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Neta C. Crawford

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Neta C. Crawford

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1961-01-01
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Providence, Rhode Island (Brown University) → Boston, Massachusetts (Boston University) → Oxford, United Kingdom (University of Oxford / Balliol College)

Career

Occupations
Political scientist, Professor, Researcher, Author
Active Years
1985-
Affiliations
Brown University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Boston University, University of Oxford, Balliol College (Oxford), Costs of War Project (co-founder), Council for a Livable World (board member)
Memberships
The British Academy (Fellow), Council for a Livable World (board)

Education

Brown University
Independent concentration (The War System and Alternatives to Militarism)
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Period: 1981–1985
Year of Graduation: 1985
Country: United States
Pursued an independent concentration
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Political Science
Degree: PhD
Period: 1986–1992
Year of Graduation: 1992
Country: United States
Received doctorate in political science
Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs (Brown University) - postdoctoral fellowship
Period: 1994–1996
Year of Graduation: 1996
Country: United States
Post-doctoral fellowship

Awards

Fellow of the British Academy (FBA)
2023
Organization: The British Academy
Result: 受選

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Pentagon, Climate Change, and War: Charting the Rise and Fall of U.S. Military Emissions

2022 Academic / Policy research

Analyzes U.S. military greenhouse gas emissions and the impact of military activity on climate change, discussing policy implications.

Climate changeMilitary and environmentSecurity policy

Accountability for Killing: Moral Responsibility for Collateral Damage in America's Post-9/11 Wars

2013 Ethics / International relations

Examines moral responsibility and accountability for civilian harm in America's post-9/11 wars.

EthicsAccountabilityHuman costs of conflict

Argument and Change in World Politics: Ethics, Decolonization, and Humanitarian Intervention

2002 International relations / Political theory

Analyzes how debates about ethics, decolonization, and humanitarian intervention contribute to change in world politics.

EthicsDecolonizationHumanitarian intervention

How Sanctions Work: Lessons from South Africa (edited)

1999 International politics / Sanctions

An edited volume examining the effects and lessons of sanctions on South Africa.

SanctionsInternational politicsHuman rights

Soviet Military Aircraft

1987 Defense studies

A study and overview of Soviet military aircraft.

Military technologyDefense

Bibliography

  • The Pentagon, Climate Change, and War: Charting the Rise and Fall of U.S. Military Emissions (2022)
  • Accountability for Killing: Moral Responsibility for Collateral Damage in America's Post-9/11 Wars (2013)
  • Argument and Change in World Politics: Ethics, Decolonization, and Humanitarian Intervention (2002)
  • How Sanctions Work: Lessons from South Africa (edited, 1999)
  • Soviet Military Aircraft (1987)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Academic, analytical proseEmpirical and policy-oriented writing
Recurring Motifs
Militarism and alternativesCosts and consequences of warEthics and accountabilityIntersection of climate change and security

Legacy

As co-founder of the Costs of War Project, she has helped make visible the human and financial costs of war and has influenced ethical debates in international relations and security studies. Her appointment to the Montague Burton Professorship at Oxford and election to the British Academy reflect established scholarly recognition.

Academic Societies

  • The British Academy

Trivia

  • She is publicly identified as Black and Native American.
  • She is openly a lesbian.
  • Co-founded the Costs of War Project in 2010.