Arie Kacowicz is a professor of International Relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author and editor of ten books, the last one being The Unintended Consequences of Peace: Peaceful Borders and Illicit Transnational Flows to be published by Cambridge University Press in the Summer of 2021 (in collaboration with Exequiel Lacovksy, Keren Sasson, and SCRIPTS postdoctoral fellow Daniel F. Wajner). His areas of interests include theories of international relations, peace studies, globalization and governance, international relations of Latin America, and peace negotiations in the context of the Middle East.

Research focus

• Theories of international relations
• Peace studies
• Globalization and governance
• International relations of Latin America
• Peace negotiations in the context of the Middle East

Current Research Projects at SCRIPTS

Explaining the Dynamics of the 21st Century World Order:  A Multi-Level, Multi-Stakeholder Matrix of Global Governance