I am an award-winning researcher and author on war and peace. I am an expert in peacebuilding, peacekeeping, international aid, and African civil wars, especially in the Democratic Republic of Congo. I am the author of the books Peaceland and The Trouble with the Congo, as well as 27 scholarly, policy, and news articles. I currently work as a Professor of Political Science, specializing in international relations, at Barnard College, Columbia University (USA).
Here are the latest publications based on my new research project, “International Peacebuilding and Local Success”: articles in the International Studies Review, Foreign Affairs (here and here), and The Washington Post (here and here). I am currently writing a book based on this project, so feedback and suggestions on my preliminary research findings would be most welcome. Thanks!
Books
TED Talk on ending mass violence
Recent Media Contributions
Newspapers & Magazines
Quoted in:
Capital and Main, USA (April 2018)
Op-Ed
“Three Flawed Ideas Are Hurting International Peacebuilding,” The Washington Post, USA (March 2017)
Television
Crossroads, I24News, Israel (December 2017)
Radio
Global Focus, RFI, France (September 2017)
Social Media
Fond Croix-Rouge Française (November 2017)
Upcoming Talks & Conferences
Peace Possible (Congo focus)
Roundtable
Forum Mondial Normandie pour la Paix
Caen, France
Caen, France