Luke Lischin is a Ph.D. student in the Political Science Department at the University of Toronto focusing on Comparative Politics and International Relations. His research interests intersect political violence, group identity, security institutions, and governance with a focus on the Philippines and Indonesia. His current projects include ongoing research on conflict and governance within the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, monitoring incidents of political violence in the Southern Philippines, and an exploratory study of political violence and local security institutions in Indonesia.
Previously, Luke worked as an Assistant Research Fellow at the National War College in Washington DC. He received his MA in Security Studies from the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University.
