Faculty and Researchers

Roger Petersen

Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science, Emeritus

Roger Petersen

Email

rpeters@mit.edu

Website

https://ssp.mit.edu/people/roger-petersen

Expertise

Civil-military relations

Comparative politics

Ethnic conflict

Identity politics

Security studies

Publications

Death, Dominance, and State-Building

Oxford University Press

Death, Dominance, and State-Building

Western Intervention in the Balkans: The Strategic Use of Emotion in Conflict

Cambridge University Press

Western Intervention in the Balkans: The Strategic Use of Emotion in Conflict

News

A careful rethinking of the Iraq War

The Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science Roger Petersen's new book details military operations and political dynamics in Iraq, shedding new light on the challenges of state-building.

A careful rethinking of the Iraq War

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