Elizabeth G. Ferris

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Elizabeth G. Ferris (born c. 1950) is a senior fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Program

School of Foreign Service. She is also commissioner of the Women's Refugee Commission
, a distinguished author and a lifelong humanitarian.

Education

She received her B.A. in History from

magna cum laude. In 1972, she received her M.A. in Latin American Studies from the University of Florida. In 1976, Ferris received her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Florida
, specializing in International Relations and Latin American Studies.

Career

Research

Ferris’ work encompasses a wide range of issues related to

warfare.[4]

Ferris has written many articles on humanitarian and human rights issues that have been published in both academic and policy journals. Notable publications for which she has written include Refugee Survey Quarterly,

Senate Judiciary Committee
of the US Congress.

Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement

The Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement, established in 1994, is co-directed by Ferris and Chaloka Beyani, the current UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons. The goal of the project is to develop global and regional normative standards on internal displacement, to support governments, civil society and international actors in their work with internally displaced persons, and to carry out independent research on situations of internal displacement.

Other work

Prior to joining the

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
.

Personal life

She is married to Barry Childers, clinical psychologist, and they have two children: Jon Ferris and Sara Ferris-Childers.

Selected bibliography

  • The Politics of Protection: The Limits of Humanitarian Action.[10] Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2011.
  • Uprooted: Refugees and Forced Migrants. New York: Friendship Press, 1998.
  • Beyond Borders: Refugees, Migrants and Human Rights in the Post-Cold War Era. Geneva: World Council of Churches, 1993.
  • The Central American Refugees. New York: Praeger, 1987.
  • Refugees in World Politics. Edited. New York: Praeger, 1985.
  • The Dynamics of Latin American Foreign Policies: Challenges for the 1980s. Edited with Jennie K. Lincoln. Boulder: Westview Press, 1984.
  • Latin American Foreign Policies: Global and Regional Dimensions. Edited with Jennie K. Lincoln. Boulder: Westview Press, 1981.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Foreign Policy - Brookings Institution". Archived from the original on 2011-04-06.
  2. ^ "About the Project - Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement - Brookings Institution". www.brookings.edu. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-04-14. Retrieved 2011-04-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ The Brookings Institution
  5. ^ "Refugee Survey Quarterly". Archived from the original on 2005-06-05.
  6. ^ "Home". World YMCA. Archived from the original on 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2011-04-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Life & Peace Institute". Archived from the original on 2011-03-02.
  9. ^ "Web Server's Default Page". www.icva.ch. Archived from the original on 2008-12-10. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
  10. ^ "The Politics of Protection". Archived from the original on 21 April 2011.

External links

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