The University of Texas at Austin

Alan J. Kuperman, came to the LBJ School in 2005 as an Assistant Professor of Public Affairs. Prior to joining the LBJ School faculty, Kuperman was Resident Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Bologna, Italy.He has a Ph.D. in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.A. in international relations and international economics from SAIS. He has published articles and book chapters on ethnic conflict, U.S. military intervention and nuclear proliferation. He is also the author of The Limits of Humanitarian Intervention: Genocide in Rwanda and co-editor of Gambling on Humanitarian Intervention: Moral Hazard, Rebellion, and Civil War.

In addition to his academic experience, Kuperman has been a Fellow in the U.S. Agency for International Development's Office of Caribbean Affairs, Legislative Director for Congressman Charles Schumer of New York, Legislative Assistant for U.S. House Speaker Thomas Foley, Chief of Staff for Congressman James Scheuer, and Senior Policy Analyst for the nongovernmental Nuclear Control Institute.

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Education

Ph.D. in political science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.A. in international relations and international economics, School of Advanced International Studies

Current Positions

Fellow, Robert Strauss Center for International Law and Security (RSC); Director, RSC International Security Film Series: Co-director, RSC International Security Speakers Series; Coordinator, RSC Brumley Chair.

Previous Positions

Resident assistant professor of international relations, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies; fellow, U.S. Agency for International Development's Office of Caribbean Affairs; legislative director; Congressman Charles Schumer; legislative assistant, U.S. House Speaker Thomas Foley; Chief of Staff, Congressman James Scheuer; senior policy analyst, Nuclear Control Institute

Author, The Limits of Humanitarian Intervention: Genocide in Rwanda (Brookings Institution, 2001); co-editor, Gambling on Humanitarian Intervention: Moral Hazard, Rebellion, and Civil War (Routledge, 2006)

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