Research/Practice

Teri Murphy is the Associate Director for Peacebuilding Research at the Mershon Center for International Security Studies. She has been actively engaged in conflict intervention and peacebuilding in several international contexts for the past 30 years. As a scholar, her primary research interests concentrate on the dynamic interaction between peace processes, transitional justice, political and social reconciliation, and peace. 

In her role as a practitioner, Teri has most recently been supporting local/traditional peace and reconciliation efforts in conflict-affected settings including Colombia, Northern Ireland, the Basque Country, Nepal, Burundi, and Turkey/Syria. She has worked extensively alongside communities in transition with a focus on ritual, reintegration, and social healing. She serves as a consultant, educator, and facilitator for governments, multinational-private, public, and non-profit organizations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia.

Job Duties

Teri leads the Center's involvement in global peacebuilding scholarship, research, projects, and partnerships. She designs, leads, and conducts collaborative research with international, local, and Ohio State partners and directs the Transition from Violence Consortium. Additionally, she conceptualizes, develops, and field- tests peacebuilding models, frameworks, and tools. Her duties include providing strategic and technical leadership for international consultations and peacebuilding activities; developing conflict sensitive field research methodologies; and conducting research and producing knowledge to strengthen and encourage durable peace. 

Links

Curriculum Vitae (pdf)

Publications

• "Transformation Through Justice for Syria" (Istanbul Policy Center Brief, 2017)
• "Simulation Games in Teaching International Relations: Insights from a Multi-Day, Multi-Stage, Multi-Issue Simulation on Cyprus" (International Studies Perspectives, 2014)
• "Turkey’s International Development Framework Case Study: Somalia" (Istanbul Policy Center Brief, 2014)
• "Gender Mainstreaming: Turkey’s Policies and Practices in Peacebuilding Initiatives" (Istanbul Policy Center Brief, 2013)
• "War, Trauma and Reality: Afghan Women’s Plight in Turkey" (Istanbul Policy Center Brief, 2013)
• "Synthesis Report of the Baseline Study on Civilian Capacity: A CIVCAP Joint Research Project," contributor (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, 2012)
• "Turkey’s Civilian Capacity in Post Conflict Reconstruction" (Istanbul Policy Center Brief, 2012)