On July 8–12, 2013 the first annual Dynamical Systems Theory Innovation Lab was convened in Sheboygan, Wisconsin to share and develop leading-edge models and methods for addressing social ills. A core, multidisciplinary group of faculty practitioners, scholars, and researchers, who approach their work from a complex systems perspective, spent nearly one year organizing this week-long… read more

Over the past decade, scholars and practitioners have been working to employ new insights and methods from complexity science, dynamical systems and network theory to study and address violence, conflict and sustainable peace. Last year, a core group of scholars and practitioners convened to further this work through sharing – from both science and practice… read more

Position Description The Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict and Complexity (AC4) at Columbia University’s Earth Institute is seeking a graduate research assistant (GRA) to support a new multi-disciplinary initiative aimed at exploring the fundamental principals of sustainable human development (SHD). Working in partnership with The Aguirre Center at the University of the Basque Country and… read more

The first issue will be released July 2013 and includes an article by AC4 Co-Director Peter T. Coleman: Crises and Opportunities: Six Contemporary Challenges for Increasing Probabilities for Sustainable Peace Bar-Ilan University – Conflict Management and Negotiation Graduate Program Get our newsletter I’d like to get more stories like this. Email address Secure and Spam… read more

The Interdisciplinary Program in Conflict Management, Resolution and Negotiation at Bar-Ilan University focuses on graduate level studies (M.A with/without thesis and Ph.D). The program has a theoretical emphasis on identity-based conflict and primarily concentrates on three fields: International and Regional Conflicts, Dialogue and Conflict Management in Israel, and Interpersonal and Community Mediation, ADR, Restorative Justice and Conflict Engagement Techniques. The… read more

Visit the Official Website for Full Details Some of the films that are premiering: CAMP 14 June 14, 2013 9:45 PM / IFC Center June 15, 2013 6:30 PM / Film Society of Lincoln Center Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center Camp 14—Total Control Zone is a fascinating portrait of a young man who grew up… read more

Evaluating Success and Failure in Conflict Resolution: Taking Time, Space and Black Holes Seriously.     Visit the International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution (ICCCR) to learn more about Peter Coleman’s work     Get our newsletter I’d like to get more stories like this. Email address Secure and Spam free…

ACR-GNY is happy to announce that they are able to offer numerous scholarships for those who wish to attend the 2013 ACR-GNY Annual Conference but for various reasons are not able to afford it. More information can be found here:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dExhcFcycFJqd1E1SHYySWxKWFJPM0E6MQ#gid=0 If you have any questions, contact them at conference@acrgny.org.       Get our newsletter I’d like to get more stories like… read more

AC4 Affiliate Andrea Bartoli accepts new position as Dean of Seton Hall’s Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations. Our congratulations to Professor Bartoli! Get our newsletter I’d like to get more stories like this. Email address Secure and Spam free…

As part of a public lecture series on The History of Climate Change and the Future of Global Governance The Hertog Global Strategy Initiative Presents: Geoffrey Parker Distinguished University Professor and Andreas Dorpalen Professor of European History at The Ohio State University   “Climate and Crisis: War, Famine, and Empires in the 1590s”   Moderated… read more