Adrian Florea

Dr. Adrian Florea is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Deputy Research Director in the Political & International Studies Department at the University of Glasgow's School of Social and Political Sciences. He holds a Ph.D. from Indiana University (2014) and has taught at institutions including the University of North Carolina Greensboro and Elon University. His research focuses on civil war, political violence, de facto states, rebel governance, and state (un)making, with regional expertise in post-Soviet Eastern Europe and the Caucasus.

Education:

• Ph.D., Political Science, Indiana University, 2014
• M.A., Political Science & Applied Linguistics, Iowa State University, 2007
• B.A., American Studies, University of Bucharest, 2003

Research Interests: Civil war dynamics, secessionism, de facto states, rebel governance, international security, and research methods. Current projects investigate de facto state survival, rebel legitimacy, and functional sovereignty in contested territories.

Grants & Funding:

• British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grant (2018–2019)
• Carnegie Trust Research Incentive Grant (2017–2018)

Supervision: Advises Ph.D. students on civil war strategies, violence against civilians, and nonstate actor rivalries. Recent completions include studies on armed group rivalries in MENA and post-civil war stability.

Roles: Co-Lead of the 'Peaceful, Secure & Empowered Societies' interdisciplinary research theme at the University of Glasgow's College of Social Sciences.