Tom Buitelaar
Researcher in International Relations
Welcome to
my website! My name is Tom Buitelaar and I am currently an Assistant Professor
in the War, Peace & Justice program of the Institute of Security and Global
Affairs at Leiden University. I study the role of international conflict interventions
in world politics, with specific attention to how interveners balance peace and
justice. Furthermore, I am interested in how international norms guide these
interventions, and the role of individual agency in enhancing their
effectiveness. I combine this interest with deep-grained analysis of the inner
workings of international organizations. I hold a PhD from the European
University Institute for which I investigated the conditions under which UN
peace operations assist the International Criminal Court. Before my PhD, I was
a Researcher in Conflict Prevention at The Hague Institute for Global Justice.
I am also
the co-chair of the Dutch Peacekeeping Network which convenes NGOs, academia,
and the Dutch Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense, to consider and
improve the Dutch role in UN peacekeeping operations.
My research
has been published in the European
Journal of International Relations, Human
Rights Review, and St. Antony’s Review
of International Affairs, amongst others. I have also co-authored several
chapters in edited volumes published by Oxford University Press.
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