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Rachel Myrick is the Douglas and Ellen Lowey Assistant Professor of Political Science at Duke University's Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. Her research focuses on how partisan polarization shapes foreign policy in democratic states, particularly U.S. national security strategies, and the interplay between domestic politics and international security dynamics.
Education: Ph.D. in Political Science (Stanford University, 2021), M.Phil. in International Relations (University of Oxford, 2015 as a Rhodes Scholar), B.A. in Political Science and Global Studies (UNC Chapel Hill, Morehead-Cain Scholar). She holds affiliations with the Duke Program in American Grand Strategy, Carnegie International Policy Scholar Consortium (IPSCON), America in the World Consortium (AWC), and Triangle Institute for Security Studies (TISS).
Research interests include partisan polarization's impact on foreign policy credibility, public opinion's role in international negotiations, and the effects of domestic political divisions on global rivalries. She has published in top journals like International Organization, Journal of Politics, and Journal of Conflict Resolution, with a forthcoming book Polarization and International Politics: How Extreme Partisanship Threatens Global Stability (Princeton UP).
Awards include the Merze Tate Award (APSA) for her dissertation, John McCain Dissertation Award (Munich Security Conference), and multiple honors for research on foreign policy and security studies. Her teaching spans international security, conflict studies, and research methods.
Recent work explores progressive foreign policy frameworks, evidence-based transitional justice, and democratic backsliding. Collaborations include projects on U.S.-UK security perceptions and public reactions to secret negotiations.
