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New Book by Professor Severine Autesserre “Peaceland: Conflict Resolution and the Everyday Politics of International Intervention”
Book summary Peaceland suggests a new explanation for why international peace interventions often fail to reach their full potential. Based on several years of ethnographic research in conflict zones around the world, it demonstrates that everyday elements – such as the expatriates’ social habits and usual approaches to understanding their areas of operation – strongly… read more
Conference 10/31: Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance: The New Generation of Ideas
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AC4’s Nick Redding Highlighted in IACM Signal: Why I chose to pursue a PhD
While it wouldn’t be entirely accurate to say I was disillusioned by my undergraduate education in psychology, I certainly did not leave satisfied. I had been exposed to one series after another of theory and research findings categorized around developmental, abnormal, biological, social and other themes. I was saying “so what?” too often by the… read more
Two New “Conversations From the Leading Edge” Now Available on WKCR
Illicit Resource Extraction 30:40 minutes (28.07 MB) Date Broadcast: Tue, 13 May 2014 In May’s collaboration with the Advanced Consortium for Cooperation, Conflict, and Complexity, (AC4) features a conversation with Chris Blattman. Dr. Blattman explains how employment opportunities and plain old cash incentives can help high-risk men in Liberia avoid seeking out work as mercenary… read more
Deadline Extended: Senior Research Associate Position Opening (ICCCR)
Job Opportunity Senior Research Associate Position (full-time) Academic Year (2014 –2015) The Morton Deutsch- International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution at Teachers College, Columbia University seeks a talented individual to help manage and support a dynamic program of research on peace and conflict dynamics. Under the leadership of Professor Peter T. Coleman, the research program… read more
AC4’s Peter Coleman Interviewed for Parent Magazine: Helping Kids Deal with Arguments
Brothers bickering over blocks. Sisters arguing about the seating arrangement. Friends fighting over broken promises. Disagreements are natural part of life, but kids aren’t born with the tools to effectively handle conflict. “Kids fight over many of the same things adults do, but with more raw intensity,” says Peter Coleman, Ph.D., professor of psychology and… read more
Call for Papers: NYSDRA Annual Conference
The New York State Dispute Resolution Association, Inc. (NYSDRA) annual conference will be in Syracuse on October 27: still accepting papers. More information here.
Senior Research Associate Position (full-time) at the MD-ICCCR
Job Opportunity Senior Research Associate Position (full-time) Academic Year (2014 –2015) The Morton Deutsch- International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution at Teachers College, Columbia University seeks a talented individual to help manage and support a dynamic program of research on peace and conflict dynamics. Under the leadership of Professor Peter T. Coleman, the research program… read more
Internship Opportunity at the ICCCR
Summer Research Internship (part-time, paid) The International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution (ICCCR) at Columbia University is currently seeking a research intern for the summer. The Research Intern will be working at our Lab supporting the development of projects connected to a multidisciplinary research agenda in the field of conflict resolution, peace studies,… read more