Biography: Michael
D. Beevers is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Government and Politics
at the University of Maryland and an affiliate with the Harrison Program on the
Future Global Agenda. Mr. Beevers is currently a 2009-2010 Harrison Fellow and
was a Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar and recipient of a 2008-2009 dissertation
fellowship from the US Institute of Peace in Washington D.C.
Michael’s
interests are in the domains of global environmental politics, development and
international relations. His dissertation examines how, and under what conditions,
environmental and natural resource governance shapes outcomes and influences
war-torn societies. In particular, his research focuses on forest and mineral
politics in postconflict Sierra Leone and Liberia Before attending the University
of Maryland, he was as a Research Associate at Princeton University’s Woodrow
Wilson School in the Science, Technology and Environmental Policy Program where
his work explored the impacts of climate change and sea level rise.
Mr. Beevers
has consulted for the United Nations Environment Programme’s Postconflict
and Disaster Management Branch and World Resources Institute, and has worked
in South Asia and West Africa on development and environment issues. Michael
served in the Peace Corps in Niger and holds two masters degrees from the University
of Washington.
