Matthew Levinger (born 1960) is an American

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human species; as well as the ...

. He is Research Professor of International Affairs and Director of the National Security Studies Program at the

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Elliott School of International Affairs The Elliott School of International Affairs (known as the Elliott School or ESIA) is the professional school of international relations, foreign policy, and international development of the George Washington University, in Washington, D.C. It is ...

. Levinger received a B.A. (1983) from

Haverford College Haverford College ( ) is a private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded as a men's college in 1833 by members of the Religious Society of Fr ...

and an M.A. and Ph.D. (1992) in History from the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, or UChi) is a Private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its main campus is in the Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, Chic ...

. He taught at the

Hackley School Hackley School is a private college preparatory school located in Tarrytown, New York, and is a member of the Ivy Preparatory School League. Founded in 1899 by a wealthy philanthropist, Frances Hackley, the school was intended to be a Unitar ...

in Tarrytown, NY (1983–85) and was lecturer at

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

(1991–94). He was Assistant (1994-2000) and Associate (2000-2005)

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History History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some t ...

Lewis & Clark College Lewis & Clark College is a private liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1867 and is situated on the historic M. Lloyd Frank Estate in South Portland's Collins View neighborhood. It is composed of three distinct but adjac ...

in Portland, Oregon. His research and teaching have focused on the history of

nationalism Nationalism is an idea or movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state. As a movement, it presupposes the existence and tends to promote the interests of a particular nation, Smith, Anthony. ''Nationalism: Theory, I ...

and revolutionary

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in modern

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, as well as the history of genocide during the twentieth century. He is the author of ''Conflict Analysis: Understanding Causes, Unlocking Solutions'' (USIP, 2013), ''Enlightened Nationalism: The Transformation of Prussian Political Culture, 1806-1848'' (Oxford, 2000) and coauthor of ''The Revolutionary Era, 1789-1850'' (Norton, 2002). From January 2003 to January 2004, he was a William C. Foster

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at the U.S.

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, where he worked on initiatives for atrocities early warning and prevention in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs and the Bureau of Intelligence and Research. In 2004–2005, he worked as a consultant for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, developing plans for the Academy for Genocide Prevention. From 2005 to 2007, Levinger served as director of the Academy for Genocide Prevention at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum from 2005 to 2007. During this time he played a key role in launching the Genocide Prevention Task Force, co-chaired by former Secretary of State

Madeleine Albright Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright (born Marie Jana Körbelová, later Korbelová; May 15, 1937 – March 23, 2022) was an American diplomat and political science, political scientist who served as the 64th United States Secretary of State, United S ...

and former Secretary of Defense William Cohen. In December 2008 the Task Force released a report entitled "Preventing Genocide: A Blueprint for U.S. Policymakers." From 2008 to 2012 he was Senior Program Officer at the

United States 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 ...

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