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Roger Petersen holds BA, MA, and PhD degrees from the University of Chicago and has been a faculty member at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since 2001, serving as the Arthur Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science, Emeritus. His research focuses on within-state conflict and violence, exploring themes such as civil-military relations, ethnic conflict, identity politics, and security studies. Petersen has authored four influential books, including 'Resistance Rebellion: Lessons from Eastern Europe' (Cambridge University Press, 2001), 'Understanding Ethnic Violence: Fear, Hatred, and Resentment in Twentieth Century Eastern Europe' (Cambridge University Press, 2002), 'Western Intervention in the Balkans: The Strategic Use of Emotion in Conflict' (Cambridge University Press, 2011), and is set to publish 'Death, Domination, and State-Building: Iraq and the Future of American Military Intervention' (Oxford University Press, 2024). He has also taught various classes on topics such as military intervention, civil war, civil-military relations, and the emotions involved in politics, specifically concerning regional conflicts in the Balkans and Middle East.