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.
February 25
3:30-5pm
Dominic Bryan, Ph.D.
"10 Years After: Lessons for Peacebuilding from Northern Ireland"
Co-sponsored by the BMW Center for German and European Studies
RSVP
February 26
12-1:30pm
Amb. John Hirsch, Ph.D.
"New Challenges in African Peacekeeping"
Co-sponsored by the African Studies Program
RSVP
March 4
12-1:30pm
Mr. Peter Emerson
"Consensus Voting in Politics and Mediation"
Co-sponsored with the MA Program in Democracy and Governance
RSVP
March 20
12:45-2:00pm
Michael Jobbins, CO 2008, GU Conflict Resolution Program
"Conflict and Common Ground in the Democratic Republic of Congo"
RSVP
April 7
Time TBD
Barry Hart, Ph.D.
"Trauma and Peacebuilding"
September 3
4-7pm
Introduction to Careers and Fellowships and Welcome Reception
October 2
12-1:30pm
Fathali Moghaddam, PhD
"How Globalization Spurs Terrorism: Challenges for the Next President"
October 8
1:30-3pm
"What I Did On My Summer 'Vacation'"
second-year students share tips and stories from their overseas experiences
October 14
11:30am-1pm
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
3:15-5pm
Lise Howard, PhD
"UN Peacekeeping in Civil Wars"
Co-sponsored by the Women in International Security program
November 5
1:30-3pm
Brendan Tuohey
Brown-bag lunch with co-founder of PeacePlayers International
Co-sponsored by the Georgetown Conflict Resolution Association (GCRA)
November 11
6pm
Alumni Panel and Program Reception
November 19
1:30-3pm
Marc Chernick, PhD
"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
1:30-3pm
Lisa Schirch, PhD
"Conflict Resolution and Public Policy: Taking Conflict Resolution to Congress"
Co-sponsored by the Georgetown Program on Justice and Peace
December 5
2:30-4pm
Charles Villa-Vicencio, PhD
"Prosecutions and Conflict Resolution: Is the ICC using Africa as a guinea pig?"
January 29, 2008
12-1:30 pm
Chic Dambach, Alliance for Peacebuilding
"The Role of Citizen Based Peacebuilding in Conflicted Societies"
February 26, 2008
12:30-2 pm
Joe Wiah and John Monibah, Don Bosco Homes
"From War to Peace: Education, Training, and Family Reunion for Liberia's War-Affected Children"
March 13, 2008
2:30-4 pm
“Careers in Conflict Resolution” panel discussion
with Jolynn Shoemaker, Jack McCarthy, Scott Deyo, and Linda Bishai
additional events to follow
September 20, 2007
12-1:30 pm
Carrie Menkel-Meadow, JD, LLD
"Cultural Variations in Restorative Justice"
October 17, 2007
1-2:30 pm
What I Did On My Summer "Vacation"
second-year students share tips and stories from their overseas experiences
October 18, 2007 International Conflict Resolution Day
2-3:30 pm
Rachel Stohl and Matthew Schroeder
"Weapons of Individual Destruction: Understanding the Illicit Small Arms Trade"
October 23, 2007
12-1:30 pm
Chris Mitchell, Ph.D.
"Local Peacemaking in Civil Wars; Peace Communities in Colombia - and Elswhere"
November 5, 2007
3:30-5 pm
H.E. President Martti Ahtisaari
Scott Weber
"Lessons on Building Peace in Fragile Societies"
November 7, 2007
4:30-6 pm
H.E. President Haris Silajdzic
"Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Way Forward"
November 14, 2007
2:15 pm
Johann Galtung, Ph.D.
"The Decline and Fall of the US Empire - and then what?"