Preceptors
Preceptors are advanced Ph.D. students who work with CIR students individually and in small groups to help them in completing the Committee's degree requirements. Particularly, preceptors help students select an MA topic and advise them in the process of writing their thesis.
Anne Holthoefer
Anne Holthoefer is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Dept. of Political Science. She is interested in all things theory, especially constructivist and post-structuralist International Relations Theory and Political Theory, with a specific focus on international institutions, international law, human rights and sovereignty. Anne's current dissertation research deals with the role that practical knowledge plays in the design of international institutions, which she applies to a case study on the creation of the International Criminal Court.
Nuno Monteiro
Nuno Monteiro is a Ph. D. Candidate in the Dept. of Political Science. He has broad interests in IR theory, security studies, foreign policy, nuclear proliferation, unipolarity, deterrence theory, the conceptualization of power in IR, and the philosophy of science. Nuno is currently writing his dissertation on the sources of instability in unipolar systems and he is also co-authoring a paper on the use and abuse of the philosophy of science in political science. When he is not working, Nuno is most likely in the toy room (a.k.a. kitchen) cooking for friends.
Matthias Staisch
Matthias Staisch is a Ph.D. student in the Dept. of Political Science. His research focuses on relational inequalities in the international system, the dynamics of political integration and disintegration, and the mechanics of communication during international crises. Methodologically, he is exploring the utility of network analysis for IR research, and reflecting on the field's current obsession with theoretical synthesis.
