Anne Marie Goetz

Dr. Goetz joined NYU’s Center for Global Affairs in January 2014, where she teaches International Relations and Comparative Politics. She is both an academic and a policy-maker. She was a fellow at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex between 1991 and 2005, and she has also held a number of positions at the United Nations, most recently as UN Women’s Chief Advisor on Peace and Security. In this role, she spearheaded initiatives to promote women’s empowerment in the UN’s peacebuilding work, women’s participation in peace talks and post-conflict elections, and protection of women from violence. Dr. Goetz was instrumental in supporting negotiations for important Security Council resolutions on women’s participation in peacebuilding (resolution 1889), conflict-related sexual violence (resolution 1820) and women’s leadership in conflict resolution (resolution 2122).  She is the author of seven books on women’s rights, democratization and accountability institutions. She holds a B.A. from Queen’s University (Kingston, Ontario); an M.Sc. from the London School of Economics; a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge.