Oliver Kaplan is an Associate Professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. He was previously a post-doctoral Research Associate at Princeton University in the Woodrow Wilson School and at Stanford University as an affiliate of the Empirical Studies of Conflict project. His book, Resisting War: How Communities Protect Themselves (Cambridge University Press), examines how civilian communities organize to protect themselves from wartime violence and received the Diskin Dissertation award honorable mention from the Latin American Studies Association. As part of his research, Kaplan has conducted fieldwork in Colombia and the Philippines. His research has been funded by the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Smith Richardson Foundation, and other grants, and has been published in The Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Peace Research, Conflict Management and Peace Science, The New York Times, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and The National Interest. Kaplan received his Ph.D. in political science from Stanford University and completed his B.A. at UC San Diego. He is a Council on Foreign Relations Term Member.
Posts by Oliver Kaplan
- Rwanda’s Protection Lessons for Peacekeeping, April 10, 2019.
- Resisting Coca: How Communities Avoid Narco-economies, February 5, 2019.
- Key Informant Loss, September 19, 2018.
- What Are the Roots of Restraint? July 3, 2018.
- How Civilians Talk Their Way out of Violence, April 3, 2018.
- What the FARC’s Facts Mean for Reintegration, November 28, 2017.
- Can Civilian Nonviolent Action Deter Massacres?, September 26, 2017.
- “Hacking” the Reintegration of FARC Rebels in Colombia (Part II), July 25, 2017.
- “Hacking” for Successful Peace Implementation in Colombia (Part I), May 24, 2017.
- Protect the People to Protect the Peace, May 2, 2017.
- America’s Reintegration Election, December 6, 2016.
- Civilian Protection by Fiat, July 26, 2016.
- Bridging the Academic-Policymaker Gap in Chile: A Conversation with Foreign Minister Heraldo Munoz, May 10, 2016.
- Academics are Policy Troubleshooters, December 1, 2015.
- Colombia: Never Again?, September 29, 2015.
- Interview: A Local Peacebuilder’s Take on the FARC Peace Talks, August 18, 2015.
- Nonviolence Means Less Abuse, July 28, 2015.
- Civilian Nonviolent Resistance to ISIS, May 26, 2015.
- The Power of Die-In Protests, March 24, 2015.
- Local Ceasefires in Syria: What Are the Prospects?, November 19, 2014.
- García Márquez’ Magical Realism: It’s Real, May 16, 2014.
- Use the Force, Brazilian Protestors?, April 15, 2014.
- Don’t Worry Sochi, the Biathletes Have Your Back!, February 18, 2014.
- Skiing as a Counter-terrorism Policy, February 6, 2014.
- Peace Prospects for the Philippines, January 27, 2014.
- New Nonviolence Article, New Journal!, December 16, 2013.
- The Participation Breakthrough in Colombia, November 19, 2013.
- Tips on Drones from Colombian Communities, November 14, 2013.
- My Corps, Your Corps, Our Corps…the PEACE Corps?!, August 14, 2013.
- Supporting the Peace Talks in Colombia, April 18, 2013.
- Resolving the Syria Crisis: Conference Report, February 26, 2013.
- The Great Drug Bust, January 28, 2013.
- Gun Control for Rebels, January 17, 2012.
- Postcards from West Point, December 18, 2012.
- Surprises and Non-Surprises at the Foreign Policy Debate, October 23, 2012.
- On Keeping a Colombian Peace, October 17, 2012.
- Landing a Peace Agreement with the FARC, October 9, 2012.
- Postcard from the Surviving Violence Workshop, October 2, 2012.
- Libyan Counter-Protests: An Everyday Affair?, October 1, 2012.
- 23,000 Killed Is Not a Red Line, September 4, 2012.
- Locals Nix the Narcos, and the Narcs, July 27, 2012.
- Operation Ramadan?, July 16, 2012.
- Syria: UN Monitors a Failure?, June 20, 2012.