Theodore McLauchlin, Université de Montréal

Research

Civil-military relations Military Armed forces Protest Repression Democracy Polarization Democratic backsliding

Latest funding

The United States Military in a Political Crisis
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$44,387
The politics of foreign military training: military effectiveness, human rights and governance
SSHRC · 2017 · Co-investigator
$121,719
When Soldiers Rebel: State Breakdown and Army-Splinter Wars
SSHRC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$31,164

The United States Military in a Political Crisis

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: McLauchlin, Theodore

Keywords: Civil-military relations; Military; Armed forces; Protest; Repression; Democracy; Polarization; Democratic backsliding

$44,387

The politics of foreign military training: military effectiveness, human rights and governance

Co-investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Seymour, Lee J.M.

Keywords: violence; Civil War; military training; capacity building; statebuilding; military effectiveness; human rights; governance counterinsurgency

$121,719

When Soldiers Rebel: State Breakdown and Army-Splinter Wars

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013

Principal investigators: McLauchlin, Theodore D.

$31,164

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Civil-military relations Dear Professor McLauchlin, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on civil-military relations connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "The United States Military in a Political Crisis" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]