Assistant Professor, Carter School Director of the Genocide Prevention Program, Carter School
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Biography
Douglas Irvin-Erickson has worked in the field of genocide studies and mass atrocity prevention in DR Congo, Burundi, Cambodia, Myanmar, Ukraine, and Argentina. He is the author of books, chapters, and articles on genocide, religion and violence, human security, international criminal law, and political theory. His first book is titled Rapha毛l Lemkin and the Concept of Genocide (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2017), and he is currently writing a second book, Dying in the Age of Thoughtlessness: Genocide, Terror, and Conflict Resolution. Irvin-Erickson is a Senior Fellow with the Alliance for Peacebuilding, a Board Member of the Institute for the Study of Genocide, and a member of the editorial board of Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal. He holds a Ph.D. in Global Affairs and an M.A. in English Literature from Rutgers University, in Newark, NJ, USA.
In the News
- Cited in听. Society of International Law, Volume 26, Issue 4, July 5, 2022
- Quoted in . Politifact, April 26, 2022.
- OpinioJuris, April 21, 2022.
- National Geographic, April 20, 2022.
- . The Hill, April 16, 2022.
- Featured in听. 性视界传媒 News,听January 21, 2017.
- Quoted in听. Inter Press Service, January 13, 2016
Presentations and Performances
- Rapha毛l Lemkin and the Concept of Genocide
Feb 1 2017 | Metropolitan Building - Book Launch- Peace Museums Worldwide: Giving Peace a Chance
Oct 27 2016 | Metropolitan Building - Film Screening and Discussion: Genocide in Rwanda
Apr 7 2016 | Metropolitan Building
Degrees
- PhD, Global Affairs, Rutgers University
- MA, Literature, Rutgers University