Master of Arts Program in Conflict Resolution
Lise M. Howard, Ph.D.
Peacekeeping and peacebuilding in civil wars
Mediation theory and practice
The norm of negotiated settlement in international relations
The use of force in peace operations
French and American approaches to peacekeeping
Craig Zelizer, Ph.D.
The role of government peace institutions in conflict zones
Trauma, peacebuilding and conflict
Mapping the state of professional and graduate opportunities in the field
Evaluation and documenting success in peacebuilding
Professor Zelizer is currently co-editing a book Documenting Success Stories (Impact) in the Peacebuilding Field. He has also recently written on trauma and peacebuilding.
Michael Bailey, Ph.D.
The influence of law and ideology on the Supreme Court
The influence of Congress on the Supreme Court
Campaign finance in the United States and Japan
The effect of inter-state and international competition on government policies
Fathali M. Moghaddam, Ph.D.
Subjective justice and intergroup conflict
Radicalization and de-radicalization
Terrorism and globalization
Political participation and culture
Catherine Tinsley, Ph.D.
Professor Tinsley studies how factors such as culture, reputations, negotiator mobility, and perceptions of fairness influence how people negotiate and how they manage conflict and has written about how macro features in the national context (trade policies, capital market structures) influence international negotiations. She evaluates how near miss events bias people’s decisions under risk, and how these biases might be eliminated. She examines the effects of diversity on group performance and how mentorship influences salary and career progression, as well as gender differences in these relationships. She also researches how and where U.S. based management theories do and do not translate across national cultures.