Articles

“Hypotheses on Food and Peace: Five Ways to Use Social Gastronomy for Peacebuilding.” Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, 2024.

“The Impact of Indirect Questioning: Asking about you versus your friends,” with Daphna Harel, Dorothy Seaman, Jennifer Hill, & Dana Burde. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2022.

“Combining the Theory and Practice of Peace and Conflict Studies through an Experiential Conflict Analysis Activity," with Amanda Blewitt & Christine Choi. PS: Political Science & Politics, 2021.

“Seeing Like a Student: What Nairobi Youth Think about Politics, the State & the Future,” with Daphna Harel, Dana Burde, Jennifer Hill & Simon Grinsted. Journal of Eastern African Studies, 2020.

“Education at the Intersection of Conflict and Peace: The Inclusion and Framing of Education Provisions in African Peace Agreements from 1975-2017,” with Emily Dunlop. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education 2019, 49(4) 1-21.
Ungated version here.

“Education Builds Peace, Right? The Complicated Answer for Today’s World.” The Journal of Politics and International Affairs 2019, 24(2): 8-12.

“How Theories of Change Can Improve Education Programming and Evaluation in Conflict-Affected Contexts,” with Chrissie Monaghan. Comparative Education Review 2018, 62(3): 365-384.
Ungated version here.

“What Kenyan Youth Want and Why it Matters for Peace.” African Studies Review 2018, 61(1): 134-157.
*winner of the CIES 2019 Joyce Cain Award
Ungated version here.

“Minorities and Mistrust: On the Adoption of Ethnic Recognition to Manage Conflict,” with Cyrus Samii. Journal of Peace Research 2018, 55(3): 289-304.
Ungated version here.

“Fast-Track Institution Building in Conflict-Affected Countries? Insights from Recent Field Experiments,” with Cyrus Samii. World Development 2014, 64: 740-754.

“Violent Conflicts and Natural Disasters: The Case for Cross-Disciplinary Dialogue,” with John Mutter. Third World Quarterly 2014 35(7): 123–139.

“A ‘New’ Agenda for Peace: 20 years later,” with Robert O. Matthews. International Journal 2012. 67(2): 275-293.

“Tools for Enhancing Interdisciplinary Communication,” with Leigh Winowiecki, Sean Smukler, Kenneth Shirley, Roseline Remans, Gretchen Peltier, Erin Lothes, Liza Comita, Sandra Baptista, & Leontine Alkema. 2011, Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy 2011, 7(1): 74-80.

“Memory Controversies in Post-Genocide Rwanda: Implications for Peacebuilding.” Genocide Studies and Prevention 2010, 5(3): 293-308.

“Interventions to Promote Social Cohesion in Sub-Saharan Africa,” with Cyrus Samii and Birte Snilstveit. 2010, Journal of Development Effectiveness 2010, 2(3): 336-72. Also available, along with the methods protocol, on the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) website.

“From data problems to data points: challenges and opportunities of research in post-genocide Rwanda.” African Studies Review 2009, 52(3): 127-48.

"Educating for Conflict or Peace: Challenges and Dilemmas in Post-Conflict Rwanda." International Journal 2005, LX (4): 904-918.