Andrew Wilder
Director, Afghanistan and Pakistan Programs, United States Institute of Peace
Sunday, May 22, 2011 @ 2:00 p.m. at Orcas Center
Andrew Wilder is Director of the Afghanistan and Pakistan Programs at the United States Institute of Peace. His recent research explores issues relating to state-building, reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Afghanistan, specifically examining the effectiveness of aid in promoting stabilization objectives.
Dr. Wilder joined the United States Institute of Peace in August 2010 as the director of Afghanistan and Pakistan Programs. Prior to joining the Institute, Dr. Wilder served as research director for Politics and Policy at the Feinstein International Center at Tufts University. From 2002 to 2005, Dr. Wilder served as founder and director of Afghanistan’s first independent policy research institution, the Kabul-based Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU). This was preceded by more than 10 years managing humanitarian and development programs in Pakistan and Afghanistan, including serving as the director of the Pakistan/Afghanistan program of Save the Children, as well as holding positions with the International Rescue Committee and Mercy Corps International.
Dr. Wilder is the author of “The Pakistani Voter: Electoral Politics and Voting Behaviour in the Punjab” (Oxford University Press, 1999), and has written numerous book chapters, journal articles and other publications. His recent research explores issues relating to state-building, reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Afghanistan, specifically examining the effectiveness of aid in promoting stabilization objectives in Afghanistan. Dr. Wilder has also conducted extensive research on sub-national governance, elections and police reform efforts in Afghanistan, and on electoral politics and the politics of civil service reform in Pakistan.
Dr. Wilder holds a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University. He also holds a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy and a Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
courtesy of USIP.
Link list:
- Andrew Wilder’s faculty page at
- Island’s Sounder
- LISTEN: “Aid Money May Not Be Accomplishing Its Goal” —
- READ: A Guide to Government in Afghanistan
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