Renard is an assistant professor of political science at Emory University. He studies conflict and development, with a focus on external interventions intended to reduce violence. His research uses both natural and randomized experiments, supported by extensive fieldwork and collaboration with local partners in Southeast Asia, Latin America and Afghanistan. He also works on policy issues related to security and development, including through collaborations with the International Crisis Group, the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, the UN Foundation, the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations, USIP and the Heinrich Boell Foundation. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Politics at New York University; before starting at Emory, he was an Economics of Conflict Fellow at the International Crisis Group and Princeton University (Niehaus Center in 2017-18 & Empirical Studies of Conflict 2018-19). Before graduate school, Renard worked for the United Nations and NGOs in Switzerland, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan and Ecuador, as well as contributing to journalistic outlets.
Renard is an assistant professor of political science at Emory University. He studies conflict and development, with a focus on external interventions intended to reduce violence. His research uses both natural and randomized experiments, supported by extensive fieldwork and collaboration with local partners in Southeast Asia, Latin America and Afghanistan. He also works on policy issues related to security and development, including through collaborations with the International Crisis Group, the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, the UN Foundation, the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations, USIP and the Heinrich Boell Foundation. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Politics…