Madhav Joshi

Biography & Research

Madhav Joshi is research professor and associate director of the Peace Accords Matrix at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies in the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame. He oversees the data coding on the implementation of peace agreements worldwide for the Peace Accords Matrix and leads the research initiatives on peace agreement design, implementation, and post-implementation political and economic developments. He is a fellow of the Keough School's Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies.

Joshi's research and teaching focus on civil wars, mediation, post-civil war democratization and democratic survival, peace duration and peacebuilding, quality peace and the Maoist insurgency in Nepal. He has published on these topics in Social Science Research, the British Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, the Journal of Peace Research, International Studies Quarterly, Democratization, Global Governance, and many other journals.

Joshi has authored and coauthored over 70 policy briefings to facilitate ongoing negotiations on issues related to peace accord contents and implementation challenges for the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (Philippines), Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nepal Transition to Peace, the Office of the High Commissioner for Peace (Colombia), the United Nations Development Programme, and many civil society organizations involved in peace processes around the world. Joshi holds a Ph.D. in comparative politics and research methodology from the University of North Texas.

Recent Work

• “Does the implementation status of gender provisions affect the implementation of a peace agreement? Evidence from Colombia’s 2016 peace agreement implementation process” (Policy Studies Journal)
• “Civil war violence and competing legitimacy claims: evidence from district level courts cases in Nepal” (Political Geography)
• “Power-sharing in Colombia: bipartisanship, leftist insurgencies, and beyond” in "Power-Sharing in the Global South: Patterns, Practices and Potentials" 
• “Territorial consolidation after rebel victory: when does civil war recur?” (Territory, Politics, Governance)
• “Rebel diplomacy and negotiated settlement in civil wars” (British Journal of Politics and International Relations
• “New avenues in peace implementation research: actors, geolocation and time”  (Peacebuilding)
   

News & Media

• Bangsamoro peace implementation lags in global average – expert (Minda News)
• Partial peace deals may facilitate comprehensive accords, offering roadmap for policymakers, practitioners
• Research on Colombian peace accord shows that addressing gender issues strengthens peace agreements
• The best relationships start as friendships: The powerhouse partnership of the Kroc Institute and PRIO