Professor of Political Science
Charity Butcher, Ph.D. (Indiana University) is an Associate Professor of Political Science in the School of Government and International Affairs at Kennesaw State University and is affiliated with the School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding, and Development, where she teaches in the International Conflict Management PhD program. Her research focuses on a variety of topics, including the role of ethnicity and religion in international conflict, interventions into civil wars, terrorism, international conflict, human rights, and civil society. She has published numerous peer-reviewed articles in a variety of journals, including International Studies Perspectives, Terrorism and Political Violence, Democratization, Journal of Human Rights, European Political Science,International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society, Turkish Studies, and Small Wars & Insurgencies.
She is currently on the Editorial Team for the Journal of Peacebuilding and Development and teaches a variety of courses, at both the undergraduate and graduate level, focused on issues such as international relations, American foreign policy, global security, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, and reconciliation. Dr. Butcher also publishes research on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, particularly in utilizing simulations, role-play, and other active learning activities within the classroom to enhance student learning.
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About Charity Butcher
Charity Butcher, Ph.D. (Indiana University) is an Associate Professor of Political Science in the School of Government and International Affairs at Kennesaw State University and is affiliated with the School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding, and Development, where she teaches in the International Conflict Management PhD program. Her research focuses on a variety of topics, including the role of ethnicity and religion in international conflict, interventions into civil wars, terrorism, international conflict, human rights, and civil society. She has published numerous peer-reviewed articles in a variety of journals, including International Studies Perspectives, Terrorism and Political Violence, Democratization, Journal of Human Rights, European Political Science,International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society, Turkish Studies, and Small Wars & Insurgencies.
She is currently on the Editorial Team for the Journal of Peacebuilding and Development and teaches a variety of courses, at both the undergraduate and graduate level, focused on issues such as international relations, American foreign policy, global security, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, and reconciliation. Dr. Butcher also publishes research on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, particularly in utilizing simulations, role-play, and other active learning activities within the classroom to enhance student learning.
| 2015 - Present | Associate Professor, Kennesaw State University ‐ School of Government and International Affairs | |
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| 2015 - Present | Associate Professor, Kennesaw State University ‐ School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development | |
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| 2009 - 2015 | Assistant Professor, Kennesaw State University ‐ Department of Political Science and International Affairs | |
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| 2008 - 2009 | Visiting Instructor, Grinnell College ‐ Department of Political Science | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
| BA, Transylvania University ‐ Political Science | ||
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| PhD, Indiana University - Bloomington | ||
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