Professor of Conflict Resolution, Carter School
Contact Information
Phone: 703-993-1336
Campus: Arlington
Building: Arlington: Vernon Smith Hall
Room 5082
Mail Stop: 4D3
Biography
Terrence Lyons focuses his research on comparative peace processes and post-conflict politics, with a regional emphasis on Africa. His most recent scholarship asks how the nature of war termination shapes post-war politics and how some insurgent groups transform into political parties. He has written or co-written five books and co-edited a further four. His most recent book, (2019) focuses on how the war-to-peace transition following a protracted civil war explains conflicts in Ethiopia today. His scholarship has appeared in such journals as聽Comparative Politics听补苍诲聽International Political Sociology, as well as more policy-oriented publications such as the聽Journal of Democracy听补苍诲 the聽Washington Post.
Lyons maintains interests in policy relevant discussions. He has consulted with the Department of State, United States Agency for International Development, the United Nations, and key think tanks such as the Brookings Institution, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and the Council on Foreign Relations. He has also served as an election observer in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Ghana, Benin, and Bangladesh and was the Senior Advisor to the Carter Center in Liberia and Ethiopia. In March 2017, he testified before the House Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health on the crisis in Ethiopia.
Lyons teaches classes such as the Introduction to Conflict Analysis, globalization and conflict, and specialized seminars on contentious politics and civil wars.
Honors and Awards
- Fulbright Senior Specialist, Bahir Dar University
Media Appearances
- United States Institute of Peace A Changing Ethiopia: The Puzzle of Ethiopian Politics, September 16, 2019.
- Elections in Ethiopia
May 26, 2015 - Islam in Africa: Trends and Policy Implications
March 24, 2013
In the News
September 2, 2021
January 21, 2021
Presentations and Performances
- 鈥淰iolence and the Contradictions of Ethiopian Politics.鈥,聽January 13, 2021, Edinburgh, Scotland.
- 鈥淥rganizing for Long-Term Rule: How Intra-Party Leadership Competition Explains Authoritarian Party Durability in Ethiopia.鈥澛燬eptember 2019, Washington DC.
- 鈥淚ndependence Movements and Their Aftermath: Self-Determination and the Struggle for Success.鈥澛燗pril 5, 2019, Washington DC.
Degrees
- PhD, International Relations, Johns Hopkins University
- MA, History, Michigan State University
- BA, History, University of Virginia