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Dr. Jeremy Rinker Presents on “Religion and Peace: Global Perspectives and Possibilities” in Ohio
Dr. Jeremy Rinker, Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, presented an invited paper at Ohio University’s Baker Peace Conference in February. The Baker Peace Conference is an annual event that brings together a diverse group of leading experts to discuss a significant national or international issue…
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Peace and Conflict Studies Hosts Fulbright Scholar
The Department of Peace and Conflict Studies is pleased to host Dr. Shona Munro of the Royal New Zealand Police College as a visiting Fulbright Scholar during the Fall of 2020. Dr. Munro’s visit is the latest development from interdisciplinary research programs led by Drs. Emily Janke and Jeremy Rinker … Continued
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Two Professors Join Peace and Conflict Studies at UNCG
The UNCG Department of Peace and Conflict Studies is the new academic home for peace researchers Douglas P. Fry and Geneviève Souillac. Dr. Fry, who arrives to Chair the Department, is an internationally known anthropologist of peace. Dr. Souillac, likewise, is renowned for her interdisciplinary, humanities-based approach to peace studies, the field in … Continued
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Alumna Noor Ghazi Appointed as PCS Visiting Scholar
The UNCG Department of Peace and Conflict Studies welcomes Noor Ghazi as a Visiting Scholar. Ms. Ghazi is an alumna of the Peace and Conflict Studies MA program, the former Coordinator of the Global Leadership Program at UNCG, a war refugee, and a self-described peace activist. Ms. Ghazi writes, “I … Continued
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Creativity, Resistance, and Hope: Belfast 2019
Chuck Egerton presented on his thesis study at the Peace and Conflict Studies in Anthropology 2019 Conference at Queens University in Belfast Northern Ireland on October 5, 2019. The conference was titled: Creativity, Resistance and Hope: Towards and Anthropology of Peace.