This report is the result of a three-year collaboration between the Women, Peace and Security program at Columbia University and Associação Sócio-Cultural Horizonte Azul (ASCHA), a Mozambican feminist civil society organization based in Maputo. Through a participatory visual methods project with young women and girls from several neighborhoods of Maputo, Mozambique, this report suggests that… read more

Spring 2020 Semester | Data Science Intern for the Sustainable Peace Project The Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict and Complexity (AC4) at Columbia University’s The Earth Institute is seeking a graduate student intern to provide research assistance to the Sustainable Peace Project that aims at understanding the dynamics of sustainably peaceful societies. The intern will provide… read more

AC4 has been collaborating with the Agirre Lehendakaria Center for Social and Political Studies (ALC-University of the Basque Country), as well as UNDP in Southeast Asia to develop approaches for peacebuilding and socio-economic development in Asia. More specifically, we have been testing how to build Social LABs in Thailand using prior work in the Basque area, Colombia,… read more

Call for Applications APPLICATION DEADLINE:  Wednesday, October 23, 2019 Apply via this form:  https://forms.gle/iQNEhVsq2uaDuv5h7 The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) program at Columbia University, in collaboration with the Columbia University Nairobi Global Center and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, is pleased to announce the next round of the Peace and… read more

The Youth, Peace, and Security (YPS) Program at AC4 will be launching a new research initiative in October in Medellin, Colombia, in partnership with the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, and a local organization, Son Batá. The project will explore social meanings on human security. There are many perspectives around the meaning of human security in Medellin…. read more

Women, Peace, and Security Program Monitoring and Evaluation Short-term Consultancy Job Description JOB SUMMARY The Women, Peace, and Security Program at the Advanced Consortium for Cooperation, Conflict and Complexity (AC4) at the Earth Institute at Columbia University contributes to greater understandings of the diverse roles women play in influencing sustainable peace and human security through… read more

Apply by August 30th at 12 PM EST.  The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Program at Columbia University is pleased to invite applications for the Peace and Social Change Internship. This paid graduate internship opportunity is designed to support the Peace and Social Change Fellowship Program. The internship will run from September to December 2019…. read more

AC4 is very excited to announce the release of our 2018-2019 Annual Report. We are celebrating 10 years of fostering sustainable peace through innovation and integration and this year has been a very important milestone for our work. Read the 2018-2019 Annual Report here.

Administrative Associate Position: Part-Time (20 hour / week) with flexible schedule We are seeking to hire a qualified candidate to support the financial, human resources, and events operations of AC4. The Administrative Associate will manage the workflows of payments and reimbursements, vendor interface, human resources interface, and facilities and infrastructure requests. In addition, the incumbent will… read more

We are seeking to hire a qualified candidate for a short-term Administrative Associate position with the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Program. The Administrative Associate will support the WPS Program Director by ensuring smooth and seamless operations and administration of program activities from May to September, 2019. Responsibilities The Associate will be primarily responsible for… read more