Welcome

I am an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at Texas Tech University. I received my Ph.D. from Michigan State University in 2003 in International Relations and Quantitative Methodology. I spent the 2003-2004 academic year in Oslo at the International Peace Research Institute in Oslo and began work at the University of New Orleans in the fall of 2004. I began work here at Texas Tech University in the fall of 2007. My research interests have mostly been focused on the use of economic sanctions. I also have current projects on investigating the ideological peace between states with similar regime types, the effect of drug trafficking on civil conflict, and the relationship between war making and state building.

David Lektzian Texas Tech University 113 Holden Hall Boston & Akron Streets Lubbock, Texas 79409-1015 Phone: 806-742-3121 Fax: 806-742-0850

Mostly I will be using this webpage to provide information to students, but I will also post publications and replication datasets. Please feel free to contact me if you have questions or would like additional information.