Wagner School of Public Service, and an affiliated research scholar at the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University. Her research and teaching focus on humanitarianism, education, human rights, and political violence in countries and regions affected by conflict. In this context, she examines how non-state actors and transnational networks challenge and change norms and institutions. Her book Schools for Conflict or for Peace in Afghanistan will be published in October. For more information, please visit DanaBurde.com.