Titles and Organizations
Assistant Professor, Carter School Director of the Genocide Prevention Program, Carter School
Contact Information
Personal Websites
Biography
Douglas Irvin-Erickson is a political theorist and diplomatic historian working in the area of international criminal law, global justice, and genocide prevention. A full list of his publications can be found on his personal website. At the Carter School, he directs the Genocide Prevention Program. 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
- Featured in Navy chaplain works to build international peace. The George. August 2024.
- Quoted in How We’ve Failed the Promise of Making “Genocide” a Crime. Mother Jones. July+August 2024.
- Cited in Is Israel Committing Genocide in Gaza? Sri Lanka Guardian. January 13, 2024
- Cited in The war in Gaza is wiping out Palestine’s education and knowledge systems. The Conversation. February 8, 2024.
- 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