I am an Associate Professor of Political Science, working in international relations
and African studies, at Barnard College, Columbia University (USA).
I specialize in civil wars, peacebuilding, peacekeeping, humanitarian aid, and African politics.
Books
Peaceland
Conflict Resolution and the Everyday Politics of International Intervention
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The Trouble with the Congo
Local Violence and the Failure of International Peacebuilding
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Newspapers & Magazines
Quoted in:
Motherboard, USA (September 2016)
Op-Ed
“Trouble in Peaceland,” Foreign Policy, USA (October 2015)
Television
The Agenda with Steve Paikin, TVO, Canada (April 2016)
Radio
World in Progress, Deutsche Welle, Germany (April 2016)
Social Media
TED talk (released in January 2015), in English, with translations in Arabic, simplified and traditional Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, and Vietnamese
Upcoming Talks & Conferences
International Peacebuilding and Local Success
Seminar
Comparative Politics Workshop
City University of New York
New York, USA
City University of New York
New York, USA
Peaceland: Conflict Resolution and the Everyday Politics of International Intervention
Schaehrer Memorial Lecture in Peace and Conflict Studies
Colgate University
Hamilton, NY, USA
Hamilton, NY, USA