Mark Millar

Mark Peter Millar is a PhD researcher in the Department of Politics and International Studies, where he examines how conflict analysis is practiced within government and international organizations. His research explores the interaction between different intellectual traditions in conflict analysis and how organizational structures, political pressures, and cognitive processes shape analytical judgement.

Mark’s work is particularly concerned with the limits of prediction in violent conflict and the role of how conflict is framed through institutional norms and behaviours. Drawing on both qualitative and quantitative methods, his research engages closely with practitioner communities and reflects his professional background in policy-facing environments.

Prior to his doctoral studies, Mark worked extensively in conflict and humanitarian analysis roles, including as a Conflict Risk Analysis Adviser at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), and with organizations such as the United Nations, the Norwegian Refugee Council, the North Atlantic Treat Organization, and the International Organization for Migration. He has conducted field-based and strategic analysis in contexts including South Sudan and Afghanistan, supporting both operational decision-making and high-level policy processes.

Mark is also the author of The Peacekeeping Failure in South Sudan: The UN, Bias, and the Peacekeeper’s Mind (2022). Alongside his research, he teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses on international politics, foreign policy, and diplomatic practice.

International organizations; Governmental organizations; Conflict analysis; Decision-making; Peacekeeping; Risk analysis; History of conflict; Organizational behaviour; Organizational psychology; Cognition; Peace studies; Conflict studies; War studies; International politics.

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