David Brubaker's Page

What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?

I was raised in the Mennonite faith tradition, and thus grew up believing that war and violence created more problems than they solved. However, I also yearned for a practical way to express a proactive commitment to peace, and found these tools in the emerging conflict transformation field in the 1980s.

Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)

David Brubaker is Associate Professor of Organizational Studies in the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University. He has more than 20 years of experience in workplace mediation, training and organizational and congregational consulting. David has consulted and trained with organizations throughout the U.S. and in a dozen international settings including Northern Ireland, Mozambique, Angola, Nepal, Myanmar, Egypt and Jordan. He is the author of numerous articles on conflict transformation and of “Promise and Peril: Understanding and Managing Change and Conflict in Congregations,” published by The Alban Institute. David earned a BS in business administration from Messiah College, an MBA from Eastern University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Arizona specializing in religion and organizations.

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise

Africa--Angola, Mozambique, Rwanda
Asia--Nepal, Burma, Philippines
Europe--Northern Ireland
Middle East--Egypt, Jordan, Israel/Palestine
North American--U.S. and Canada
South America--Brazil

What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?

U.S.

What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?

Associate Professor of Organizational Studies, Center for Justice and Peacebuilding

What is your personal or organizational website?

http://www.emu.edu/cjp

What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)

http://www.acresolution.org

What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)

http://www.beyondintractability.org

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Conflict Resolution, Dialogue, Facilitation, Organizational Development, Peacekeeping, Social Entreprenuership

Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?

Capacity Building, Curriculum Development, Program Administration, Program Design, Program Implemenation, Research, Training

What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?

Relationship between change and conflict in organizations

If appropriate feel free to list several of your (or your organization's) publications

“Promise and Peril: Understanding and Managing Change and Conflict in Congregations.” Alban Institute, 2009.

“Leading Healthy Organizations in a Turbulent Environment,” Monday Developments, Nov/Dec 2008; Interaction.

“Organizational Conflict Intervention: An Arena for Justice Making.” ACResolution Magazine, Summer, 2008; Association for Conflict Resolution.

“Got Conflict? Deal with it!” Leader Magazine, Fall, 2006. Mennonite Church.