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David Alpher

David Alpher

Ph.D., Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University , 2011
M.S., Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University, 2005
B.A., Brandeis University, 1994

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David Alpher, PhD, has spent the past fourteen years applying conflict resolution theory and methodology to practical international development work in fragile and unstable areas. He has twice led field programs in Anbar Province, Iraq; first working to reduce the involvement of youth in the insurgency in 2007 and 08, and then working to peacefully reintegrate Internally Displaced People in the Ramadi district in 2010. In addition he has worked with track two dialogues between conflicting parties in Israel/Palestine, conducted conflict and development assessments in Nepal and Ethiopia, and helped facilitate inter-religious dialogues in the US. Dr. Alpher completed his PhD from the School of Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University in 2011.

In addition to continuing field work, Dr. Alpher teaches courses on development and conflict, global conflict issues and terrorism at George Mason University. His dissertation, entitled "Developmental Politics: The Minnow and the Leviathan," examined the nature of democratization as an alternative to poverty alleviation as the driving force behind success in international development work. His focus of research is on issues relating to policy and action reform within the development field, development implementation in areas of ongoing conflict, civil-military coordination and complex operations, and on ethnic and religious conflict. He has published scholarly work on the nature of mass violence, as well as writing articles in OpenDemocracy, Politico and Bitterlemons International, among others, on the nature of policy reform within development work, and political stability in Iraq and Israel/Pale



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Examines the relationship between processes of political and economic change and conflict; the relationship between...
Considers conflict analysis and resolution approaches to designing, implementing, and evaluating holistic cross-...
Examines major theories of conflict causation and motivation. Emphasizes need for theories to inform processes of conflict resolution. Weaves...
Introduces field of conflict analysis and resolution. Examines the origins of social conflict, the practices and...
Introduces field of conflict analysis and resolution. Examines definitions of conflict and diverse views of its...
Terrorism is a significant factor in conflict worldwide, yet the underlying causes and conditions that give rise to terrorist activity are often...
Covers conflict at macro level, introducing theories of international and global violence and conflict, drawing from...
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January 02, 2017
In the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the short-lived Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA) briefly held a mandate to lead post-war reconstruction efforts. The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) under L. Paul Bremer replaced ORHA...
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October 2016
The upcoming transition to a new administration provides the United States with an opportunity to change its approach to global security threats. To date, it has prioritized militaristic approaches that attack the symptoms conflict – for example, by...
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June 29, 2015
Increasingly, external actors are involving themselves in Africa – engagement which is critical to African development, but which has potential either to increase security or further destabilise some of the continent’s already fragile countries. A...
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2014
Examines the role that leverage plays in political and economic bargaining, resource and economic investmentInvestigates the role of leverage in the economic crisis of 2008-09 and in the broader context of the theory of capitalismDiscusses the risk and theory...
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April 12, 2011
In 2005, the US Government induced a sea-change in foreign assistance policy by effectively field-testing the hypothesis that in fact “freedom,” and not “poverty alleviation,” was the central pillar of sustainable foreign assistance and...
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April 2004
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2004
In a world inundated with increasing levels of globalization, corporations have become key players in the world arena, impacting all areas of the social, political and economic fabric of the international community. This paper analyzes the relationship between the...
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May 31, 2016
  Photo credit: Kevin Lamarque/REUTERS "Take America back from those who have stolen it. Protect
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May 23, 2016
The desire to do something – anything – to destroy terrorists is understandable, but American reliance on
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February 08, 2016
After a weeks-long standoff with federal and Oregon state police, 16 members of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
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December 16, 2015
The candidates in the last GOP debate of 2015 left us with an image of great toughness and resolve. Unfortunately, what
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December 16, 2015
An argument over Japanese remilitarization seems out of place in an age of perpetual war and crisis—hardly a time
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December 10, 2015
Canadian talk show host Aaron Rand interviews S-CAR alumnus and adjunct professor David Alpher about evolving U.S.
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December 07, 2015
Trying to reassure a frightened and angry nation is never an easy thing.Trying to balance reason and resolve, the need
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November 19, 2015
Complex, well-coordinated attacks like the ones the Islamic State (ISIS) has now deployed in France and Lebanon raise
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November 16, 2015
Friday’s terror attacks on Paris have shaken the world. To understand what happened and why—as well as what
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November 01, 2015
Most of the discussion involving ISIS, the self-declared Islamic State, revolves around one thing. As the Romans said
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Effective local action: from early warning to peacebuildingThursday March 10, 2016,10am to 12 noonAt Saferworld's Washington DC office,within the Henry L. Stimson Center,1211 Connecticut Ave. NW, 8th Floor
March 10, 2016
As we speak, the United States is planning its transition out of Afghanistan, bringing an end to thirteen years of US major combat operations—but not an end to violent conflict there or in other places where sustainable peace and stability are imperatives. Recent events in Iraq have
June 26, 2014
Saferworld, the Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute, Massey University and the Joint Center for International Security Force Assistance hope you will join us for an interactive discussion on May 15, from 3-5pm, at the Stimson Center (1111 19th St. NW, 12th floor, Washington DC) that
May 15, 2014
Join ICAR PhD Student David G Alpher as he defends his dissertation entitled:"Developmental Politics: The Minnow and the Leviathan."Question and Answer Session to follow presentationAll are welcome to attendAbstract:
April 12, 2011
A panel and audience discussion on the relationship of the field of conflict analysis and resolution to the government of the United States of America. When: Thursday, November 18, 2010 Time: 7:00-9:00pm Reception: 7:00-7:30pm. ( with refreshments ) Panel Discussion: 7:30-9:00pm Where: Truland
November 18, 2010
Protecting Vulnerable Populations in "Country-Owned Development": Trends in Conflict and Development Hosted by the Graduate Certificate Program at the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University
April 01, 2010
Conflict and social fragility are a reality for development programs around the globe, and USAID is actively seeking conflict management and mitigation training in development field personnel across the programmatic board. The Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution's certificate program is
November 15, 2009
Speakers include the following book contributors: David G. Alpher Sandra I. Cheldelin Rom Harré Karina V. Korostelina Joseph V. Montville Daniel Rothbart Dennis J. D. Sandole Peter N. Stearns
February 08, 2007
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