Ph.D. Candidate
Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy
160 Packard Ave., Medford, MA 02155
Contact Information
Email:
Christof.Kurz@tufts.edu
Research Interests
State failure and reconstruction of states in West Africa; post-conflict peace building; the political economy of development aid
PhD Dissertation (Working Title)
“Comparative state decline and war in West Africa”
Faculty Advisors
Peter Uvin, Academic Dean and Henry J. Leir Professor of International Humanitarian Studies [
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Fields of Study
Human Security
International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Development Economics
Curriculum Vitae
Papers and Publications
Conference paper: African Regional Conflict Complexes and the Challenges of Understanding and Preventing Conflict Spread, Paper presented at the International Studies Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, February 28, 2007.
“Greed, Grievance and Atrocities: Recent Literature on the Causes and Dynamics of the War in Sierra Leone 1991–2002.” Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding 1, no. 1 (March 2007), 132-140.
“Sifting Through the Fog of an African Conflict: Explaining Sierra Leone’s 10-year War – A Review Essay,” in:
The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, Vol. 30:2 (Summer/Fall 2006), 235-240.