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 (tentatively entitled Peace Possible) 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:
The New York Times, 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
Podcast “Peacebuilders” (May 2018)
Upcoming Talks & Conferences
Peace Possible (Congo focus)
Roundtable
Forum Mondial Normandie pour la Paix
Caen, France
Caen, France
Peace Possible
Public lecture
Notre Dame University
South Bend, IN, USA
South Bend, IN, USA