Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm, PhD, is a professor of genocide and mass atrocity prevention. He is the author of three books and over 40 articles and book chapters on transitional justice (TJ), human rights, and peacebuilding. Specifically, he is interested in evaluating the impact of justice and peacebuilding policy interventions, the political economy of TJ, and the role of diasporas in TJ processes. His newest book (with Elin Skaar and Jemima GarcÃa-Godos) is Exploring Truth Commission Recommendations in a Comparative Perspective: Beyond Words (Intersentia Uitgevers NV, 2022). Current research projects examine truth commission engagement with marginalized groups, truth commission successor bodies, and donor funding for transitional justice. Prior to joining I-GMAP, he held positions at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Florida State University, DePaul University’s International Human Rights Law Institute, and the University of Nevada - Las Vegas. He has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service and the University of Seoul and a visiting scholar at the Christian Michelson Institute (Norway). He is a 2022-2023 Charles E. Scheidt Faculty Fellow in Atrocity Prevention. He received his doctorate in Political Science from the University of Colorado.
Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm
Professor
Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention (I-GMAP)
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