Juergen Dedring

Juergen Dedring is an adjunct professor of political science at the City University of New York and at New York University and is a senior research associate at the Ralph Bunche Institute on the United Nations, City University of New York. From 1975 to 1996 he was a political officer in the United Nations Secretariat and worked specifically for the Security Council Department, the Office for Research and the Collection of Information, and the Department of Humanitarian Affairs. He published a critical survey of peace and conflict research in 1976 and more recently articles on conflict resolution, humanitarian issues, early warning, and the role and functions of the UN Security Council. He is currently working on a book-length manuscript about the role of the UN Security Council in peace and security matters in the post-Cold War era. He received a degree of Diplom-Politologe from the Free University, Berlin, Germany, and A.M. and Ph.D. degrees in political science from Harvard University. He conducted research on international organizations, multilateralism, conflict prevention, conflict resolution and peacemaking; on European studies, including the European Union.

Juergen Dedring retired from teaching in 2014.