Jeff Pugh's Page

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

Desire to translate international relations theory into positive change for real people, making the world a better place to live.

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

Jeff Pugh is the Executive Director of the Center for Mediation, Peace, and Resolution of Conflict - International (CEMPROC), and an instructor and doctoral candidate in International Relations at the Johns Hopkins University. Under his leadership, CEMPROC has trained and served over 3500 adults and children from more than twenty countries around the globe in conflict resolution, social justice, and leadership skills. Jeff earned bachelor degrees, summa cum laude, in Political Science and Speech Communication from the University of Georgia (UGA), a master’s degree in International Relations from Johns Hopkins, and additional graduate conflict resolution coursework at Tec de Monterrey, Mexico. Jeff is a registered mediator/neutral in Maryland and Georgia, and he has volunteered with the Community Mediation Program in Baltimore. Jeff is also a co-founder and instructor for the UGA/CEMPROC International Conflict Resolution Study Abroad Program in Ecuador. He has worked at the U.S. State Department, where he received a special commendation from the Assistant Secretary of State, and he served three years on the selection committee for the Delta Prize for Peace and Global Understanding, whose recipients include, among others, Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter, and Mikhail Gorbachev.

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

Ecuador, USA, South Africa, Mexico, France

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

USA

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

Executive Director, CEMPROC

What is your personal or organizational website?

http://www.cemproc.org

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

http://www.usip.org

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

http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/

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

Conflict Resolution, Education, Refugees

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

Program Administration, Program Design, Research, Training

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

Sovereignty and peace;
Migrant/host conflict and institutional peacebuilding;
Cross-cultural conflict resolution education as a peacebuilding intervention

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

• Pugh, J. La Resolución Pacífica de Conflictos, CEMPROC Training Manual (2004).
• Lane-Garon, P. and J. Pugh, Resolución de Conflictos para Niños, CEMPROC (2005), a manual for children’s conflict resolution program facilitators; also created accompanying CD.
• Pugh, J. “The Structure of Negotiation: Lessons from El Salvador for Contemporary Conflict Resolution,” Negotiation Journal, vol. 25, no. 1, January 2009. pp. 83-105
• Pugh, J. Changing Gears in Colombia: A Shift in U.S. Policy under President George W. Bush. University of Georgia Honors Thesis (2003)