ALEXANDER DE LA PAZ

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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.



BOOK

Human Shields in War «in progress»



ARTICLES

"Human Shields and the Gulf War," International Studies Quarterly 67 (2023) doi:10.1093/isq/sqad071

"The Genesis of Miracle Stories in Jihad," International Studies Quarterly 66 (2022) doi:10.1093/isq/sqac078

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PAPERS

"Who is a Human Shield?: A Plea for Standards"

"The Decline of War Ministries, the Rise of Defense Ministries, and the UN Charter"

TEACHING

Assisant Professor, Boston University (2023-)

Rebellion
Laws of War
Ethics of War
Introduction to International Relations
Understanding the Modern Middle East



PAST TEACHING

Assisant Professor, John Jay College, CUNY (2022-2023)

Laws of War
International Criminal Law
International Criminal Justice

Lecturer, Columbia University (2020-2023)

Laws of War
International Politics
Contemporary Civilization I
Contemporary Civilization II

Cordier Fellow, Columbia SIPA (2018-2019)

Conceptual Foundations of International Politics

Instructor, Columbia SPS (2017-2022)

International Humanitarian Law
International Human Rights in the 21st Century
Debating the Ethics of War and Political Violence
Issues in Terrorism and Counterterrorism




CONTACT

email: adelapaz [at] bu.edu