David Mendeloff

Biography

David Mendeloff was previously Associate Professor of International Affairs at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton University. He is also faculty associate of Carleton’s Institute of European and Russian Studies (EURUS), and served as Director of NPSIA’s Centre for Security and Defence Studies from 2006-15. His research examines the theory and practice of international and transitional justice, with a particular focus on the impact of accountability mechanisms — international and domestic prosecutions, truth commissions, vetting — on wartime civilian violence, war termination, peace processes, and post-war statebuilding, democratization, rule of law development, and human rights protections. His current research project examines the ICC’s ability to act as a nonviolent coercive instrument against wars crimes and atrocities in ongoing civil wars. At NPSIA, he teaches courses in international conflict analysis, post-conflict peacebuilding and statebuilding, and transitional justice. Mendeloff holds a Ph.D. in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and a B.A. (Hons) in international relations from the Claremont Colleges (Pitzer College).