Master of Arts Program in Conflict Resolution

The Conflict Resolution program welcomes leading scholars and practitioners to campus on a regular basis to discuss their work and share lunch with students, faculty, and staff.  Topics have ranged from the genocide in Darfur to resolving frozen conflicts in the former Soviet Union to an examination of the U.S. government's growing federal mediation program.  For details about any of the events below, to RSVP or to be added to the Conflict Resolution Events email list please contact us.

Spring 2010 Lectures

January 26
5:00 p.m.
Scott Weber, Interpeace
“Whose Peace is it Anyway?: Lessons from 15 Years of Peacebuilding in Conflict-Affected Countries.”

February 23
12:00 p.m.
Fathali Moghaddam, Ph.D.
"The New Global Insecurity: How Terrorism, Environmental Collapse, Economic Inequalities, and Resource Shortages are Changing the World."

March 3                                                                                               4:00 p.m.
Donald L. Horowitz, Ph.D.
"Constitutional Design for Severely Divided Societies."

March 16                                                                                                  12:00 p.m.
Craig Zelizer, Ph.D.                                                                     "Measuring Impact in Peacebuilding."

March 17                                                                                           12:00 p.m.
Lawrence Taylor, Ph.D.
"Death in the Desert Conflicting Moral Geographies on the US - Mexico Border."

March 22                                                                                           12:00 p.m.
Roy Licklider, Ph.D.
"Merging Militaries after Civil Wars: South Africa, Bosnia, and the Search for Theory."

March 26
Time TBD
Stathis N. Kalyvas, Ph.D.
"International System and Technologies of Rebellion: How the End of the Cold War Shaped Internal Conflict."

April 7                                                                                                12:00 p.m.
Kimberly Marten, Ph.D.                                                                 "Should We Cooperate with Warlords and Clan Militias?: State-Building Lessons from Post-Soviet Georgia and Chechnya."

Fall 2009 Lectures

August 31
Introduction to Careers and Fellowships and Welcome Reception

October 14
Cathy Tinsley, Ph.D.
"How Stereotypes Shape the Dynamics of the US - Middle East Dispute Resolution"

November 17
Robert I. Rotberg, Ph.D.
"Governance and the Future of the Developing World"

November 20
Charles Villa-Vicencio, Ph.D.
"Peace and Justice in Africa:  Does the ICC Help or Hinder?" 

Spring 2009 Lectures

February 25
Dominic Bryan, Ph.D.
"10 Years After: Lessons for Peacebuilding from Northern Ireland"
Co-sponsored by the BMW Center for German and European Studies

February 26
Amb. John Hirsch, Ph.D.
"New Challenges in African Peacekeeping"
Co-sponsored by the African Studies Program
 

March 4
Mr. Peter Emerson
"Consensus Voting in Politics and Mediation"
Co-sponsored with the MA Program in Democracy and Governance
 

March 20
Michael Jobbins, CO 2008, GU Conflict Resolution Program
"Conflict and Common Ground in the Democratic Republic of Congo"
  

Fall 2008 Lectures

September 3
Introduction to Careers and Fellowships and Welcome Reception  

October 2
Fathali Moghaddam, Ph.D.                                                              "How Globalization Spurs Terrorism: Challenges for the Next President" 

October 8
"What I Did On My Summer 'Vacation'"
second-year students share tips and stories from their overseas experiences 

October 14
Dr. Josh Weiss, Arzu Yilmaz, Deena Shakir
"The Abraham Path Initiative: Crossing Boundaries and Connecting People, Step by Step"
Co-sponsored by the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies and the Prince Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding 

October 27
Lise Howard, Ph.D.
"UN Peacekeeping in Civil Wars"
Co-sponsored by the Women in International Security program

November 5
Brendan Tuohey
Brown-bag lunch with co-founder of PeacePlayers International
Co-sponsored by the Georgetown Conflict Resolution Association (GCRA)

November 11
Alumni Panel and Program Reception

November 19
Marc Chernick, Ph.D.                                                                   "Settling the Armed Conflict and Promoting Human Rights in Colombia: Has There Been Progress?"
Co-sponsored by the MA Program in Democracy and Governance

November 19
Lisa Schirch, Ph.D.
"Conflict Resolution and Public Policy: Taking Conflict Resolution to Congress"
Co-sponsored by the Georgetown Program on Justice and Peace

December 5
Charles Villa-Vicencio, Ph.D.
"Prosecutions and Conflict Resolution: Is the ICC using Africa as a Guinea Pig?"