New Research on Civil Society Activism and Refugee Norms
Human Security Lab researchers present new work on human security norms at the Peace Research Institute of Frankfurt.
Professor Sabrina Karim to speak at UMass on Gender and Security
Cornell professor to share new research on gender, peacekeeping and security sector reform.
Human Security Lab Director Calls for UN Peacekeeping Mission in Afghanistan
Professor Carpenter: unlike counterinsurgency, peacekeeping works.
Human Security Lab Researchers Team Up with Global Research Institute to Study US Foreign Policy
Professor Carpenter, Leidner and Young will study the impact of ‘human security’ frames on the US national security establishment.
Award-Winning Author and Peace Activist Severine Autessere to Give Inaugural Peace and Human Security Lecture
Professor Severine Autessere will speak in September about her new book, The Frontlines of Peace: An Insider’s Guide to Changing the World.
Human Security Lab Director Joins Peace Research Institute in Frankfurt as International Security Fellow
Charli Carpenter builds bridges between UMass’ Human Security Lab and the Peace Research Institute.
New Research from Human Security Lab on Inequality Among Global Elites
Race and gender inequality is endemic in global elite networks.
Kevin Young Named “Spotlight Scholar”
Human Security Lab Associate Director Kevin L. Young’s work on global corporate lobbying and networks of inequality among global elites has been featured in the University of Massachusetts-Amherst magazine.
Professor Carpenter Discusses Targeted Killings on National Podcast
Professor Charli Carpenter appeared on World Politics Review’s “Trend Lines” Podcast this week to discuss Biden’s new directive on targeted killings and what this means for the laws of war. Listen here.
Doctoral Researcher Imtashal Tariq Publishes New Article on Women and Violence
It’s better to think of gender and violence, not women and violence.
Research by Professors Kevin Young and Bernhard Leidner Featured in “The Conversation”
When scientific journals take policy stances, it affects citizens’ belief in science.
New Research Shows Americans Would Oppose War Crimes in Iran
The death of the civilian immunity norm has been greatly exaggerated.
Charli Carpenter Featured in Foreign Policy Anniversary Issue
Carpenter’s article, "When US Foreign Policy Went Wrong," analyses the worst foreign policy ideas of the past 50 years and offers an analytical blueprint for evaluating foreign policy.