Peace Studies

Belén Atienza, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Spanish, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Tel: (508) 793-7256
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Michael Butler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Foreign policy, conflict and cooperation, global governance, political violence and terrorism, international relations theory
Tel: 1-508-793-7186
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Patrick Derr, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Philosophy Research Professor, Marsh Institute
Director of Peace Studies Concentration; Environmental ethics, philosophy of science, biomedical ethics, ethical issues in hazards management
Tel: 1-508-793-7128
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Debórah Dwork, Ph.D.
Rose Professor of Holocaust History, Department of History
Director of the Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies Historian Dr. Debórah Dwork, one of the first historians to study the Holocaust and to collect oral histories from Holocaust survivors, uses a variety of sources--including government and philanthropic agency archives, newspapers, letters, memoirs and interviews--to understand the causes and impacts of the Holocaust and other genocides of the twentieth century.
Tel: 1-508-793-7450
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Jude Fernando, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, International Development, Community, and Environment Department
Associate Professor of International Development and Social Change; Director of Peace Studies Program
Economic development and political economy, with emphasis on non-profit organizations, environment, gender, and child labor, particularly in South Asia
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William Fisher, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, International Development, Community, and Environment Department
Dr. Fisher's research centers on the social and environmental impact of large dams, forced displacement, transnational advocacy, competition over natural resources and non-governmental organizations. His research and work for such agencies as CARE, USAID, and the UNDP have taken him to several continents. Other research activities, mostly in South Asia, include ethnic associations, competition for natural resources, non-governmental associations, and the role of participation and community-based institutions in development planning and action.
Tel: 1-508-421-3765
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Douglas Little, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of History; Robert H. and Virginia N. Scotland Chair in History and International Relations
U.S. diplomatic history, U.S. 20th-century history
Tel: 1-508-793-7184
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Ken MacLean, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of International Development, Community, and Environment
Assistant Professor of International Development and Social Change
Director of Asian Studies Program
States and state-effects, political violence, extractive industries, displacement and irregular migration, critical humanitarianism, (late and post-) socialism, legal regimes, science and technology studies, and comparative cartographies in Mainland Southeast Asia and the Greater South China Sea
Tel: 1-508-793-8817
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Dianne Rocheleau, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Geography
Environment and development, political ecology, forestry, agriculture and landscape change, with an emphasis on the role of gender, class and "popular" vs. "formal" science in resource allocation and land use.
Tel: 508-793-7176
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Robert Ross, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Sociology Director, International Studies Stream
Director of the International Studies Stream Dr. Ross has worked on the political economy of urban development and the analysis of global capitalism. He still does occasional work on the social movements of the 1960s, and is frequently interviewed about his role in those movements. Dr. Ross has worked as a speechwriter and policy advisor, and he writes occasional commentary for magazines. Dr. Ross is among the founders of the program in Urban Development and Social Change, and is also an affiliate of the Community Development and Planning program.
Tel: 1-508-793-7376
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Valerie Sperling, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Political Science
Dr. Sperling teaches a variety of courses in comparative politics, including Russian politics; revolution and political violence; mass murder and genocide under communism; transitions to democracy; globalization and democracy; and introduction to women’s studies. Her research interests include globalization and accountability, social movements, gender politics, patriotism and militarism, and state-building in the post-communist region.
Tel: 1-508-793-7679
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Johanna Ray Vollhardt, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Hiatt School of Psychology
Group-based victimization; inclusive and exclusive victim consciousness; acknowledgment; prosocial behavior between groups (especially between minority and victim groups); psychology of genocide
Tel: 1-508-793-7278
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Kristen Williams, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Political Science; Chair of the Faculty
Chair of Women's Studies; International relations theory, arms control and international security, nationalism and ethnic politics, U.S. foreign policy
Tel: 1-508-793-7446
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Walter Wright, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Philosophy; Associate Provost and Dean of the College
Associate Provost and Dean of the College; 19th-century philosophy, ethics, philosophy of religion, metaphysics, German idealism
Tel: 1-508-793-7671
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George Lane, M.A.
Middle East: Conflict resolution
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Joseph de Rivera, Ph.D.
Professor, Hiatt School of Psychology
The structure and function of different emotions, the relationships between emotion and action, the social psychology of non-violent action for peace and justice
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