Faculty Member Teaches in Thailand and Greece This Summer

Over summer 2008, Associate Director of the MA Program, Dr. Craig Zelizer helped build the capacity of individuals from conflict regions by  teaching in two international programs. In August 2008, Dr. Zelizer conducted a three day workshop for participants in the Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program in Bangkok, Thailand (http://www.rotary-chula.org/). The workshop covered the topics of social justice and truth commissions, capacity building in peacebuilding and evaluation methdology.  The Rotary program brought together 18 mid-to-senior level professionals from around the world for a three-month intensive course on peacebuilding. Select faculty are invited to conduct course components.
_{Dr. Zelizer works with a small group in the Rotary Thailand Program.}


In July 2008, Dr. Zelizer conducted a week long course on Conflict Management as part of the International Institute on Political and Economic Studies (IIPES)held on the island of Crete in Greece. IIPES is an academic program that explores major political, economic and cultural issues important to the Eastern Mediterranean region. In the program, over 90 students from a wide range of nationalities, religions and ethnicities had a chance to interact, learn and share their experiences in ways that can benefit their educational and professional development.The program is organized by the Fund for American Studies.