Katherine H.
Gilbert PhD

I am an Associate Professor of Political Science and Asian Studies at Vanderbilt. My research focuses on international politics and security, political economy of conflict, and Chinese politics and East Asian relations. I am currently working on projects related to security cooperation, military alliances, economic interdependence and conflict, the global trade in small arms and light weapons, and China-Taiwan relations and security.  

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Benson received a Ph.D. (Political Science) and a a M.A. (Economics) from Duke University.