Schools are complicated institutions. They have schedules, timetables, and closed rooms where people should be – and not be – at particular times. When this system ‘works’, one should be able to know where everybody is, with who, and doing what. Of course, human life is always more complex than that. My time in the… read more
“Understanding Environmental, Health and Economic Activity Interactions Following Transition of Ownership in Gold Mining Areas in Tanzania: A Case of Private to Public“ is now available online in Land Use Policy, Volume 79, December 2018, Pages 650-658. The article presents applied research conducted by the AC4 Environment, Peace and Sustainability Team and is co-authored by Sophia Rhee, Elias Charles Nyanza, Madison Condon,… read more
This week, Liberian Nobel Laureate, peace activist and Executive Program Director of our Women, Peace and Security Program, Leymah Gbowee, shared her reflections about peace, politics and the vital role of women in an opinion piece in the New York Times. She writes about how Liberian women changed politics, and shares insights on the power of women to… read more
Friday, Sept 28, 10am-12pm | RSVP Launch of the full version of The Missing Peace: Independent Progress Study on Youth, Peace and Security | Ministerial side-event to the 73rd session of the General Assembly AC4 was part of the Steering Committee for and proudly contributed a case study to The Progress Study, which documents young… read more
The Department of Communication Studies at California State University Long Beach is hiring an assistant professor in the area of conflict and mediation. Full details below. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH College of Liberal Arts Department of Communication Studies Tenure-Track Position Opening RECRUITMENT NUMBER: 2520 POSITION: Assistant Professor of Conflict, Mediation, and Negotiation EFFECTIVE DATE: … read more
Over the past years, citizenship education became a hotly debated topic in Chile. Several political corruption scandals involving elected officials and businesspeople called into question the strength of Chilean democracy, the probity and civic virtue of its representatives, and the institutions entitled to educate these traits, particularly the school system. Before the end of her… read more
Peace Day Event on Friday, September 21, 2018 | 6:00 – 8:00PM Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City hosted by MenaingfulWorld Meaningfulworld Celebrates the United Nations International Day of Peace – September 21, 2018 at Cathedral of St. John the Divine in NYC Forgiveness for Peace: Upholding Sustainable Development Goals to Heal Our… read more
What Does it Take to Build Sustainable Peace? The research team behind the Sustainable Peace Project has created a series of short videos to give an introduction to their ongoing research project. The team includes researchers with backgrounds in environmental science, social psychology, physics, anthropology, among others, working to understand the underlying conditions of peace. Read this new blog published… read more
Communications Coordinator | Graduate Student Part-Time Internship To apply: send resume and cover letter to mms2258@columbia.edu Deadline: 5pm (EST), Monday, Sept 17, 2018 AC4‘s mission is to engage with and support interdisciplinary theory, research and practice related to violence prevention, constructive conflict resolution, peacebuilding and sustainable development at Columbia University with aim to promote sustainably peaceful… read more
Our team research project followed up on our coursework in the Business and Human Rights clinic, which centered around guidelines for responsible agricultural investment. In Malawi, the major agricultural commodities grown for export are tobacco, sugar, and tea. For our AC4-sponsored project, we decided to look at Malawi’s tea industry. We wanted to understand how… read more