About James Ron

James Ron holds a Ph.D. in sociology from UC Berkeley and a BA in political science from Stanford. He worked for over twenty years as an academic in the US, Canada, and Mexico.

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Before and during his time as an academic, James worked for a variety of advocacy and non-profit groups, including Human Rights Watch, the International Committee of the Red Cross, CARE, and Life for a Child. Earlier, James was a journalist with the Associated Press in Jerusalem.

You can learn more about James' career on his professional website, ResearchGate profile, and Google Scholar page.  

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Over the years, James has researched political violence, human rights, civil society, humanitarian aid, and other international topics. His research has taken him to Africa, Central Asia, the former Yugoslavia, Latin America, and South Asia. ​