Faculty

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Jenny Aker

Jenny Aker

Research Professor
The Fletcher School

Economic development in Africa, with a primary focus on the impact of information and information technology on development outcomes, particularly in the areas of agriculture, agricultural marketing and education; The relationship between shocks and ag

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Eileen Babbitt

Eileen Babbitt

Professor of the Practice of International Conflict Management
The Fletcher School

-Negotiation
-Mediation
-Intergroup and ethnic conflict
-Trust building and conflict prevention
-Coexistence and reconciliation
-Conflict resolution
-International development
-Human rights

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Amar Bhidé

Amar Bhidé

Thomas Schmidheiny Professor in International Business Emeritus
The Fletcher School

-Entrepreneurship
-Strategy
-Financial markets
-Firm governance

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Steven Block

Steven Block

Professor of International Economics
The Fletcher School

-Agricultural development
-Economic growth
-Political economy
-Development economics, particularly food and agricultural policy, growth, and political economy

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Steven Block

Steven Block


Economics

-Agricultural development
-Economic growth
-Political economy
-Development economics, particularly food and agricultural policy, growth, and political economy

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Steven Block

Steven Block


Agriculture, Food and Environment

-Agricultural development
-Economic growth
-Political economy
-Development economics, particularly food and agricultural policy, growth, and political economy

Jonathan Brookfield

Adjunct Associate Professor
The Fletcher School

-International Business
-Strategic Management
-Comparative Political Economy
-Political Risk
-Industrial Organization
-Business Groups
-Firm Boundaries
-Industrial Districts

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John Burgess

John Burgess

Senior Fellow--Center for Law and International Governance
The Fletcher School

-Cross-border mergers and securities
-International trade
-Law of the Sea
-Legal Protection of the Commons

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Christine Bustany

Christine Bustany

Senior Lecturer in International Law
The Fletcher School

International human rights law and comparative constitutional law, including with regard to minority rights, access to nationality, immigration detention, the Global South, and the Middle East; and clinical legal education.

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Bhaskar Chakravorti

Bhaskar Chakravorti

Dean of Global Business
The Fletcher School

-Technology Innovation and its Impact on Society
- Digital Technologies, Artificial Intelligence and their Geopolitical and Development Impact
-Entrepreneurship
-Innovation models for sustainability and inclusion

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Bhaskar Chakravorti

Bhaskar Chakravorti


The Fletcher School

-Technology Innovation and its Impact on Society
- Digital Technologies, Artificial Intelligence and their Geopolitical and Development Impact
-Entrepreneurship
-Innovation models for sustainability and inclusion

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Bhaskar Chakravorti

Bhaskar Chakravorti


The Fletcher School

-Technology Innovation and its Impact on Society
- Digital Technologies, Artificial Intelligence and their Geopolitical and Development Impact
-Entrepreneurship
-Innovation models for sustainability and inclusion

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Bhaskar Chakravorti

Bhaskar Chakravorti


The Fletcher School

-Technology Innovation and its Impact on Society
- Digital Technologies, Artificial Intelligence and their Geopolitical and Development Impact
-Entrepreneurship
-Innovation models for sustainability and inclusion

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Diana Chigas

Diana Chigas

Professor of the Practice in International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
The Fletcher School

- Corruption and effective anti-corruption strategies in fragile and conflict-affected states
- Gender and corruption
- Impacts of international assistance on conflict and peace dynamics

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Alex de Waal

Alex de Waal

Executive Director, World Peace Foundation
The Fletcher School

-Africa
-Complex Emergencies
-Conflict Resolution
-Human Rights
-Humanitarian Action
-Security and Defense, International
-Sudan

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Alex de Waal

Alex de Waal


The Fletcher School

-Africa
-Complex Emergencies
-Conflict Resolution
-Human Rights
-Humanitarian Action
-Security and Defense, International
-Sudan

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Daniel Drezner

Daniel Drezner

Academic Dean and Distinguished Professor of International Politics
The Fletcher School

-Economic statecraft
-U.S. grand strategy
-Global political economy
-Power in world politics

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Alnoor Ebrahim

Alnoor Ebrahim


Tisch College

• Social impact measurement
• Accountability & Governance
• Leadership & Strategy for social change
• Managing NGOs and Social Enterprises

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Alnoor Ebrahim

Alnoor Ebrahim

Professor of Management
The Fletcher School

• Social impact measurement
• Accountability & Governance
• Leadership & Strategy for social change
• Managing NGOs and Social Enterprises

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Alnoor Ebrahim

Alnoor Ebrahim


The Fletcher School

• Social impact measurement
• Accountability & Governance
• Leadership & Strategy for social change
• Managing NGOs and Social Enterprises

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Tamirace Fakhoury

Tamirace Fakhoury

Associate Professor of International Politics and Conflict
The Fletcher School

The politics of power-sharing and peace processes in conflict and post-conflict environments; the challenges of democratization in war-torn societies; migration and refugee governance in conflict-affected areas; resilience and conflict; multilateral ac

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James Forest

James Forest

Visiting Professor of Security Studies
The Fletcher School

-International security studies
-Homeland security
-Weapons of mass destruction
-Terrorism

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Travis Franck

Travis Franck

Climate Modeling and Policy Director
The Fletcher School

Dr. Franck's research applies the system dynamics methodology to climate change policy.

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Carolyn Gideon

Carolyn Gideon

Senior Lecturer of International Communications and Technology Policy
The Fletcher School

-Information and telecommunications policy, especially issues of industry structure and regulation
-Public policy analysis

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Michael Glennon

Michael Glennon

Professor of Constitutional and International Law
The Fletcher School

-Use of Force
-Terrorism
-Preemption
-American Hegemony
-Congress and Foreign Policy
-Presidential Power
-U.S. Foreign Relations Law
-United Nations
-International Law

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Anna Haensch

Anna Haensch

Data Scientist I
Data Intensive Study Center
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Hurst Hannum

Hurst Hannum

Professor Emeritus
The Fletcher School

-Nationalism and self-determination
-Peacekeeping
-International protection of human rights
-United Nations
-Public international law
-Human rights and conflict resolution

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Andrew Hess

Andrew Hess

Professor Emeritus
The Fletcher School

-Globalization and the impact of modern technology on Middle Eastern societies
-The role of international business in the development of Southwest Asia and Central Asia

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Aram Hur

Aram Hur

Associate Professor of Political Science
The Fletcher School

Comparative politics, nationalism, democracy, mixed-methods causal inference, Korea and Asia politics

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Aram Hur

Aram Hur


The Fletcher School

Comparative politics, nationalism, democracy, mixed-methods causal inference, Korea and Asia politics

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Karen Jacobsen

Karen Jacobsen

Associate Professor
The Fletcher School

My research focuses on migration and displacement in developing countries, mainly in Africa and the Middle East.

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Ian Johnstone

Ian Johnstone

Professor of International Law
The Fletcher School

-International Organizations
-United Nations
-Peace Operations
-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
-International Law and International Relations Theory

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Sulmaan Khan

Sulmaan Khan

Professor of International History and Chinese Foreign Relations
The Fletcher School

Chinese foreign relations
International security
International history

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Michael Klein

Michael Klein


Economics

World capital markets
Exchange rate management
Foreign direct investment
Consequences of international capital controls
Effects of international factors on United States labor market

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Michael Klein

Michael Klein


The Fletcher School

World capital markets
Exchange rate management
Foreign direct investment
Consequences of international capital controls
Effects of international factors on United States labor market

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Michael Klein

Michael Klein

Professor
The Fletcher School

World capital markets
Exchange rate management
Foreign direct investment
Consequences of international capital controls
Effects of international factors on United States labor market

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Jette Steen Knudsen

Jette Steen Knudsen


The Fletcher School

My work is interdisciplinary and draws primarily from political science and business in society scholarship. I define my field of research as the government regulation of social welfare.

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Jette Steen Knudsen

Jette Steen Knudsen

Professor
The Fletcher School

My work is interdisciplinary and draws primarily from political science and business in society scholarship. I define my field of research as the government regulation of social welfare.

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Deborah Kochevar

Deborah Kochevar

Dean Emerita, Cummings School & Senior Fellow, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Dean's Office - Cummings-Vet

Global One Health diplomacy
Inter-professional curriculum development
Clinical and translational science
Veterinary education accreditation

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Elisabeth Leake

Elisabeth Leake


The Fletcher School

Global history; decolonization; Cold War; South Asia; borderlands; international relations and global governance; internationalisms; transnational anti-colonialism

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Elisabeth Leake

Elisabeth Leake

Associate Professor of History
The Fletcher School

Global history; decolonization; Cold War; South Asia; borderlands; international relations and global governance; internationalisms; transnational anti-colonialism

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Elisabeth Leake

Elisabeth Leake


History

Global history; decolonization; Cold War; South Asia; borderlands; international relations and global governance; internationalisms; transnational anti-colonialism

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Abigail Linnington

Abigail Linnington

Associate Dean of Curriculum and Professor of the Practice of International Security
The Fletcher School

U.S. national security policy, international interventions, state and institution building, roles and missions of U.S. armed forces, contemporary military strategy and planning, civil-military relations.

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Abigail Linnington

Abigail Linnington


The Fletcher School

U.S. national security policy, international interventions, state and institution building, roles and missions of U.S. armed forces, contemporary military strategy and planning, civil-military relations.

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Daniel Maxwell

Daniel Maxwell


The Fletcher School

Famine, food security crises, and food assistance responses
Livelihoods, livelihoods systems under stress, and resilience
Food security measurement and technical indicators
The humanitarian system and its evolution

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Daniel Maxwell

Daniel Maxwell


Professorships

Famine, food security crises, and food assistance responses
Livelihoods, livelihoods systems under stress, and resilience
Food security measurement and technical indicators
The humanitarian system and its evolution

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Daniel Maxwell

Daniel Maxwell

Professor
Feinstein International Center

Famine, food security crises, and food assistance responses
Livelihoods, livelihoods systems under stress, and resilience
Food security measurement and technical indicators
The humanitarian system and its evolution

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Dyan Mazurana

Dyan Mazurana

Research Professor
The Fletcher School

Civilian populations' experiences of armed conflict
Women's human rights
War-affected children
Armed conflict
Human security
Protection
Child marriage
Ex-combatants

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Dyan Mazurana

Dyan Mazurana


Feinstein International Center

Civilian populations' experiences of armed conflict
Women's human rights
War-affected children
Armed conflict
Human security
Protection
Child marriage
Ex-combatants

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Dyan Mazurana

Dyan Mazurana


Feinstein International Center

Civilian populations' experiences of armed conflict
Women's human rights
War-affected children
Armed conflict
Human security
Protection
Child marriage
Ex-combatants

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Melissa McCracken

Melissa McCracken

Assistant Professor of International Environmental Policy
The Fletcher School

Water Cooperation and Diplomacy ; Water Conflict and Conflict Transformation; Effective Cooperative Processes; Transboundary Water Management and Governance; Water Security; Sustainable Development Goal 6; Water Footprinting; Political Geography

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Melissa McCracken

Melissa McCracken


The Fletcher School

Water Cooperation and Diplomacy ; Water Conflict and Conflict Transformation; Effective Cooperative Processes; Transboundary Water Management and Governance; Water Security; Sustainable Development Goal 6; Water Footprinting; Political Geography

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Christopher Miller

Christopher Miller

Professor of International History
The Fletcher School

Technology and geopolitics
Semiconductors
Russian history, politics, economics, foreign policy
Cold War history
Diplomatic history

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Marcia Moreno-Báez

Marcia Moreno-Báez

Research Professor
The Fletcher School

Small-scale Fisheries, Regenerative Fishing and Aquaculture, Coastal Marine Environmental Management and Conservation, Blue Justice, Blue Economy, Geospatial Applied Research, Decision-making Tools, Geospatial Technologies, Geographic Information Syste

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Marcia Moreno-Báez

Marcia Moreno-Báez


The Fletcher School

Small-scale Fisheries, Regenerative Fishing and Aquaculture, Coastal Marine Environmental Management and Conservation, Blue Justice, Blue Economy, Geospatial Applied Research, Decision-making Tools, Geospatial Technologies, Geographic Information Syste

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Robert Nakosteen

Robert Nakosteen

Visiting Professor of Statistics
The Fletcher School

The microeconomics of labor markets
Demographic economics
Economic indicators analysis
Business and economic forecasting

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Chidi Odinkalu

Chidi Odinkalu

Professor of the Practice of International Human Rights Law
The Fletcher School

Leisure in International Law and Development
Contemporary Challenges of Regional Arrangements in International Law & Relations
The Future of Human Rights and Governance in Africa

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Mihaela Papa

Mihaela Papa

Senior Fellow
The Fletcher School

- International negotiations: negotiation strategy, coalitions, institutional change
- BRICS/rising powers in global governance and their relationship with the United States

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Nadim Rouhana

Nadim Rouhana


The Fletcher School

Non-Western and Western paradigms of conflict analysis and resolution
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Citizenship and democracy in multiethnic states
Settler colonialism and political transformation

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Nadim Rouhana

Nadim Rouhana

Professor of International Affairs and Conflict Studies
The Fletcher School

Non-Western and Western paradigms of conflict analysis and resolution
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Citizenship and democracy in multiethnic states
Settler colonialism and political transformation

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Julie Schaffner

Julie Schaffner

Adjunct Professor of Development Economics
The Fletcher School

My research relates to labor markets and poverty dynamics in developing countries, and to program evaluation.

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Richard Shultz

Richard Shultz


The Fletcher School

U.S. national security policy
Regional conflict and state disintegration
Ethnic and religious violence
Extremism and political violence
Internal conflicts and wars
Contemporary military strategy

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Richard Shultz

Richard Shultz

Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of International Security Studies
The Fletcher School

U.S. national security policy
Regional conflict and state disintegration
Ethnic and religious violence
Extremism and political violence
Internal conflicts and wars
Contemporary military strategy

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Bernard Simonin

Bernard Simonin

Professor of Marketing and International Business
The Fletcher School

Strategic alliances
Brand alliances
Symbiotic marketing and sponsorship
Branding, state branding, public and nonprofit branding
Brand community
Market orientation
Service quality and customer satisfaction

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Elizabeth Stites

Elizabeth Stites

Research Associate Professor
Feinstein International Center

Intra-household livelihood adaptations and coping
Male youth and violence
Cyclical links between livelihoods and violence

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Deborah Sunter

Deborah Sunter


Computer Science

Science focused on energy, development and environmental management. Computational
modeling of electrical grid integration of renewable energy and storage. Interaction of science and
policy in academia, industry and government

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Deborah Sunter

Deborah Sunter


Mechanical Engineering

Science focused on energy, development and environmental management. Computational
modeling of electrical grid integration of renewable energy and storage. Interaction of science and
policy in academia, industry and government

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Deborah Sunter

Deborah Sunter

Assistant Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering

Science focused on energy, development and environmental management. Computational
modeling of electrical grid integration of renewable energy and storage. Interaction of science and
policy in academia, industry and government

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Deborah Sunter

Deborah Sunter


The Fletcher School

Science focused on energy, development and environmental management. Computational
modeling of electrical grid integration of renewable energy and storage. Interaction of science and
policy in academia, industry and government

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Kimberly Theidon

Kimberly Theidon

Associate Professor
The Fletcher School

Latin American Studies, with an emphasis on the Andean Region
Critical theory applied to medicine, psychology and anthropology
Gender studies
Domestic, structural and political violence

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Kimberly Theidon

Kimberly Theidon


The Fletcher School

Latin American Studies, with an emphasis on the Andean Region
Critical theory applied to medicine, psychology and anthropology
Gender studies
Domestic, structural and political violence

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Monica Duffy Toft

Monica Duffy Toft

Professor of International Politics
The Fletcher School

US foreign and national security policy
Interstate and Civil wars
Territory and nationalism
Demography
Religion in global politics

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Joel Trachtman

Joel Trachtman

Professor Emeritus
The Fletcher School

International trade law
International economic integration
International migration law
International cybersecurity law
International investment law
International finance law

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Mikhail Troitskiy

Mikhail Troitskiy

Visiting Professor
The Fletcher School

My research interests include security studies; conflict resolution and negotiation; contemporary conflicts and cooperation in Eurasia; authoritarian politics, and Russian foreign policy (wherever it is headed in the midst of Russia's war against

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Rockford Weitz

Rockford Weitz

Professor of the Practice in Maritime Studies
The Fletcher School

Global Maritime Affairs
Maritime Security
Arctic Studies
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
Innovation
Technology

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Abiodun Williams

Abiodun Williams

Professor of the Practice of International Politics
Tisch College

United Nations
Conflict Prevention and Management
Peacekeeping Theory and Practice
The Responsibility to Protect

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Kimberley Wilson

Kim Wilson

Senior Lecturer in International Business
The Fletcher School

The financial journeys of transcontinental refugees and migrants
Smuggling and shadow finance in refugee economies
Economic and financial integration of migrants and refugees in host economies