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RICHARD RUBENSTEIN
INSTITUTE FOR CONFLICT ANALYSIS AND RESOLUTION
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
MSN 4D3
ARLINGTON, VA 22201
Phone: (703) 993-1307 Fax: (703)-993-1302
E-mail: rrubenst@gmu.edu
Richard Rubenstein Bio |
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EDUCATION
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Harvard College,
B.A. 1959, magna cum laude in History and Literature
Oxford University, M.A. 1961, Honours School of Jurisprudence (Rhodes
Scholar)
Harvard Law School, J.D. 1963
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PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
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Professor of Conflict
Resolution and Public Affairs, George Mason University 1987-date. Member
of faculty, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Director of
Institute, 1989-1991
Professor of Law,
Antioch School of Law, Washington, D.C. 1979-1987
Academic Dean, 1980-1982
Associate Professor
of Political Science, Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois, 1970-1979
Assistant Director,
Adlai Stevenson Institute of International Affairs, Chicago, Illinois,
1967-1970
Attorney, Steptoe
& Johnson, Washington, D.C., 1963-1967
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OTHER ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
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Teaching Fellow in
General Education, Harvard College, 1961-1962
Professorial Lecturer,
Malcolm X College, Chicago City College, 1969-1970
Fulbright Visiting
Professor, Universite de Provence (Aix-Marseille I), 1976-1977
Visiting Professor
of Sociology, University of Malta, 1994
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PUBLICATIONS
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Books
Authored
REBELS IN EDEN: MASS
POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN THE UNITED STATES. Boston: Little, Brown, 1970;
paperback ed., 1971. London: Macdonald, 1970
LEFT TURN: ORIGINS
OF THE NEXT AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Boston: Little, Brown, 1973.
ALCHEMISTS OF REVOLUTION:
TERRORISM IN THE MODERN WORLD. New York: Basic Books, 1987; Revised paperback
ed., 1988. London: I.B. Tauris, 1987. Barcelona and Buenos Aires: Granica
Ediciones, 1988
COMRADE VALENTINE:
THE TRUE STORY OF AZEF THE SPY. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1994. Warsaw:
Bellona Publishing House, 2001
WHEN JESUS BECAME
GOD: THE STRUGGLE TO DEFINE CHRISTIANITY IN THE LAST DAYS OF ROME. New
York: Harcourt Brace, 1999; Harvest paperback, 2000. Paris: Editions Decouverte,
2001.
ARISTOTLE'S CHILDREN:
THE WAR BETWEEN FAITH AND REASON IN THE LATE MIDDLE AGES. New York: Harcourt Brace, 2003
THUS SAITH THE LORD: THE REVOLUTIONARY MORAL VISION OF ISAIAH AND JEREMIAH. New York and London: Harcourt, 2005. Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, 2006
Books and Journals Edited
MASS VIOLENCE IN
AMERICA (with Robert F. Fogelson). New York: Arno Press/New York Times,
1969
GREAT COURTROOM BATTLES.
New York: Playboy Books, 1973
SEEDS OF STRUGGLE:
AMERICAN FARMERS AND THE RISE OF AGRIBUSINESS (with Dan F. McCurry). New
York: Arno Press/New York Times, 1975
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: ESSAYS IN HONOR OF JAMES H. LAUE (with Frank O. Blechman).
Special edition of The Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies, November
1999
Selected Essays, Articles, and Book Chapters
"Urban Violence
and Urban Strategies," in Martin Meyerson, ed., THE CONSCIENCE OF
THE CITY (George Braziller, 1970)
"The Structure
of Mass Violence in America," in N. Miller and R. Aya, eds., THE
NEW AMERICAN REVOLUTION (Free Press, 1971)
"Assassination
as a Political Tradition," in William J. Crotty, ed., ASSASSINATION
AND THE POLITICAL ORDER (Harper & Row, 1972)
"Group Violence
in America: Its Structure and Limitations," in Ted R. Gurr and Hugh
Graham Davis, eds., VIOLENCE IN AMERICA: HISTORICAL AND COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES
(2d ed., Bantam Books, 1978)
"Up From Feudalism:
Harold Berman on the Canonical Origins of Western Law," Antioch Law
Journal, 4:1, Summer 1986
"The Fire Next
Time? Racial Conflict in America," ICAR Working Paper No. 2, Institute
for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, 1988
"Group Violence
in America: Lessons of the 1960s," in Ted Robert Gurr, ed., VIOLENCE
IN AMERICA: HISTORICAL AND COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON COLLECTIVE ACTION,
TERRORISM, AND REBELLION (Sage Publications, 1989)
"The Limitations
of Political Theory for Analyzing Conflict," in M. Clark and S. Wawrytko,
eds, RETHINKING THE CURRICULUM (Greenwood Press, 1990)
"Basic Human
Needs Theory: Beyond Natural Law," in John Burton, ed., CONFLICT:
BASIC HUMAN NEEDS (St. Martin's Press, 1990)
"Unanticipated
Conflict and the Crisis of Social Theory," in J. Burton and F. Dukes,
eds., CONFLICT: READINGS IN MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION (St. Martin's Press,
1990)
"The Natural
Law Origins of Human Rights: A Critique and a Proposal," in Esther
N. Elstun, ed., HUMAN RIGHTS: A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY SYMPOSIUM (Virginia
Polytechnical Institute, 1991)
"On Taking Sides:
Lessons of the Persian Gulf War," ICAR Occasional Paper No. 6, Institute
for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, 1992
"Dispute Resolution
on the Eastern Frontier: Some Questions for Modern Missionaries,"
Negotiation Journal, July 1992
"Interpreting
Violent Conflict: A Handbook for Journalists," (with J. Botes, J.
Stephens and F. Dukes). Monograph: Institute for Conflict Analysis and
Resolution, 1993
"The Analysis
and Resolution of Class Conflict," in D. Sandole and H. van der Merwe,
eds., CONFLICT RESOLUTION THEORY AND PRACTICE: INTEGRATION AND APPLICATION
(University of Manchester Press, 1994
"Challenging
Samuel Huntington" (with Jarle Crocker), Foreign Policy, Spring 1994
"Conflict Resolution
and Power Politics, and Conflict After the Cold War: Two Lectures,"
ICAR Working Paper No. 8, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution,
1995
"Conflict Resolution
and the Structural Sources of Conflict," in Ho-Won Jeong, ed., CONFLICT
RESOLUTION: DYNAMICS, PROCESS AND STRUCTURE (Ashgate Publishers, 1999)
"Conflict Resolution
and Social Justice: The Burton-Laue Debates," Journal of Peace and
Conflict Studies, November 1999
"Basic Human
Needs: Steps Toward Further Theory Development," International Journal
of Peace Studies, Fall 2001
"The Sources
of Destructive Conflict," and "The Sources of Legitimacy: Law,
Custom, and Justice," chapters in CONFLICT RESOLUTION: A NEW INTRODUCTORY
TEXT, S. Cheldellin, D. Druckman, and L. Fast, eds., Cassell, 2002
"The Psycho-Political
Causes of Terrorism," in THE NEW GLOBAL TERRORISM, Charles Kegley,
ed., Prentice-Hall, 2002
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SELECTED JOURNALISM, LECTURE AND PRESENTATION
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Articles on "Terrorism"
contributed annually to the World Book Encyclopedia Year Book, 1995-2001
Journalism and book
reviews on social conflict and conflict resolution published in the Chicago
Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Reader, Commentary, Dallas Morning
News, Louisville Courier-Journal, New Republic, Newsday, Peace and Change,
Philadelphia Inquirer, Political Affairs, Political Science Quarterly,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Saturday Evening Post, Washington Post, Washington
Post Book World, and other journals.
Public lectures on
"Lessons of the Persian Gulf War," the Vernon I. and Minnie
M. Lynch Lecture, George Mason University, May 1991; "Conflict After
the Cold War," Foundation for International Studies, Valletta, Malta,
January 1995; "Religious Violence: Its Causes and Cures," George
Mason University, May 1995; "Conflict Resolution and the New World
Order," Mary Washington College, October 1996; "Religious Conflict
and Its Resolution," Harvard Divinity School and Episcopal Divinity
School, November 1999; "Conflict and Belief: Lessons of the Arian
Controversy," Advent Lectures, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Washington,
D.C., December 1999; "Sources of Religious Violence," Lenten
Lectures, St. John's Episcopal Church, Bethesda, Maryland, March 2000;
"Resolving Structural Conflicts," John Burton Forum of Macquarie
University, Sydney, Australia, November 2000.
Produced and chaired
ICAR television forums broadcast by C-SPAN on "The Palestinian Uprising"
(December 5, 1989) and "Alternatives to War in the Persian Gulf"
(August 30, 1990). With Christopher Mitchell, co-produced videotaped interview
of John Burton in Canberra, Australia (November 2000). Organized and chaired
major conferences on Interpreting Violent Conflict: A Conference for Journalists
and Conflict Specialists, Airlie House, Airlie, Virginia, February 1990;
Xenophobia and Ethnic Conflict, George Mason University, April 1993; Religious
Proselytizing and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University, April
2001
Presented papers
at annual conferences or special meetings of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science; American Friends Service Committee; American
Political Science Association; American Psychological Association; Chicago
Public Library Forum; Conference on Interpreting Violent Conflict; Conference
on Rethinking the Curriculum; Conference on Basic Human Needs Theory;
Council on Peace Research, Education, and Development; International Peace
Research Association; Law and Society Association; John Marshall Law School
Conference on Paths to Peace; National Conference on Peacemaking and Conflict
Resolution; OSCE Conference on Religion and Conflict Prevention, Oslo,
Norway; University of Malta/UNESCO Conference on Human Rights and Our
Responsibility to Future Generations; U.S. Institute of Peace; Virginia
Humanities Conference; Voice of America; Washington Conference on Terrorism
and Human Rights; and World Order Project
Interviews on analysis
of current conflicts and conflict resolution efforts with Brian Redhead,
BBC Radio; Bernard Shaw, CNN News; Black Educational Television; Black
Issues in Higher Education; Dai-Ishi News Service; Derek McGinty, WAMU-FM;
NBC-TV Channel 4 Morning News; CBS-TV Channel 9 Morning News; Channel
8 Newsline; Dallas Morning News; King Radio; La Jornada; Los Angeles Times;
Miami Herald; National Journal; Newsweek; Pravda; TIME; Washington Times;
WOR-FM; WTOP-FM, WVON-FM, U.S. News and World Report, and USA Today. Four
appearances on Fox Cable News since 9/11/01. Interviewed on Grace Cathedral Forum (San Francisco), 1/28/07.
Presentations on
conflict resolution given under the auspices of the George Mason University
Faculty Speaker's Bureau to community organizations, including Northern
Virginia and Washington area fraternal organizations, senior citizens'
clubs, trade associations, political organizations, churches, and synagogues.
Speaker at forums sponsored by the Danforth Fellows Program, Mott Foundation,
National Capital Democratic Women's Club, Politics & Prose, U.S. Foreign
Service Institute, United States Information Agency, U.S. Institute of
Peace, and Voice of America. Additional presentations to foreign diplomats
and government officials under the auspices of the Center for Strategic
and International Studies, Delphi International, the Hubert Humphrey Fellows
Program, and Meridian International Center.
Recent
presentations:
"Religious Conflict
and Its Resolution: Historical Lessons." Public lecture presented
at George Mason University, March 14, 2001
"The Emerging
Global Society: Sources of Conflict and Conflict Resolution." Paper
presented at Annual Joint Conference of the Cuban United Nations Association
and Jose Marti Association, Havana, Cuba, May 16-18, 2001
"Responding
to September 11: Terrorism and Conflict Resolution." Address to the
students and faculty of the Friends Academy, Baltimore, Maryland, October
9, 2001
"Purification
and Power: The Psycho-Political Roots of Religious Terrorism." Invited
address, American Psychology Association, Chicago, August 2002
"Conflict Resolution
and American Power." Address to the North Carolina United Nations
Association scheduled for October 2002, Raleigh, North Carolina
“Uncivil Society: Causes of Turmoil and the Need for Conflict Resolution.” International Reading Association Second Annual Forum on Global Perspectives on Literacy. Washington, D.C., February 2003
“The Heritage of Aristotle and the Resolution of Religious Conflict.” Society for the Preservation of the Greek Heritage, Annual Meeting. Tampa, Florida, November, 2005
“Religion and Violence in the Twenty-first Century.” First Annual Alma Royalton Kisch Lecture, Clare College, Cambridge, UK, November 2006
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TEACHING,
ADMIN, AND CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
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Courses regularly taught include CONF 601: Theories of Conflict and Conflict Resolution; CONF 695: Conflict: Perspectives from Literature (taught on GMU-TV); CONF 722: Conflict, Conflict Resolution, and Religion (taught on GMU-TV); CONF 900: Integration of Theory, Research and Practice, and CONF 802: Theories of the Person. Other courses taught include CONF 302: Conflict and Identity; CONF 620: Conflict: Perspectives from Law and Jurisprudence; CONF 695: Conflict and the News Media; CONF 695: Conflict and Empire; CONF 803: Theories of Society; and CONF 900: Integration of Theory, Practice, and Research. In 1993-1995, with Prof. Frank Blechman, initiated ICAR's work through the Applied Practice and Theory Program on conflict in Northern Virginia and District of Columbia public schools
ICAR Committees: Currently chair the ICAR Research and Student Aid ons Committees, serve on the ICAR Executive Committee, and serve as faculty advisor to the ICAR Public Policy Working Group
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SELECTED
CONSULTAN-
CIES
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Advisory Consultant,
National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence (Eisenhower
Commission), Washington, D.C. 1969-1970
Facilitation of Faculty/Administration
Retreat, Touro School of Law, Mohonk, New York, August 1987
Facilitation of Board
of Visitors Retreat, George Mason University, Chantilly, Virginia, June
1989
Consultation on Alternatives
to War in the Persian Gulf, American Friends Service Committee, New York,
N.Y., December 1990
Scholar-in-residence,
The Park School, Brooklandville, Maryland, January 1993
Consultation on Conflict
Resolution and Urban Violence, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago,
Illinois, March 1993
Consultations on
Voice of America Conflict Resolution Program, Washington, D.C., 1995-1996
Facilitation of discussions
regarding proposed merger of NGOs, Washington, D.C., July-September, 1996
Consultation on Religion
and Conflict Prevention in Europe, Organization for Security and Cooperation
in Europe, Oslo, Norway, June 1999
Consultation on Conflict
and Conflict Resolution in Colombia, U.S. State Department, February 2000
Consultation on Reintegration
of Guerilla Groups into Civil Society, Organization of American States,
July 2001
Consultation on Conflict
Resolution: Responses to the Attacks of September 11, United States Institute
of Peace, October 2001
Consultation on Conflict Resolution and the Disengagement of Foreign Forces from Iraq, George Mason University, November 2006
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PERSONAL
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Birth date: February 24, 1938. Prof. Rubenstein currently lives in Washington, D.C. He has four children: Alec, a lawyer practicing in Chicago, Illinois; Matthew, a concert pianist living in Berlin; Hannah, a writer residing in Washington, D.C.; and Shana, a student at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. He has two grandchildren, Emma and Elijah Rubenstein. His principal avocations are cooking and playing jazz piano
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