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Sarah Adams
5/2007
According to Whose Reality? The Feminization of HIV/AIDS in Africa and the United States' Response HIV/AIDS, Gender, U.S. Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Sub-Saharan Africa University of St. Thomas
Justice and Peace Studies and International Studies
Brandi Andrews
5/2008
Cosmopolitanism and Human Rights: Creating a Global Consciousness cosmopolitanism, consciousness, sovereignty, rights, globalization, universalism. European Peace University, Austria
Peace and Conflict Studies
Michael Andreychik
5/2007
Social Explanatory Style as a Foundation of Social Orientation social explanations, social orientation Lehigh University
Psychology
Adem Beha
4/2010
The Politics of Recognition: A Constructive Model on Ethnic Conflict Regulation in Kosovo conflict resolution, minority rights, enclaves, power sharing, decentralization, territorial solution, Ahtisaari Plan, international community University of Prishtina
Political Science, Civil Society and Local Development
Adem Beha
4/2010
The Politics of Recognition: A Constructive Model on Ethnic Conflict Regulation in Kosovo conflict resolution, minority rights, enclaves, power sharing, decentralization, territorial solution, Ahtisaari Plan, international community University of Prishtina
Political Science, Civil Society and Local Development
Eric Berge
6/2010
Teaching Peace: Peace Education in the Catholic High School peace education; Catholic social teaching; religious education; nonviolence; peace studies Portland State University
Conflict Resolution
Ivan Boothe
5/2005
Transnational Nonviolent Empowerment peacekeeping, third-party nonviolent intervention, tpni, nonviolence, solidarity, empowerment, critical theory, power-with, race, racism, antiracism, feminism, privilege, empire, imperialism, oppression, liberation Swarthmore College
Peace and Conflict Studies
Dr. Edward Brantmeier
9/2005
CONSTRAINTS AND POSSIBILITIES FOR INTERCULTURAL PEACE CURRICULA: A CRITICAL CASE STUDY OF TEACHER INVOLVEMENT IN MULTICULTURAL CHANGE AT A U.S. MIDWESTERN HIGH SCHOOL intercultural peace curricula, peace theory, peace action research Indiana University
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Reina Chano
5/2009
Historical Education as Reconciliation: Teaching History in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland, History, Education, Curriculum, History Teaching, Narratives, Historical Understanding, Identity, Reconciliation, Cross-Community Relations Swarthmore College
Peace and Conflict Studies, Honors Program
Catia Confortini
5/2009
Imaginative Identification: Feminist Critical Methodology in the Women\'s International League for Peace and Freedom, 1945-1975 feminism, peace, constructivism, critical methodology, emancipation University of Southern California
School of International Relations
David Cook
5/2008
Blessed are the Poor: A Study into the Lives of Homeless Chattanoogans and the Monk Who Cares for Them homelessness, religion, social justice, narrative analysis, life histories Prescott College
Peace Studies
Pieternel de Bie
10/2006
Rethinking Media Violence: Media Literacy within the Field of Peace Education Media violence, Peace Education, Media education Columbia University
Teachers College, International and Transcultural Studies
Michelle Eberhard
5/2010
"Against the Blood of Thy Neighbors": Obstacles to Genocide Intervention and Hope for the Future Genocide, Responsibility to Protect, intervention College of Saint Benedict
Peace Studies
Maya Eichler
8/2009
Militarized Masculinity in Post-Soviet Russia: A Gendered Analysis of State and Society in the Context of the Chechen Wars de/militarization, gender, draft evasion, soldiers' mothers, veterans, Russia, Chechen wars York University
Political Science
Caitlin Eliasson
6/2010
Liberating Oppressed and Oppressive Voices: The Peacemaking Capacities of Indigenous Literatures in Canada Indigenous Literatures, Imperialism, Peacebuilding, Imagined Futures Canadian Mennonite University's Menno Simons College, affiliated with the University of Winnipeg
Conflict Resolution Studies
Kristin Famula
3/2007
Healing Societal Traumas and Transforming Collective Consciousness: A Path to a Culture of Healing Trauma, Healing, Collective Consciousness European University Center for Peace and Conflict Studies
Peace and Conflict Studies
Garrett FitzGerald
5/2008
Toward a Holistic Understanding of Nonviolence Nonviolence, Principled, Strategic, Spectrum, Peace Guilford College
Peace & Conflict Studies and Religious Studies
Trevor Fleck
5/2007
Never Again: An Examination of Catholic-Jewish Relations in Light of the Holocaust Holocaust Georgetown University
Justice and Peace Studies
Brandon Fryman
3/2008
Female Genital Modification: Beyond the Universalism versus Particularism Debate Female Genital Modification Mutilation circumcision California State University, San Bernardino
Anthropology
Michelle Gawerc
5/2010
Israeli Palestinian Peace-building Partnerships: Stories of Adaptation, Asymmetry, and Survival peace-building; people-to-people; non-governmental organizations; organizational survival; asymmetry; coalition building; Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Boston College
Sociology
Mneesha Gellman
12/2007
Insider-Outsider Epistemologies in (Neo) Liberal Peacebuilding: The Challenge of Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Cambodia post conflict reconstruction, Cambodia, liberal peacebuilding University of Queensland
Political Science, Peace and Conflict Resolution
Heather Goah
6/2008
Liberia: Creating an Alliance between Policymakers and Citizen Advocates Post Conflict, Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution Portland State University
Conflict Resolution
Toran Hansen
3/2010
The Effects of Facilitation Management on Interorganizational Coordination and Trust in an Anti-Iraq War Political Advocacy Nonprofit Network in the Twin Cities facilitation, peace movement, network, empowerment, communications University of Minnesota
Social Work
Lena Jackson
5/2007
Rap, Inc. Documentary film on drug-rehab center Georgetown University
Culture and Politics
Yves-Renee Jennings
5/2007
Looking Back and Building Forward: Helping Liberia Transform Its Communities’ Ability to Resolve Conflict Constructively social transformation, community empowerment, conflict intervention, conflict resolution, social change George Mason University
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Maya Karwande
5/2009
Failure to Engage: Outreach at the Bosnian War Crimes Chamber reconciliation, Bosnia, ICTY Tufts University
Peace and Justice Studies Program
Marsha Lake Eyre
9/2006
Is Peacebuilding A Profession? An Assessment of the State of the Field Peace building, profession Royal Roads University
School of Peace and Conflict Management
Kim Lamberty
5/2010
Eyes from the Outside: Christian Mission in Zones of Violent Conflict accompaniment, Christian mission, Colombia Conflict, international protective accompaniment Catholic Theological Union
Cross Cultural Ministry
Mitsuko Matsumoto
10/2006
Strengthening Peace Education Programming in the United Nations: Recommendation for Inter-Agency Peace Education Working Unit in the UN Peace Education, the United Nations, UNESCO, UNICEF, INEE, UNHCR Teachers College, Columbia University
Transcultural and International Studies
Eli McCarthy
5/2010
A Virtue Ethic Assessment of Nonviolent Peacemaking: Toward Public Discourse and Policy nonviolent peacemaking, virtue ethics, public policy, catholic social teaching, human rights Graduate Theological Union
Ethics and Social Theory
Richard McCutcheon
1/2009
The US/UK - IRAQ War, 1991-2003: How a Process Model of Violence Illuminates War Iraq, War, Violence, anthropological theory McMaster University
Anthropology
Whitney McIntyre Miller
4/2010
Postconflict Community Development in Sierra Leone: Western, Cultural, and National Influences postconflict, post-conflict, development, community University of San Diego
Leadership Studies
Meredith Michaud
3/2010
How beliefs about violence correlate with tendencies towards violent behavior among Portland State University students. worldview, violence, beliefs, behavior Portland State University
Conflict Resolution
Eric Miller
1/2007
Illuminating the Heart of Darkness Africa’s Great War and its continued aftermath Boston University
International Relations
Julie Morton
5/2008
Reading and Writing Peace: The Core Skills of Conflict Transformation and Literacy peace education, literacy, conflict transformation, literature, critical pedagogy Prescott College
Peace Education
Tammy Murphy
5/2008
Contemporary Latin American Indigenous Peoples’ Movement in Motion: Historical institutionalism theory challenged in light of recent legal achievements Indigenous Peoples, Law, Social Movements Arcadia University
International Peace and Conflict Resolution
Emiko Noma
6/2008
Women Taking Agency During Violent Conflict: Case Studies of Women PeaceMakers at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice women and peacebuilding Portland State University
Conflict Resolution
Aki Ohata
5/2007
School Violence in Japan: A Case of Freirian Banking Method Media Analysis and Theory Application Teachers College Columbia University
International & Transcultural Studies
Natalie Olson
5/2009
Madagascar Microfinance: The Effectiveness of Microfinance Institutions in Empowering Women Microfinance, Madagascar, Women\'s Empowerment, Conflict, Development Bowling Green State University
Psychology
Zohra Omar
2/2010
The Challenges and Opportunities in Street Education street children, participation, praxis, Ecuador Teachers College, Columbia University
International Educational Development
James Page
9/2006
Peace Education: Exploring Ethico-Philosophical Foundations philosophy of peace education, virtue ethics, consequentialist ethics, conservative political ethics, aesthetics ethics, care ethics, critical realism Southern Cross University
School of Education
John Parker
5/2010
Eating our Way To Peace? Conflict/Peace Studies, Interdisciplinary, Agriculture Grand Valley State University
Liberal Studies
Carliene Quist
5/2007
Invisible Privilege, Invisible Men: Exposing and Exhorting the Need for Transformational Research and Active Participation Among Males as an Essential Component to Sustainable Gender Violence Prevention and Eradication in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico femicide, masculinities, gender violence, Juarez, U.S.-Mexico border College of St. Benedict
Peace Studies
Beth Rempe
11/2008
Clinton Administration Involvement in the Northern Ireland Peace Process Clinton, Northern Ireland, Peace Processes, Mediation Lancaster University
Politics and IR
Julia Resnitsky
5/2007
An Encounter with the ‘Other’ - Delegitimization, Anti-Arabism, and Denial: Constructing the Jewish-Israeli Identity. Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, Denial, Dehumanization, Delegitimization, Identity, Constructing Identity, Zionism Brandeis University
Sociology; Peace, Conflict, and Coexistence Studies
Robert Reuschlein
8/2009
Peace Economics and program change in undergraduate Peace Studies programs Peace Economics Edgewood College
Education
Jacob Ritter
8/2007
World Peace Education world peace, education, health, prevention, integral, integration Goddard College
Individualized BA
Jacoba Rock
5/2007
Restorative Justice: Encouraging Community Relationships for a Straddled Generation restorative justice, young adults, conflict transformation, community conflict University of Colorado at Boulder
Sociology
Hope Rubin
5/2009
Opening Pathways to “the Other”: An Approach to Interfaith Worship and Peacemaking for Our Times Interfaith Worship, Intergroup relations, and peace Loyola College in Maryland
Pastoral and Spiritual Care
Krysta Sadowski
5/2008
Partition as a Strategy for Managing Ethnic Conflict: the Case of Cyprus Partition, Bi-communal, Conflict Resolution The George Washington University
Special Interdisciplinary program
Asaduzzaman Sarder
7/2008
Redesigning the Community-based Justice Mechanisms for Grassroots Level Conflict Transformation: Bangladesh Context Mediation, Transformative Mediation, Conflict Transformation, Counseling Pannasastra University
Applied Conflict Transformation Studies
Caroline Sarkis
3/2007
Seeking Reconciliation in Rwanda: The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda as a Reconciliation Mechanism Reconciliation/Rwanda Portland State University
Conflict Resolution Graduate Program
Martina Savio
5/2010
Dynamics of oppression and state failure Cases of child labour in artisanal and small-scale mines Democratic Republic of Congo Child labour, oppression, mining, failed states University of Tromsø
MA in Peace and Conflict Transformation
Jarem Sawatsky
7/2008
The Ethic of Traditional Communities and the Spirit of Healing Justice: A Grounded Comparative Analysis of Three Communities healing justice, restorative justice, community peacebuilding, cultures of peace University of Hull, UK
Law School
Steve Sharra
5/2007
TEACHING LIVES: AUTOBIOGRAPHY, UMUNTHU, PEACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATION IN MALAWI peace, social justice, umunthu, teacher education, teacher autobiography, malawi Michigan State University
Teacher Education
Kristen Shelly
5/2010
Conceptualizing War, Peace, and Nonviolent Action: Reconstructing Christian Pacifism Pacifism, nonviolent action, Christianity Bluffton University
Sociology
Amy Shuster
4/2009
The Judgment of Generations generational politics, political judgment, democratic theory Princeton University
Department of Politics
Bryan M. Sims
9/2008
Assessing the impact of \'bottom-up\' conflict management methods in Africa: The case of Liberia Liberia, conflict, grassroots University of Kent
Politics and International Relations
Amy Spelz
1/2007
Latin American Liberation Philosophies: Analyzing Hugo Chávez’s Bolivarian Revolution Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, Bolivarian Revolution, Liberation Theology, Liberation philosophies, Paulo Freire European University Center for Peace Studies
Peace and Conflict Studies
David Steiner
6/2009
Discourse Literacy: A Curricular Approach to Peacemaking in the Palestinian - Israeli Conflict Peace education, media literacy, Israel, Palestine National Louis University
Curriculum and Social Inqiry
Paul Stock
5/2009
The Original Green Revolution: The Catholic Worker and Environmental Morality Catholic Worker, environmental morality, agriculture, religion, peace Colorado State University
Sociology
Beckey Sukovaty
9/2008
A Feminist Philosophical Critique of Domestic Mediation (ADR) Practices in the United States: Realizing Mary Parker Follett\'s Theory of Empowerment nonviolent dispute resolution, mediation, power, oppression, autonomy, interdependence, Mary Parker Follett, feminist theory, applied ethics University of Oregon
Philosophy
Diane Swords
5/2007
Crossing the Line: Democracy, Spirituality and Politics in Anti-Nuclear Social Movements Social movements, anti-nuclear, democracy, spirituality, feminist, action research, strategy Syracuse University
Social Science
Hasmig Tatiossian
1/2010
Women’s Liberation and Peacebuilding: The Case of Nagorno Karabagh conflict transformation, women's liberation, Nagorno Karabagh, civil society, social change New York University
Center for Global Affairs
Laura Vail
5/2007
NGOs and Democratization in Jordan NGOs, Civil Society, Middle East, Democracy School for International Training
Jordan: Modernization and Social Change
Susanne Waldorf
2/2007
A case study of peace education in Iowa high schools and proposal for a new curriculum peace education, unity, social consciousness, Hossain Danesh, Paulo Freire, dialogue circles, diversity, worldview awareness, problem-posing education, banking education, student-centered education, experiential learning European University Center for Peace Studies
Peace and Conflict Studies
ZHENG WANG
5/2006
THE POWER OF HISTORY AND MEMORY: NATIONAL "PATRIOTIC EDUCATION" AND CHINA'S CONFLICT BEHAVIOR IN CRISES WITH THE U.S. Historical memory, conflict resolution, U.S.-China Relations, Identity formation George Mason University
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Katherine Ward
5/2007
The Chinese Baby Trade: International Adoption and the Commodification of Baby Girls Adoption Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service
Culture and Politics / Justice and Peace Studies
Yael Warshel
12/2009
How Do You Convince Children that the “Army”, “Terrorists” and the “Police” Can Live Together Peacefully? A Peace Communication Assessment Model peace education, media, peace communication, children and youth, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, assessment and evaluation, ethnography of violence, ethnopolitical conflict, citizenship, nationalism, sesame street, audience reception University of California at San Diego
Communication
Emily Watkins
5/2010
On the Border of Fire: Origins of the National Religious Settler Movement in Israel Israel, trauma, identity, Orthodox Jews, West Bank, Two-State Solution, Israeli-Palestinian Peace Brandeis University
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies; Politics
Robert Wiese
5/2010
The Minerals that Pay for War Cobalt, Coltan, Congo, Sierra Leone, Diamonds Georgetown University
Justice and Peace Studies
Alexander Williams
5/2008
One for All and All for One: Building Cooperative Attitudes and Behaviors in a Middle East Scenario with Simulation Games and Multiple Identification Theory Multiple Identification Theory; peace studies; Middle East; conflict resolution; psychology; international relations; attitude change; simulations; Iraq War; cooperation; negotiation William Jewell College
Political Science/Psychology/History
Andria Wisler
5/2008
Peace Knowledge: An Inquiry in Post-Yugoslav Higher Education peace studies, peace education, Yugoslavia, higher education, war, interdisciplinary Columbia University
Teachers College, Department of International & Transcultural Studies
Ian Yarett
5/2009
Hegemony as an Obstacle to Empowerment and Mobilization in Nonviolent Movements nonviolent action, hegemony, consent Swarthmore College
Peace and Conflict Studies
WURAYAYI ZEMBE
6/2007
CONSTITUTIONALISM IN ZIMBABWE: UNFINISHED BUSINESS CONSTITUTIONALISM IN ZIMBABWE AFRICA UNIVERSITY
INSTITUTE OF PEACE , LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE