Skip to main content
Home

Civilian Peacebuilding Course 2012/13

 News - May 2012

Certifcate of Advanced Studies offered by swisspeace and University of Basel

Starting in September 2012, swisspeace and the University of Basel will offer for the first time a one-year postgraduate program in civilian peacebuilding (Certificate of Advanced Studies CAS). The course is designed for practitioners interested in deepening their knowledge of civilian peacebuilding as well as career starters and career changers who aim at working in fields such as peacebuilding, development cooperation, human rights, humanitarian or social work.

 

Business Conflict Check

 News - May 2012

Web-based self-assessment tool by swisspeace

The swisspeace Business Conflict Check (sBCC) assists business leaders in analyzing the political risk environment and defining strategies to cope with challenges arising from conflict. It consists of a web-based self-assessment and tailor-made consultancy services.

Rotary Peace Fellowship

 News - May 2012

Rotary Foundation is now accepting applications. Deadline for applications: 1 July 2012

The Rotary Foundation is now accepting applications for the world-competitive Rotary Peace Fellowship. The fellowship provides academic and practical training to prepare scholars for leadership roles in solving conflicts around the world. Up to 110 fellows are selected every year in a globally competitive process based on personal, academic, and professional achievements.

On the brink: can non-violence bring Syria back?

 News - April 2012

News article by Michael Nagler and Stephanie Van Hook

"When the Arab Spring was initiated by Mohammed Bouazizi's self-immolation last year in Tunisia, it ignited longings for freedom throughout the region; more than that, it took hold of the creative imaginations of non-violent activists and millions of dissatisfied individuals around the world. Has this hope ground to a halt with the violence in Syria?"

4 PhD positions in Peace and Development Research

 News - April 2012

Call for applications of the School of Global Studies at University of Gothenburg. Closing date: 3 May 2012

The School of Global Studies is a creative multidisciplinary environment for research and education in globalisation and global issues. Research and education is carried out within disciplines such as: Human Ecology, Human Rights, Regional Studies (African Studies, Asian Studies, Latin American Studies, Middle East Studies), Peace and Development Research and Social Anthropology.

GRAIN releases data set with over 400 global land grabs

 News - April 2012

GRAIN has made available a new data set documenting 416 recent, large-scale land grabs by foreign investors for the production of food crops. The cases cover nearly 35 million hectares of land in 66 countries.

 

Call for Panels: New Frontiers for Peacebuilding: Hybridity, Governance, and Local Agency

 News - April 2012

Conference of the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) in Manchester. Deadline for submissions: 31 May 2012

The 2012 New Frontiers for Peacebuilding Conference at the University of Mancester (UK) seeks to re-examine interventionary paradigms, approaches and practices by highlighting the importance of and tensions between governance and local level agency, and the polarised and resistant discourses which surround both. Open to both scholars (including post-graduate students) and practitioners, it is envisaged that submissions will contribute to the development of more innovative frameworks and concepts in peace and conflict studies.

CfP: From Rebellion to Revolution: Dynamics of Political Change

 News - March 2012

16th Berlin Roundtables on Transnationality at WZB. Deadline for submissions: 30 June 2012

The recent waves of protests and demonstrations in many countries around the world have reintroduced the question of revolution and grass-roots system change to the political and scholarly agenda. Whether it is the fight against autocratic and corrupt regimes or protests against market-driven politics, in many of these cases revolution is in the air or already on the streets.

Thinking about Peace Research in 21st century Latin America

 News - February 2012

CfP for Peace, Conflict & Development Special Issue. Deadline for submissions: 1 June 2012

The idea for this special issue originated from the Latin American Research Group (LARG) of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford. The Group was initiated and is run by PhD researchers, working on different aspects of peace and conflict issues in Latin America. With the forthcoming publication the group would like to initiate a debate beyond the boundaries of our institution on what such a perspective can add to research on Latin America.

Infrastructure for Peace (I4P)

 News - February 2012

Call for Abstracts. Journal of Peacebuilding and Development Special Issue. Deadline for submissions: 1 March 2012

The Journal of Peacebuilding and Development is calling for papers for V7N3, to be published in December 2012. JPD is a tri-annual refereed journal providing a forum for the sharing of critical thinking and constructive action on issues at the intersections of conflict, development, and peace. Housed at the Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego, JPD develops theory-practice and South-North dialogues, foregrounding qualitative methodologies that highlight the micro, hidden impacts of dominant policies and practices, striving to advance innovation and effectiveness.

Premium Drupal Themes by Adaptivethemes