Erik Voeten


Erik Voeten is a Dutch political scientist.

Early life and education

Erik Voeten was born in 1972.
He studied public administration and public policy at the University of Twente and earned a doctorate at Princeton University.

Academic career

Voeten completed postdoctoral research at Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation, then joined the George Washington University faculty as an assistant professor.
Voeten was named Peter F. Krogh Professor of Global Justice and Geopolitics at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in 2007. he is still in this role, and is also director of the Mortara Center for International Studies.
His research is focused on "the role of international institutions and law in international affairs and... the political economy of the energy transition".

Editorships

He succeeded Jon Pevehouse as chief editor of the International Organization in July 2017.
He is a past editor of The Washington Post blog, The Monkey Cage.

Books