Hanging Temple, Shanxi Province, China
Peer-reviewed Articles and Chapters
'Political Violence Early Warning and Artificial Intelligence” with Michael Yankoski, William Theisen, and Walter J. Scheirer
In Toward An International Political Economy of Artificial Intelligence, 2nd ed. eds. Ryan Kiggins, Tugrul Keskin, Palgrave Macmillan.
Revised and updated. 2025.
'Visual Narratives and Political Instability: A Case Study of Visual Media Prior to the Russia-Ukraine Conflict.' With Kristina Hook, Michael Yankoski, William Theisen, Timothy Weninger, and Walter J. Scheirer. Information, Communication, and Society. 2025. Doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2025.2492577. Available here: visual_narratives_and_political_instability__a_case_study_of_visual_media_prior_to_the_russia-ukraine_conflict.pdf
'Triggers of State-led Mass Killings.' With Angela Chesler.
International Studies Quarterly. 69/1. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1093/isq/sqaf016
Article available here: chesler_verdeja_triggers_ma_final_text.pdf
Supplemental material: chesler_verdeja_triggers_ma_final_supplmental_material_.pdf
'The Gaza Genocide in Five Crises.' Journal of Genocide Research. January 2025, 1-23.
Available here: https://doi.org/10.1080/14623528.2025.2452707
'An Avalanche of Images on Telegram Preceded Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine.' With William Theisen, Michael Yankoski, Kristina Hook, Walter Scheirer, Tim Weniger. Arxiv. 2024.
Available here: verdeja_russia_ukraine_ai.pdf
'Threading the Needle: Ethical Dilemmas in Preventing Mass Atrocities,' in eds., Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, Douglas Irvin-Erickson,
and Ernesto Verdeja, Wicked Problems: The Ethics of Action for Peace, Rights, and Justice.
Oxford University Press, 2022.
Available here.
‘Hybrid Knowledge Engineering Leveraging a Robust ML Framework to Produce
An Assassination Dataset.’ With Abigail Stitcha and Paul Brenner. Proceedings of the 5th Workshop on
Challenges and Applications of Automated Extraction of Socio-political Events from Text (CASE). 2022.
Available here.
'Artificial Intelligence for Peace: An Early Warning System for Mass Violence' Michael Yankoski, William Theisen,
Ernesto Verdeja, and Walter J. Scheirer, in eds. Tugrul Keskin and Ryan Kiggins Towards An International
Political Economy of Artificial Intelligence. Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.
Available here.
'NLP Workflows for Computational Social Science: Understanding Triggers of State-Led Mass Killings'
Tim Burley, Lorissa Humble, Charles Sleeper, Abigail Sticha, Angela Chesler,
Patrick Regan, Ernesto Verdeja, Paul Brenner.
PEARC: Practice and Experience in Advanced Research Computing. July (2020).
'Critical Genocide Studies and Mass Atrocity Prevention' Genocide Studies and Prevention, 13:3 (2019).
Available here.
'Perpetrator Responsibility' Journal of Perpetrator Research, 2:1 (2018).
'Genocide: Explanation and Understanding' Teaching About Genocide, Sam Totten ed., (Rowman & Littlefield, 2018).
'Nevertheless, She Persisted: Mobilization After the Women’s March' with Bettina Spencer.
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Equality and Diversity, 3:2 (2017).
'Political Reconciliation in Postcolonial Settler Societies' International Political Science Review, 38:2 (2017). Pp. 227-241.
Available here.
'Predicting Genocide and Mass Atrocities' Genocide Studies and Prevention, 9:3 (2016).Pp. 13-32.
Available here.
'The Political Science of Genocide: Outlines of an Emerging Research Agenda' Perspectives on Politics, 10:2 (2012). Pp. 307-321.
Available here.
'On Situating the Study of Genocide within Political Violence' Genocide Studies and Prevention, 7:1 (2012). Pp. 81-88.
'Official Apologies in the Aftermath of Political Violence' Metaphilosophy, 41:4 (2010). Pp. 563-581.
Available here.
“Repair and Justice in Latin America,” State Violence and Genocide in Latin America: The Cold War Years. Marcia Esparza, Henry Huttenbach and Daniel Feierstein (eds.) Critical Series on Terrorism (Routledge, 2009).
'Adorno’s Mimesis and its Limitations for Critical Social Thought' The European Journal of Political Theory, 8:4 (2009). Pp. 493-511.
Available here.
'A Critical Theory of Reparative Justice' Constellations, 15:2 (2008). pp. 208-222.
*Part of a special section on reparations I guest edited. Entire section peer reviewed.
Available here.
'A Normative Theory of Reparations in Transitional Democracies' Metaphilosophy, 37:3/4 (2006). pp. 449-468.
-Reprinted in Claudia Card and Armen Marsoobian, eds. Genocide’s Aftermath: Responsibility and Repair. (Blackwell, 2007). pp.166-187.
'Reparations in Democratic Transitions' Res Publica: A Journal of Legal and Social Philosophy, 12:2 (2006). pp. 115-136.
'Derrida and the Impossibility of Forgiveness' Contemporary Political Theory, 3:1 (2004). pp. 23-47.
*Winner “Best Article” in Annual Volume (2004).
Available here.
'Institutional Responses to Genocide and Mass Atrocity' in Adam Jones, ed. Genocide, War Crimes and the West (Zed Books, 2004). pp. 327-345.
-Reprinted as 'Institutionelle Reaktionen auf Völkermord und massenhafte Gräueltaten' In Adam Jones, ed. Völkermord Kriegsverbrechen
und der Westen (Parthas Verlag, 2005). pp. 383-404.
-Reprinted in Adam Jones, ed. Anthology of Genocide Studies (Sage, 2008) 4 vls.
'On Genocide: Five Contributing Factors' Contemporary Politics, 8:1 (2002). pp. 37-54.
In Toward An International Political Economy of Artificial Intelligence, 2nd ed. eds. Ryan Kiggins, Tugrul Keskin, Palgrave Macmillan.
Revised and updated. 2025.
'Visual Narratives and Political Instability: A Case Study of Visual Media Prior to the Russia-Ukraine Conflict.' With Kristina Hook, Michael Yankoski, William Theisen, Timothy Weninger, and Walter J. Scheirer. Information, Communication, and Society. 2025. Doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2025.2492577. Available here: visual_narratives_and_political_instability__a_case_study_of_visual_media_prior_to_the_russia-ukraine_conflict.pdf
'Triggers of State-led Mass Killings.' With Angela Chesler.
International Studies Quarterly. 69/1. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1093/isq/sqaf016
Article available here: chesler_verdeja_triggers_ma_final_text.pdf
Supplemental material: chesler_verdeja_triggers_ma_final_supplmental_material_.pdf
'The Gaza Genocide in Five Crises.' Journal of Genocide Research. January 2025, 1-23.
Available here: https://doi.org/10.1080/14623528.2025.2452707
'An Avalanche of Images on Telegram Preceded Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine.' With William Theisen, Michael Yankoski, Kristina Hook, Walter Scheirer, Tim Weniger. Arxiv. 2024.
Available here: verdeja_russia_ukraine_ai.pdf
'Threading the Needle: Ethical Dilemmas in Preventing Mass Atrocities,' in eds., Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, Douglas Irvin-Erickson,
and Ernesto Verdeja, Wicked Problems: The Ethics of Action for Peace, Rights, and Justice.
Oxford University Press, 2022.
Available here.
‘Hybrid Knowledge Engineering Leveraging a Robust ML Framework to Produce
An Assassination Dataset.’ With Abigail Stitcha and Paul Brenner. Proceedings of the 5th Workshop on
Challenges and Applications of Automated Extraction of Socio-political Events from Text (CASE). 2022.
Available here.
'Artificial Intelligence for Peace: An Early Warning System for Mass Violence' Michael Yankoski, William Theisen,
Ernesto Verdeja, and Walter J. Scheirer, in eds. Tugrul Keskin and Ryan Kiggins Towards An International
Political Economy of Artificial Intelligence. Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.
Available here.
'NLP Workflows for Computational Social Science: Understanding Triggers of State-Led Mass Killings'
Tim Burley, Lorissa Humble, Charles Sleeper, Abigail Sticha, Angela Chesler,
Patrick Regan, Ernesto Verdeja, Paul Brenner.
PEARC: Practice and Experience in Advanced Research Computing. July (2020).
'Critical Genocide Studies and Mass Atrocity Prevention' Genocide Studies and Prevention, 13:3 (2019).
Available here.
'Perpetrator Responsibility' Journal of Perpetrator Research, 2:1 (2018).
'Genocide: Explanation and Understanding' Teaching About Genocide, Sam Totten ed., (Rowman & Littlefield, 2018).
'Nevertheless, She Persisted: Mobilization After the Women’s March' with Bettina Spencer.
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Equality and Diversity, 3:2 (2017).
'Political Reconciliation in Postcolonial Settler Societies' International Political Science Review, 38:2 (2017). Pp. 227-241.
Available here.
'Predicting Genocide and Mass Atrocities' Genocide Studies and Prevention, 9:3 (2016).Pp. 13-32.
Available here.
'The Political Science of Genocide: Outlines of an Emerging Research Agenda' Perspectives on Politics, 10:2 (2012). Pp. 307-321.
Available here.
'On Situating the Study of Genocide within Political Violence' Genocide Studies and Prevention, 7:1 (2012). Pp. 81-88.
'Official Apologies in the Aftermath of Political Violence' Metaphilosophy, 41:4 (2010). Pp. 563-581.
Available here.
“Repair and Justice in Latin America,” State Violence and Genocide in Latin America: The Cold War Years. Marcia Esparza, Henry Huttenbach and Daniel Feierstein (eds.) Critical Series on Terrorism (Routledge, 2009).
'Adorno’s Mimesis and its Limitations for Critical Social Thought' The European Journal of Political Theory, 8:4 (2009). Pp. 493-511.
Available here.
'A Critical Theory of Reparative Justice' Constellations, 15:2 (2008). pp. 208-222.
*Part of a special section on reparations I guest edited. Entire section peer reviewed.
Available here.
'A Normative Theory of Reparations in Transitional Democracies' Metaphilosophy, 37:3/4 (2006). pp. 449-468.
-Reprinted in Claudia Card and Armen Marsoobian, eds. Genocide’s Aftermath: Responsibility and Repair. (Blackwell, 2007). pp.166-187.
'Reparations in Democratic Transitions' Res Publica: A Journal of Legal and Social Philosophy, 12:2 (2006). pp. 115-136.
'Derrida and the Impossibility of Forgiveness' Contemporary Political Theory, 3:1 (2004). pp. 23-47.
*Winner “Best Article” in Annual Volume (2004).
Available here.
'Institutional Responses to Genocide and Mass Atrocity' in Adam Jones, ed. Genocide, War Crimes and the West (Zed Books, 2004). pp. 327-345.
-Reprinted as 'Institutionelle Reaktionen auf Völkermord und massenhafte Gräueltaten' In Adam Jones, ed. Völkermord Kriegsverbrechen
und der Westen (Parthas Verlag, 2005). pp. 383-404.
-Reprinted in Adam Jones, ed. Anthology of Genocide Studies (Sage, 2008) 4 vls.
'On Genocide: Five Contributing Factors' Contemporary Politics, 8:1 (2002). pp. 37-54.
Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway
Policy Works
Responsibility to Protect
Consultant and author
United Nations Office for the Prevention of Genocide and The Responsibility to Protect
New York City (2025-26).
“An Assessment of the UN Office for the Prevention of Genocide and The Responsibility to Protect”
With Douglas Irvin-Erickson. Atrocities Prevention Study Group, Protecting Civilians in Conflict Program, Stimson Center.
Washington, D.C. (2024).
Available here: https://www.stimson.org/2024/an-assessment-of-the-un-office-on-genocide-prevention-and-the-responsibility-to-protect/
“The International Court of Justice and Genocide in Gaza, "Peace Policy. (2024).
Available here: peacepolicy.nd.edu/2024/02/27/the-international-court-of-justice-and-genocide-in-gaza/
'Social Media Misinformation and the Prevention of Political Instability and Mass Atrocity' with Kristina Hook. Atrocities Prevention Study Group, Protecting Civilians in Conflict Program, Stimson Center, Washington D.C. (2022).
Available here.
'Mass Atrocities Triggers: Policy Brief' with Angela Chesler. Research Briefs Series, International Association of Genocide Scholars (2022).
Available here.
'Western Hemisphere Project.'
Member, board of experts. Wrote monthly policy analysis reports.
Internal U.S. government project assessing political instability and violence in Latin America (2016-2019).
'El papel de la sociedad civil en el proceso de escogencia de los miembros de comisiones de la verdad.' Social Science Research Council. Report on the national truth commission for the Colombian government and the United Nations Mission on Colombia (2017).
Responsibility to Protect
Consultant and author
United Nations Office for the Prevention of Genocide and The Responsibility to Protect
New York City (2025-26).
“An Assessment of the UN Office for the Prevention of Genocide and The Responsibility to Protect”
With Douglas Irvin-Erickson. Atrocities Prevention Study Group, Protecting Civilians in Conflict Program, Stimson Center.
Washington, D.C. (2024).
Available here: https://www.stimson.org/2024/an-assessment-of-the-un-office-on-genocide-prevention-and-the-responsibility-to-protect/
“The International Court of Justice and Genocide in Gaza, "Peace Policy. (2024).
Available here: peacepolicy.nd.edu/2024/02/27/the-international-court-of-justice-and-genocide-in-gaza/
'Social Media Misinformation and the Prevention of Political Instability and Mass Atrocity' with Kristina Hook. Atrocities Prevention Study Group, Protecting Civilians in Conflict Program, Stimson Center, Washington D.C. (2022).
Available here.
'Mass Atrocities Triggers: Policy Brief' with Angela Chesler. Research Briefs Series, International Association of Genocide Scholars (2022).
Available here.
'Western Hemisphere Project.'
Member, board of experts. Wrote monthly policy analysis reports.
Internal U.S. government project assessing political instability and violence in Latin America (2016-2019).
'El papel de la sociedad civil en el proceso de escogencia de los miembros de comisiones de la verdad.' Social Science Research Council. Report on the national truth commission for the Colombian government and the United Nations Mission on Colombia (2017).
Sirince, Turkey.
Invited Publications
'Genocide' with Atalia Omer. In William Schweiker, ed., Encyclopedia of Religious Ethics. (Wiley Blackwell, 2023).
Available here.
'Beginnings' and 'Colleagues.' In John K. Roth and Carol Rittner, eds. Teaching about Genocide. (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015).
'Race and Political Ideology in the Guatemalan Genocide.' ABC-CLIO online database. (2015).
'Reconciliation.' In Michael T. Gibbons, ed. Encyclopedia of Political Thought. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014).
'Genocide: Debating Definitions.' In Adam Lupel and Ernesto Verdeja, eds. Responding to Genocide: The Politics of International Action.
(Lynne Rienner, 2013).
Available here.
'Transitional Justice and Genocide.' In Joyce Apsel and Ernesto Verdeja, eds. Genocide Matters: Ongoing Issues and Emerging Perspectives. (Routledge, 2013)
Available here.
'Identifying and Stopping Genocide.' Peace Policy, February 2013.
Available here.
'International Political Theology.' In Michael C. Desch and Daniel Philpott, eds. Religion and International Relations: A Primer for Research. Report of the Working Group on International Relations and Religion of the Mellon Initiative on Religion Across Disciplines.
Available here.
'Inherited Responsibility and The Challenge of Political Reconciliation.' In Melissa Nobles and Jun-Hyeok Kwak, eds. Historical Reconciliation and Inherited Responsibility, (Routledge, 2013), pp. 56-78.
'The Elements of Political Reconciliation.' In Alexander Hirsch, ed. Theorizing Post-Conflict Reconciliation (Routledge, 2011).
Forthcoming in Indonesian from Pustaka Pelajar Publishing.
'Moral Bystanders and Mass Violence. in Adam Jones, ed. New Directions in Genocide Research, (Routledge, 2011).
'Morality, Indifference and Evil: The Case of Albert Speer.' In Adam Jones, ed. Evoking Genocide (Key Publishing House, 2009).
*Winner of ‘Outstanding Academic Title 2010,’ Choice Magazine.
Ernesto Verdeja, Jorge Romero, David Plotke, eds. Cuba and the Varela Initiative: From Dissent to Democratization (New School University, 2004). 116 pp.; Authored introduction, 10 pp.
Lisa Magarrell and Ernesto Verdeja, eds. Ensayos sobre la Justicia Transicional. (International Center for Transitional Justice, 2003). 143 pp.
'Law, Terrorism and the Plenary Power Doctrine: Limiting Alien Rights' Constellations, 9:1 (2002). Pp.89-97.
Available here.
'Beginnings' and 'Colleagues.' In John K. Roth and Carol Rittner, eds. Teaching about Genocide. (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015).
'Race and Political Ideology in the Guatemalan Genocide.' ABC-CLIO online database. (2015).
'Reconciliation.' In Michael T. Gibbons, ed. Encyclopedia of Political Thought. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014).
'Genocide: Debating Definitions.' In Adam Lupel and Ernesto Verdeja, eds. Responding to Genocide: The Politics of International Action.
(Lynne Rienner, 2013).
Available here.
'Transitional Justice and Genocide.' In Joyce Apsel and Ernesto Verdeja, eds. Genocide Matters: Ongoing Issues and Emerging Perspectives. (Routledge, 2013)
Available here.
'Identifying and Stopping Genocide.' Peace Policy, February 2013.
Available here.
'International Political Theology.' In Michael C. Desch and Daniel Philpott, eds. Religion and International Relations: A Primer for Research. Report of the Working Group on International Relations and Religion of the Mellon Initiative on Religion Across Disciplines.
Available here.
'Inherited Responsibility and The Challenge of Political Reconciliation.' In Melissa Nobles and Jun-Hyeok Kwak, eds. Historical Reconciliation and Inherited Responsibility, (Routledge, 2013), pp. 56-78.
'The Elements of Political Reconciliation.' In Alexander Hirsch, ed. Theorizing Post-Conflict Reconciliation (Routledge, 2011).
Forthcoming in Indonesian from Pustaka Pelajar Publishing.
'Moral Bystanders and Mass Violence. in Adam Jones, ed. New Directions in Genocide Research, (Routledge, 2011).
'Morality, Indifference and Evil: The Case of Albert Speer.' In Adam Jones, ed. Evoking Genocide (Key Publishing House, 2009).
*Winner of ‘Outstanding Academic Title 2010,’ Choice Magazine.
Ernesto Verdeja, Jorge Romero, David Plotke, eds. Cuba and the Varela Initiative: From Dissent to Democratization (New School University, 2004). 116 pp.; Authored introduction, 10 pp.
Lisa Magarrell and Ernesto Verdeja, eds. Ensayos sobre la Justicia Transicional. (International Center for Transitional Justice, 2003). 143 pp.
'Law, Terrorism and the Plenary Power Doctrine: Limiting Alien Rights' Constellations, 9:1 (2002). Pp.89-97.
Avignon, Provence, France
Book Reviews and Review Essays
Agnieszka Packynska and Susan Hirsch Conflict Zone, Comfort Zone: Ethics, Pedagogy and Effecting Change in Field-based Courses, Global Studies Literature Review, 10 (2019).
Martin Shaw Genocide and International Relations, Perspectives on Politics, 13:2 (2015).
Yang Jisheng Tombstone: The Great Chinese Famine 1958-1962, Genocide Studies and Prevention, 8:1 (2014).
Scott Straus and Lars Waldorf Remaking Rwanda: State Building and Human Rights After Mass Violence. Perspectives on Politics, 10:2 (2012).
Pp. 472-474.
'Genocide: Clarifying Concepts and Causes of Cruelty' Review of Politics, 72 (2010). Pp. 513-526. Review essay.
James DeShaw Rae Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice in East Timor, Perspectives on Politics, 8:3 (2010). pp. 928-930.
Joanna Quinn (ed.) Reconciliation(s): Transitional Justice in Postconflict Societies, Canadian Journal of Law and Society, 24:3 (2009). pp. 435-436.
Maria Pia Lara Narrating Evil: A Postmetaphysical Theory of Reflective Judgment, Constellations, 16:2 (2009). pp. 355-57.
Adam Lebor Complicity With Evil: The United Nations in the Age of Genocide, Journal of Genocide Research, 10:2 (2008). pp. 314-15.
Andrew Schaap Political Reconciliation, E-borderlands, vol. 3-4. http://www.borderlandsejournal.adelaide.edu.au.(2005)
A. James McAdams Judging the Past in Unified Germany, Law & Politics, a section of the American Political Science Association. (2005).
Vladimir Jankelevitch Forgiveness http://www.h-net.msu.edu. (2005).
Elazar Barkan The Guilt of Nations: Restitution and Negotiating Historical Injustices http://www.h-net.msu.edu. (2003).
Reprinted in the Institute for the Study of Genocide Newsletter (winter 2003-04) with author’s response.
Martin Shaw Genocide and International Relations, Perspectives on Politics, 13:2 (2015).
Yang Jisheng Tombstone: The Great Chinese Famine 1958-1962, Genocide Studies and Prevention, 8:1 (2014).
Scott Straus and Lars Waldorf Remaking Rwanda: State Building and Human Rights After Mass Violence. Perspectives on Politics, 10:2 (2012).
Pp. 472-474.
'Genocide: Clarifying Concepts and Causes of Cruelty' Review of Politics, 72 (2010). Pp. 513-526. Review essay.
James DeShaw Rae Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice in East Timor, Perspectives on Politics, 8:3 (2010). pp. 928-930.
Joanna Quinn (ed.) Reconciliation(s): Transitional Justice in Postconflict Societies, Canadian Journal of Law and Society, 24:3 (2009). pp. 435-436.
Maria Pia Lara Narrating Evil: A Postmetaphysical Theory of Reflective Judgment, Constellations, 16:2 (2009). pp. 355-57.
Adam Lebor Complicity With Evil: The United Nations in the Age of Genocide, Journal of Genocide Research, 10:2 (2008). pp. 314-15.
Andrew Schaap Political Reconciliation, E-borderlands, vol. 3-4. http://www.borderlandsejournal.adelaide.edu.au.(2005)
A. James McAdams Judging the Past in Unified Germany, Law & Politics, a section of the American Political Science Association. (2005).
Vladimir Jankelevitch Forgiveness http://www.h-net.msu.edu. (2005).
Elazar Barkan The Guilt of Nations: Restitution and Negotiating Historical Injustices http://www.h-net.msu.edu. (2003).
Reprinted in the Institute for the Study of Genocide Newsletter (winter 2003-04) with author’s response.
