Thomas Flores is an assistant professor at the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University, joining the faculty in Fall 2009.  He teaches courses on quantitative methods and the political economy of civil conflicts. 

Thomas’ research interests lie primarily in comparative and international political economy.  He has co-authored research (with Irfan Nooruddin of The Ohio State University) on post-war societies, focusing on the roles of democratization and World Bank lending in forestalling conflict recurrence.  This research has appeared in the Journal of Conflict Resolution and Review of International
Organizations.  He is currently co-authoring a book manuscript on the establishment of democracies in post-war societies.

Thomas’ research agenda also includes a series of papers exploring the politics of protecting the private property rights of the poor, which extends his dissertation research.

Thomas received his PhD in Political Science from the University of Michigan in 2008 and his BA magna cum laude in Government in 1998.   Before joining the faculty of the Center for Global Affairs, he worked as an analyst for First Manhattan Consulting Group.  He has received a United States Department of State Fulbright Scholarship for study in Colombia, a Ford Foundation Diversity Dissertation Fellowship, and two teaching prizes from the University of Michigan.