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 Raphaël 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 The ICC and the Russia-Ukraine War American. Society of International Law, Volume 26, Issue 4, July 5, 2022
- Quoted in War crime prosecutions in the Russia-Ukraine war: What to expect. Politifact, April 26, 2022.
- Is Russia Committing Genocide in Ukraine? OpinioJuris, April 21, 2022.
- How genocide is defined—and why it’s so difficult to prove. National Geographic, April 20, 2022.
- The US should support a national Ukrainian war crimes tribunal. The Hill, April 16, 2022.
- Featured in Bosnian refugee discovers profound symbolism of concentration camp spoons. George Mason University News, January 21, 2017.
- Quoted in Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict. Inter Press Service, January 13, 2016
Presentations and Performances
- Raphaël 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