Barbara F. Walter is an American political scientist who is the Rohr Professor of International Affairs at the School of Global Policy and Strategy at the University of California, San Diego. Her research focuses on civil wars, violent extremism and domestic terrorism.[1] Walter has consulted for the World Bank, the US Departments of Defense and State, the United Nations, and the January 6th Committee.[2]

Barbara F. Walter
Barbara F. Walter speaking at a gala event
Born
EducationBucknell University (BA)
University of Chicago (MA, PhD)
Employer(s)University of California, San Diego
Columbia University
Harvard University

Early life and education

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Walter earned her B.A. in political science and German from Bucknell University, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in political science, both from the University of Chicago. She completed post-doctoral fellowships at the Olin Institute for Strategic Studies at Harvard University, and at the War and Peace Institute at Columbia University.[3]

Career

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Walter has taught at the University of California, San Diego since 1996.[4] She spent 2005-2006 as a Neihaus Fellow at Princeton University.[5] In 2012 she co-founded the blog Political Violence @ a Glance with Erica Chenoweth which ran until 2023.[6]

She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences[7] and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[8]

She has appeared on CNN, MSNBC and PBS,[9] and has written for The Washington Post,[10] The Wall Street Journal,[11] the Los Angeles Times,[12] Time,[13] The New Republic,[14] and Foreign Affairs.[15]

Honors and awards

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Selected bibliography

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  • Walter, Barbara F. (2009). Reputation and Civil War: Why Separatist Conflicts Are So Violent. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511642012. ISBN 9780521763523.
  • Kahler, Miles, and Barbara Walter, editors. Territoriality and Conflict in an Era of Globalization. Cambridge University Press, 2006, Cambridge University Press
  • Committing to Peace: The Successful Settlement of Civil Wars. Princeton Univ. Press. April 13, 2021. ISBN 9781400824465.
  • Civil Wars, Insecurity, and Intervention. Columbia University Press. September 1999. ISBN 9780231116275.
  • Walter, Barbara F. “Why Bad Governance Leads to Repeat Civil War.” The Journal of Conflict Resolution, vol. 59, no. 7, 2015, pp. 1242–72. JSTOR*Denny, Elaine K.; Walter, Barbara F. (March 2014). "Ethnicity and civil war". Journal of Peace Research. 51 (2): 199–212. doi:10.1177/0022343313512853. S2CID 110666158.
  • Maliniak, Daniel; Powers, Ryan; Walter, Barbara F. (October 2013). "The Gender Citation Gap in International Relations". International Organization. 67 (4): 889–922. doi:10.1017/S0020818313000209. S2CID 54062777.
  • Walter, Barbara F. “The Critical Barrier to Civil War Settlement.” International Organization, vol. 51, no. 3, 1997, pp. 335–364., doi:10.1162/002081897550384
  • Walter, Barbara (January 2022). How Civil Wars Start and How To Stop Them. Crown. ISBN 9780593137789.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Barbara F. Walter". Barbara F. Walter. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "Writing". Barbara F. Walter. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "Membership Roster". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  4. ^ "Barbara F. Walter". gps.ucsd.edu. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "Fellows 2005-2006". The Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "About". Political Violence at a Glance. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "Barbara F. Walter". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  8. ^ "Barbara F. Walter". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. July 22, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  9. ^ "Speaking". Barbara F. Walter. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  10. ^ Walter, Barbara F. (January 24, 2022). "Why should we worry that the U.S. could become an 'anocracy' again? Because of the threat of civil war". The Washington Post.
  11. ^ Pollack, Kenneth M.; Walter, Barbara F.; Pollack, Kenneth M. (February 15, 2016). "Why Obama's Middle East Policy Is Failing". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  12. ^ Walter, Barbara F.; Kydd, Andrew (September 29, 2011). "A win-win strategy for the Palestinians". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  13. ^ "Trump Could Still Lead the U.S. to Civil War—Even if He Doesn't Run in 2024". Time. January 24, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  14. ^ Walter, Barbara F.; Doherty, Maggie; Doherty, Maggie; Paoletta, Kyle; Paoletta, Kyle; Rivlin-Nadler, Max; Rivlin-Nadler, Max; McCordick, Jack; McCordick, Jack (April 14, 2022). "We Are Living in the Age of Civil War". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  15. ^ "Barbara F. Walter". Foreign Affairs. January 4, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  16. ^ "2020-2021 Awards Gallery".
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