Hope After Conflict

How do communities recover from conflict—especially when it involves violence? In this episode, Melani Cammett, a Harvard political scientist who has conducted research in regions recovering from sustained conflict, shares what she’s found in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Lebanon, and Northern Ireland—and why there’s cause for hope in our increasingly divided world. Released on October 22, 2026. Episode Transcript (https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/new...) Guest Melani Cammett is a political scientist whose work focuses on identity politics, conflict, and development. As the 2025–2026 Perrin Moorhead Grayson and Bruns Grayson Fellow at Radcliffe, she worked on a book about interethnic relations after conflict, using Bosnia-Herzegovina, Lebanon, and Northern Ireland as case studies. She is the Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs in the Department of Government and director of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. Related Content Fellowship Bio: Melani Cammett (https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/peo...) Harvard Bio: Melani Cammett (https://sites.harvard.edu/melanicammett/) Credits Ivelisse Estrada is your cohost and the editorial manager at HRI, where she edits Radcliffe Magazine. Alan Catello Grazioso is the executive producer of BornCurious and the senior multimedia manager at HRI. Heather Min is your cohost and the senior manager of digital strategy at HRI. Anna Soong is the production assistant at HRI. Special thanks to Cabin 3 Media for their invaluable contributions to the editing of this podcast episode.