Lise Morjé Howard is a

political scientist Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

from the United States (U.S.), an expert on

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is the Earth, global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining international peace and internationa ...

peacekeeping Peacekeeping comprises activities, especially military ones, intended to create conditions that favor lasting peace. Research generally finds that peacekeeping reduces civilian and battlefield deaths, as well as reduces the risk of renewed w ...

war termination War termination is a sub-field of war studies which focuses on the study on "how wars end", including theories of how wars can and should be ended. In comparison to other aspects of war, war termination has received relatively less study. Accord ...

civil war A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same Sovereign state, state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies.J ...

s, and

American foreign policy The officially stated goals of the foreign policy of the United States of America, including all the bureaus and offices in the United States Department of State, as mentioned in the ''Foreign Policy Agenda'' of the Department of State, are ...

. She is currently a Professor of Government and Foreign Service at

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic higher education, Ca ...

and President of the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS).Lise Morjé Howard. ''Curriculum Vitae''. Accessible at: http://lisehoward.georgetown.domains/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cv.full_.LiseHoward.March-20-2019-1.pdf

Career

She completed her undergraduate studies at

Barnard College Barnard College is a Private college, private Women's colleges in the United States, women's Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college affiliated with Columbia University in New York City. It was founded in 1889 by a grou ...

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

, spending a semester abroad in 1990 at

Leningrad State University Saint Petersburg State University (SPBGU; ) is a public research university in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Russia. Founded in 1724 by a decree of Peter the Great, the university from the be ...

in the former

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until it dissolved in 1991. During its existence, it was the largest country by are ...

. After graduating from Barnard, she returned to Leningrad State University to study Soviet constitutional law from 1991-1992, witnessing the USSR's dissolution. From 1992-1994, she worked for the New York City Commission for the United Nations, managing an initiative that raised millions of dollars to retain UNICEF's

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in the city. In 1995 and 2001, respectively, she obtained her M.A. and Ph.D. from the

University of California at Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after the Anglo-Irish philosopher George Berkele ...

. Her doctoral dissertation, "Learning to Keep the Peace? UN Multidimensional Peacekeeping in Civil Wars", advised by Ernst B. Haas, focused on organizational learning as one of the reasons behind the success and failure of UN peacekeeping operations. From 2002-2004, she was an Assistant Professor of Government at

Wesleyan University Wesleyan University ( ) is a Private university, private liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1831 as a Men's colleges in the United States, men's college under the Methodi ...

. Since 2003, she has worked at Georgetown University as Visiting Assistant Professor (2003-2008), Founding Director of the Master's Program in Conflict Resolution (2004-2008), Assistant Professor of Government (2008-2012), International Relations Field Chair for the Department of Government (2015-2016, 2017-2019), and as a tenured Associate Professor of Government (2012–2020), and Professor or Government and Foreign Service (2020-present). She has also held fellowships at

Stanford Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth governor of and th ...

( CISAC),

Harvard Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher lear ...

( Belfer Center), the

University of Maryland The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the Univ ...

(CIDCM), and the

U.S. Institute of Peace The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is an American independent, nonprofit, national institute funded by the U.S. Congress and tasked with promoting conflict resolution and prevention worldwide. See alsPDF on USIP website. It provides rese ...

. She has served as President of ACUNS since 2020. Her research and teaching focuses is in the fields of

international relations International relations (IR, and also referred to as international studies, international politics, or international affairs) is an academic discipline. In a broader sense, the study of IR, in addition to multilateral relations, concerns al ...

comparative politics Comparative politics is a field in political science characterized either by the use of the '' comparative method'' or other empirical methods to explore politics both within and between countries. Substantively, this can include questions relat ...

, and

international security ''International Security'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal in the field of international and national security. It was founded in 1976 and is edited by the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University and publis ...

. She has published articles about peacekeeping, civil war termination, and

. Her 2008 book, ''UN Peacekeeping in Civil Wars'' (Cambridge University Press, 2008), won the 2010 Book Award from the Friends of the Academic Council on the UN System for the best book on the UN system published in the previous three years. Her recent articles have examined historical changes to the ways that civil wars end as well as the use of force in UN

. Her 2019 book, ''Power in Peacekeeping'' (Cambridge University Press, 2019), explores the various tools peacekeepers use to exert power and realize the objectives of their missions. It won the 2021 Book Award from the International Security Studies Section of the International Studies Association. In 2018, she delivered a

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Georgetown talk on UN

. Howard and co-author Michael E. O'Hanlon have proposed a
Atlantic-Asian Security Community
as a way to bring new partners into a security institution to keep Russia out of Ukraine, but that one day, Russia might join.

Publications

Books

* ''Power in Peacekeeping''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019. ** Reviewed in: ''H-Net Reviews/H-Diplo'', ''International Affairs'', ''International Peacekeeping'', ''Journal of Peace Research'', ''NUST Journal of International Peace & Stability'', ''Political Science Quarterly''. * ''UN Peacekeeping in Civil Wars''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. (Revie

** Reviewed in: ''African Studies Quarterly'', ''Democracy and Society, Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict'', ''H-Net Reviews in the Humanities and Social Sciences'', ''International Law and Politics'', ''International Peacekeeping'', ''International Studies Review'', ''Perspectives on Politics'', ''Political Science Quarterly''.

Articles

* “The Extraordinary Relationship between Peacekeeping and Peace.” With Barbara Walter and V. Page Fortna. British Journal of Political Science, 51 (4), 2021: 1705-1722. * “Peacekeeping.” Oxford Bibliographies in Military History, Oxford University Press, 2021. * “Peacekeeping is not Counterinsurgency.” International Peacekeeping, 26 (1) 2019: 545-548. * “The Use of Force in UN Peacekeeping.” With Anjali Dayal. ''International Organization''. 72 (1) 2018: 71-103. * “How Civil Wars End: The International System, Norms, and the Role of External Actors.” With Alexandra Stark. ''International Security''. 42 (3) 2017-18: 127-171. ** Winner of the Best Security Article Award, International Security Studies Section, International Studies Association. * “Why Civil Wars Are Lasting Longer.” ''Foreign Affairs''. February 27, 2018. * “U.S. Foreign Policy Habits in Ethnic Conflict.” ''International Studies Quarterly''. 59 (4) 2016: 721-734. * “Peacekeeping, Peace Enforcement, and UN Reform.” ''Georgetown Journal of International Affairs''. 16 (2) 2015: 6-13. * “Kosovo and Timor Leste: Neotrusteeship, Neighbors, and the United Nations.” ''Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science''. 656 (1) 2014: 116-135. * “The Ethnocracy Trap.” ''Journal of Democracy''. 23 (4) 2012: 155-169. * “Sources of Change in US-UN Relations.” ''Global Governance''. 16 (4) 2010: 485-503. * “Pitfalls and Prospects in the Peacekeeping Literature.” With V. Page Fortna. ''Annual Review of Political Science''. 11 2008: 283-301. * “UN Peace Implementation in Namibia: The Causes of Success.” ''International Peacekeeping''. 9 (1) 2002: 99-132.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Howard, Lise Morjé Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American women political scientists American political scientists Georgetown University faculty Barnard College alumni University of California, Berkeley alumni American women academics 21st-century American women 1969 births