International Peace and Conflict Resolution MA Program, American University

02/21/2019

Check out IPCR Professor Alex Cromwell's new article on the long-term effects of peace education with Pakistani youth! It was just published in the International Journal of Educational Development! The link below will give free access to it for the next 50 days!

This article examines the impact of four peace education programs involving Pakistani youth to illuminate peace education’s role in peacebuilding effo…

11/20/2018

IPCR Professor Charles Call discusses anti-poverty strategies with former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Ambassador Chet Crocker, and Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield at a panel organized by the Georgetown Student Anti-Poverty Alliance.

11/15/2018

IPCR Professor Doga Eralp provided comments to CGTN on the state of economic trade and President Trump's recent visit to France to commemorate the horrors of World War War I. Watch here:

CGTN's Rachelle Akuffo spoke to Doga Eralp about U.S. foreign relations under Trump's administration. He is a lecturer at the American University.

10/19/2018

The Confucius Institute U.S. Center invites you to the 2018 CAUSE (China, Africa, United States Engagement) Roundtable Discussion.

This moderated roundtable discussion will focus on major initiatives including economic development, capacity building, and cultural exchanges. The discussion aims to create a space for international affairs professionals, China-Africa researchers, and senior level experts to discuss the current status of the field while learning from the perspectives and expertise of each other.

The discussion will be held at the Confucius Institute U.S. Center on November 7th at 6:00 pm.

If you would like to participate in the roundtable discussion, please fill out this application by Oct. 26th: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=0iwUKzi_tUOndTSkVvjHqx5Sp0YA7LJFoJp3vyPmllVUM0JDSjBPVEVNMk1PRk5NR09CN0Q4TzI3Vi4u

If you would like to observe the roundtable discussion, please email [email protected] by Oct. 26th.

10/18/2018

To learn more on the state of relations between the United States and Turkey in light of the release of American pastor Andrew Brunson, who had been imprisoned for nearly 2 years, CGTNOfficial spoke with IPCR Professor Doga Eralp.

For more on the growing tensions between the United States and Turkey, following the release of an American pastor who was in house arrest in the country, CG...

10/15/2018

Are you interested in taking FREE courses in conflict management and peacebuilding? The U.S. Institute of Peace is offering 12 online introductory courses that will sharpen your skills to prevent and manage conflict! You will also earn certificates upon completion! Learn more here: https://www.usip.org/academy/catalog/micro-courses

10/08/2018

Do you want to learn how great leaders played vital roles in making the world a more fairer and peaceful place? Or what lessons can be drawn from the twenty-first-century? Check out The Peacemakers - Book talk by Bruce Jentleson!

Thursday, November 1st
4 - 5:15 pm
SIS 300

In the twentieth century, great leaders played vital roles in making the world a fairer and more peaceful place. How did they do it? What lessons can be drawn for the twenty-first-century? Professor Jentleson will discuss these questions in a talk based on his new book The Peacemakers: Leadership Le...

09/24/2018

Check out Professor Chuck Call's new report on violent conflict in specific regions and the need for international actors and the U.N. to pay closer attention to today's security environment. Professor Chuck Call wrote the report with colleagues: Bruce Jones, Dan Toubolets, and Jason Fritz.

In 2018, we face an international security environment measurably worse than that of a mere five years earlier. Increased war-related violence accompanies an international order under challenge and rent by tensions. However, this does not signal a universally more unstable world.

08/16/2018

Would you like to take a FREE online course in civil resistance with the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict? Here is your chance! The course will run from September 6th to November 1st. Applications are due August 26th.

https://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/2018-rutgers-call/

07/18/2018

Congratulations Andreia Barcellos, IPCR/MA '15, on your success, and we thank you for your continued dedication to migrant rights!

In recent years, more than 40,000 Haitian immigrants have found themselves starting a new life in small towns across Brazil. In order to better understand the challenges of serving this new community, the local government for the city of Medianeira enlisted School of International Service, AU Ipcr Sis AU '15 alumna Andreia Barcellos.

"The government's support of our team gathering information and training officials shows that they are willing to improve their work to better serve this community.”

06/15/2018

Check out this new op-ed on the Afghanistan ceasefire and the potential for a full peace process. The piece is co-authored by Professor Anthony Wanis-St John and USIP's Scott Worden!

The Hill is a top US political website, read by the White House and more lawmakers than any other site -- vital for policy, politics and election campaigns.

05/21/2018

Check out Dr. Mohammed Abu-Nimer's new piece - Alternative Approaches to Transforming Violent Extremism: The Case of Islamic Peace and Interreligious Peacebuilding!