ALEXANDER DE LA PAZ
I am an Assistant Professor in the Pardee School of Global Studies and a member of the Graduate Faculty in the Department of Political Science at Boston University.
I am an Assistant Professor in the Pardee School of Global Studies and a member of the Graduate Faculty in the Department of Political Science at Boston University.
I am an Assistant Professor in the Pardee School of Global Studies and a member of the Graduate Faculty in the Department of Political Science at Boston University.
I study war and political violence. My primary research focuses on the power of "human shields:" when and how fighting groups, quite peculiarly, find safety in exposure with civilians in war. I have also studied the genesis of miracle stories in jihad, and the decline of war ministries and the rise of defense ministries.
I am also an Affiliated Scholar with Harvard University ’s Association for Global Political Thought . I hold a PhD in Political Science from Columbia University.
Human Shields in War
"Human Shields and the Gulf War," International Studies Quarterly 67 (2023)
"Who is a Human Shield?: A Plea for Standards"
"The Decline of War Ministries, the Rise of Defense Ministries, and the UN Charter"
Rebellion
Laws of War
Ethics of War
Introduction to International Relations
Understanding the Modern Middle East
Laws of War
International Criminal Law
International Criminal Justice
Laws of War
International Politics
Contemporary Civilization I
Contemporary Civilization II
Conceptual Foundations of International Politics
International Humanitarian Law
International Human Rights in the 21st Century
Debating the Ethics of War and Political Violence
Issues in Terrorism and Counterterrorism
email: adelapaz [at] bu.edu