William Nomikos

William Nomikos is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), where he directs the Data-driven Analysis of Peace Project (DAPP) lab. Previously, he served as an Assistant Professor at Washington University in St. Louis (2019–2023) and completed his Ph.D. in Political Science at Yale University in 2019. His research focuses on how identity and domestic politics influence international interventions, with particular attention to UN peacekeeping, climate change-induced conflict, and post-conflict governance.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Political Science, Yale University, 2019

Research Interests:

Nomikos examines UN peacekeeping effectiveness, intergroup cooperation in conflict zones, and climate change's impact on social stability. His first book, Local Peace, International Builders: How the UN Builds Peace from the Bottom Up, explores conditions under which international actors stabilize fragile states. Current projects include analyzing UN peacekeeping's role in mitigating climate-driven conflicts and investigating the unintended consequences of state-centric peacebuilding.

Lab & Collaborations:

The DAPP lab unites researchers studying international security, conflict processes, and peacebuilding. Ongoing projects include field experiments in Mali and Burkina Faso, analysis of social media discourse on foreign policy, and development of novel datasets like the RADPKO (Robust Africa Deployments of Peacekeeping Operations).