Charles Call Assoc Professor School of International Service
- Degrees
- PhD, Stanford University; MA, Stanford University; BA, cum laude, Princeton University
- Favorite Spot on 猫咪社区app
- The garden next to Bender Arena
- Bio
- Dr. Charles 鈥淐huck鈥 Call, an associate professor of International Peace and Conflict Resolution, focuses on post-war peacebuilding, statebuilding, democratization, human rights and police and justice reform. He has conducted field research in Central America, West Africa, the Balkans, Colombia, Haiti and Afghanistan. In 2012-14 he served as senior advisor in the State Department. In 2017 he was senior external advisor to the World Bank/UN report Pathways for Peace: Inclusive Approaches to Preventing Violent Conflict, and spent 2004-05 working at UN headquarters. He has consulted for Human Rights Watch, the UN Development Programme, and the European Commission.
- For the Media
- To request an interview for a news story, call AU Communications at 202-885-5950 or submit a request.
Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities
Selected Publications
- Why Peace Fails: The Causes and Prevention of Civil War Recurrence. Georgetown University Press, 2012.听 听
- Building States to Build Peace.(ed.) Lynne Rienner, 2008.听 听
- Constructing Security and Justice After War.听 (ed.) U.S. Institute of Peace Press, 2007.听 听
- 鈥淏eyond the 鈥楩ailed State鈥: Toward Conceptual Alternatives,鈥 European Journal of International Relations, 17, 2 (June 2011, online April 2010).听 听
- "The Fallacy of the Failed State,鈥 Third World Quarterly 29,8 (December 2008).听 听
- 鈥淜nowing Peace When You See It: Setting Standards for Peacebuilding Success,鈥 Civil Wars 10, 2 (June 2008), 174-195.听 听
- 鈥淓nding Wars and Building Peace,鈥 International Studies Perspectives 9,1 (February 2008), pp. 1-21 (with Elizabeth Cousens).听 听
- 鈥淒emocratization, War, and State-Building: Constructing the Rule of Law in El Salvador,鈥 Journal of Latin 猫咪社区app Studies 35:4 (November 2003).听 听
- 鈥淲ar Transitions and the New Civilian Security in Latin America.鈥澨 Comparative Politics, 35:1 (October 2002).听 听
- 鈥淥n Democracy and Peacebuilding,鈥 Global Governance 9,2 (Spring 2003), co-authored with Susan Cook.
Research Interests
Dr. Call's research interests include post-war peacebuilding, post-conflict governance and reconstruction, Latin America & the Caribbean, human rights and democratization, and justice and security sector reform.
Media Appearances
- BBC World Service听 听
- ABC World News This Morning听 听
- CNN Spanish听 听
- Le Monde
- The Boston Globe听 听
- The Chicago Tribune
- The Philadelphia Inquirer
- The New York Times
- The Washington Times
- The Los Angeles Times
Professional Services
- United Nations Secretariat, New York听 听
- United Nations Development Programme and International Peace Academy听 听
- U.S. Agency for International Development听 听
- United Nations UN Development Programme and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations听 听
- Human Rights Watch, Colombia听 听
- Human Rights Watch, Russia听 听
- European Commission/猫咪社区app Agency for International Development听 听
- Ford Foundation听 听
- Inter-猫咪社区app Development Bank听 听
- U.S. Department of Justice
Honors, Awards, and Fellowships
- Senior Fellow, 猫咪社区app Institute of Peace, 2008-09.听 听
- Guest Scholar and Grant Recipient, U.S. Institute of Peace. "Constructing Security and Justice after War" Project, 2001-03.听 听
- Research and Writing Grant Recipient, MacArthur Foundation, 1999-2000.听 听
- Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar, U.S. Institute of Peace, 1995-96.听 听
- National Security Education Program Fellow, 1995-96.
- Stanford Center on Conflict and Negotiation Grant Recipient, 1995.听 听
- Institute for the Study of World Politics Fellow, 1995-96. 听
- National Science Foundation Fellow, 1988-90.