Study of Ethnicity and Politics: Recent Analytical Developments, edited by Adrian Guelke, Jean Tournon, 143-156. Berlin: Barbara Budrich, 2012.
  • "'New' Nations in 'Old' Europe: Ethnogenesis and Ethnopolitical Mobilisation in the Shetland and Orkney Islands of Scotland." In Minority Politics Within the Europe of Regions, edited by Istvan Horvath and Marton Tonk, 21-36. Cluj-Napoca, Romania: Scientia, 2011.
  • "Contested Narratives in France: Jacobinism, Cultural Pluralism, and Ethnoregional Identities." In Cultural Contestation and the Symbolic Landscape, edited by Marc Ross, 128-150. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2009.
  • "Ethnopolitical Mobilization and 'Deep Democracy'." In Democracy and Ethnic Conflict: Advancing Peace in Deeply Divided Societies, edited by Adrian Guelke, 218-38. New York and London: Palgrave, 2004.

Recent Presentations

  • Dan Miodownik, Karalyn Nic, Victoria Bishop.  "Comparing Regional Measures of Voting Distinctiveness."  Midwestern Political Science Association.  Chicago.  April 11, 2013.
  • Britt Cartrite.  "The Scottish Referendum: An End to English Hegemony?."  International Political Science Association World Congress.  Madrid, Spain.  July 13, 2012.
  • Britt Cartrite (with Dan Miodownik).  "Islands of Contention: Superperipheries or Unique Space?."  International Political Science Association's Ethnicity and Politics Research Group.  Tel Aviv, Israel.  15 September, 2011.
  • Britt Cartrite.  "Complexity theory and agent-based modeling in political science."  European Institute University.  Florence, Italy.  November 22-28, 2011.
  • Britt Cartrite.  "The Impact of a Scottish Referendum on Ethnoregionalist Movements in the British Isles."  Island Independence Movements in the 21st Century.  Edinburgh, UK.  9 September 2011.
  • Britt Cartrite.  "'New' Nations in 'Old' Europe: Ethnogenesis and Ethnopolitical Mobilization in the Shetland and Orkney Islands of Scotland."  European Center for Political Research Conference: Minority Politics Within the Europe of Regions.  Cluj-Napoca, Romania.  17-20 June 2010.
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Selected External Research Grants

  • Britt Cartrite.  Barry Silverman, University of Pennsylvania.  "MURI, "Socio-Cognitive Agent-Based Modeling of Sub-National Conflicts."  Office of Naval Research.
  • Britt Cartrite.  Ian Lustick, Dan Miodownik.  "Understanding the Dynamics of Authoritarian Regimes: Using Virtualstan to Compare the Implications of Bureaucratic Authoritarianism, Bureaucratic Feudalism, and Neopatrimonialism in the Muslim Middle East and Related Regions."  Department of Education.

Professional Memberships

  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Midwestern Political Science Association
  • International Political Science Association
  • Sigma Xi
  • American Political Science Association

Service to the College

  • Institutional Review Board
  • History Search Committee
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Chair, Political Science Department
  • Faculty Personnel Committee
  • Member, Institutional Review Board
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Service to the Community

  • Panelist, "Debate About Hurricane Katrina", November 15 2005

Service to the Profession

 

Alma College is one of the first undergraduate colleges in the United States to belong to the International Criminal Court Student Network (ICCSN). Created in 2006 by students at the London School of Economics, the ICCSN aims to promote the work of the ICC and increase knowledge of international criminal law. Alma joins Duke University School of Law, the University of Cambridge and other institutions in a global community that connects students who share an interest in the ICC.

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