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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)

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At 1:59pm on October 25, 2008, Andrew Russell said…
Hi Jeff,

My apologies - I joined this network and then promptly forgot all about it! If you are still interested, I'd be happy to share information and experiences. You can reach me directly at andrew.russell@undp.org. Regards, Andrew
At 10:34pm on May 30, 2008, John Brown Okwii said…
Hi Jeff,thanks for calling.Please,i have some links in South Africa.There is Philippe J.L.Emedi,the General Secretay for the Accrediting Council for Theological Education In Africa (ACTEA).This is his e-mail actea.africa@gmail.com.There is also Prof.Christof Sauer of the University of South africa(Unisa).You can also contact him thru. csauer@telkomsa.net. Finally,there is also prof Sam Waje Kunhiyop.I lost his e-mail contact.But you can reach him thru +277-6-207-5397.Just tell them that I referred you to them.They will be able to assist in whatever way they can.Thank you Jeff.Iam doing well here at Gonzaga.I will return to Africa by first week of Sept.
JOhn
At 2:06pm on May 6, 2008, Jose Roberto Lopez Urrutia said…
Hello Jeff, good to read from you.

Regarding your message, I´d be pleased to talk with you via telephone. Should you provide area codes and telephone numbers and hours where I can call, I´ll confirm when it works for both.

Best Regards

Jose

jrlues@hotmail.com
At 12:58pm on May 5, 2008, Kristina Lederer said…
Thanks for the invite! Have a great time bouncing around from Ecuador, South Africa, and Baltimore this summer! Good luck with the study abroad program and your independent research. :)
At 6:32pm on May 3, 2008, Fauzia said…
Thank you for the invitation.

Fauzia
At 9:53am on March 21, 2008, Chris LeGore said…
Hello.

I hope to open a line of communication with you. It seems we share some common interests so I wanted to make my introduction. I'm Chris from New Orleans. I'm studying Comparative legal systems at Tulane Law School and am very interested in Human Rights and Mediation and Negotiation. Given our common interests this might be a good way to start communication so we can refer to each other in the future. Please take a minute to view my page and leave a message if you like.

peace.
At 5:17am on November 20, 2007, James said…
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