David Backer

Research Professor; Research Director, Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland

David Backer is currently the research director of the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM) and a research professor at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy. Previously, David was a research professor in the Department of Government & Politics, associate director of the Center for International Development and Conflict Management (CIDCM), and director of the Minor in International Development and Conflict Management (MIDCM), after originally joining the University of Maryland in 2012.

Complete Bio - School of Public Policy

Research Interests:

Transitional justice
Dynamics of fragility, instability and conflict
Post-conflict transitions
Civil society in conflict-affected settings
Predictive analytics
Multi-method primary data collection

Contact

dbacker@umd.edu

Thurgood Marshall Hall

Department Information

School of Public Policy