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International Fellowship of Reconciliation, Call for Applications, ToT Overcoming Violence - Exploring Masculinities, Violence, and Peace

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Global Zero is currently accepting applications to its Student Leadership Summer (for college students in DC)

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Rosemary Dzuvichu replied to Craig Zelizer's discussion 'Call for Applications, International Center for Transitional Justice 2009 Fellowship in Transitional Justice for a three-week course on transitional justice based in South Africa'

Thanks Craig, This sounds very interesting and helpful for those of us dealing with so much of conflict.I shall apply.

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Colombia Stories that Kill

Plagued by violence, drug trafficking, and corruption, Colombia is one of the world's most dangerous places to be a journalist. We look at what kind of speech is being silenced, by whom, and how. Today, independent journalists working up against t...

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machuei Thogkow commented on Craig Zelizer's blog post 'Special Invitation to the Peace Media Clearinghouse - A NEW Multimedia Resource for Peacemakers'

I did best of my ability by telling the people about peace and collabrative network thank you

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machuei Thogkow replied to Craig Zelizer's discussion 'New Issue, Journal of Peacebuilding and Development, Culture and Peace in Africa'

in facts cultural has role to explore idea and histories could change the life of people. all you has wrote about culture you have deeply concern execptonal cultural could promote the peace and justice it 's not justfield implication democratic in...

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machuei Thogkow replied to Craig Zelizer's discussion 'Call for Papers, Conference on Reforming the Bretton Woods institutions, Denmark'

Over the past months our countries have taken urgent and exceptional measures to support the global economy and stabilize financial markets. These efforts must continue. At the same time, we must lay the foundation for reform to help ensure that a...

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What motivated you to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?: Always wanted to make a difference.

Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself (no more than 3 paragraphs): Dr. Craig Zelizer is the Associate Director of the MA in Conflict Resolution within the Department of Government at Georgetown University. His areas of expertise include working with youth from violent conflict regions, civil society development and capacity building in transitional societies, program evaluation and design, working on conflict sensitivity and mainstreaming across development sectors, the connection between trauma and conflict, the role of the private sector in peacebuilding, and arts and peacebuilding.

He has worked extensively throughout Central and Eastern Europe and Latin America with diverse groups including civil society members, educators, youth, government officials, etc. To date he has worked in over 14 countries, helped train hundreds of individuals in conflict resolution processes and facilitated several long-term dialogue processes.

He was one of the co-founders and a senior partner in the Alliance for Conflict Transformation (www.conflicttransformation), a leading non-profit organization dedicated to building peace through innovative research and practice. In addition to his work with ACT, he has worked for several international organizations including the International Research & Exchanges Board and the United States Institute of Peace, and received a number of fellowships and awards, including serving as a Fulbright Junior Scholar in Hungary for two years and as a National Security Education Program Fellow in Bosnia-Herzegovina. In addition to his professional experience, Mr. Zelizer has taught as an Adjunct Faculty at the Institute of Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University where he completed his doctorate in 2004.

He also serves on the Editorial Boards of the African Peace and Conflict Journal, which was recently launched by the University of Peace/Africa Program and the Journal of Peacebuilding and Development.

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you have direct and significant expertise: Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Colombia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Northern Ireland, Romania, Thailand, etc.

What is your current country of residence?: US

What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?: Associate Director and Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Government, Georgetown University

What is your personal or organizational website?: http://conflictresolution.georgetown.edu

What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box): http://www.conflicttransformation.org

What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box): http://www.international-alert.org

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise?: Civil Society, Conflict Resolution, Conflict Mainstreaming, Culture, Democratization, Development, Education, Facilitation, Gender, Information and Communication Technology, Humanitarian Relief, Media, Organizational Development, Psychosocial, Social Entreprenuership, Terrorism

Which are your primary skills areas?: Advocacy, Capacity Building, Communication, Curriculum Development, Evaluation, Fundraising, Information Technology, Monitoring, Program Administration, Program Design, Program Implemenation, Research, Qualitative Skills, Training

What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?: Intersection of Business and Peacebuilding; Role of Peace Commissioners; Arts and Peacebuilding; Trauma and Peacebuilding; Exploring Careers and Education in Peace and Conflict Resolution, etc.

If appropriate feel free to list several of your publications: Zelizer, C. & Rubinstein, R. (2009), co-editors. Building Peace: Practical Reflections from the Field. Kumarian Press.

Zelizer, C. (2008). "Trauma Sensitive Peace-Building: Lessons for Theory and Practice." Africa Peace and Conflict Journal 1(1).

Zelizer, C., McCandless, E., King, M., Machakanja, P. Bangura, A. & Karbo, T. (2007). Chapter 6, Synopses of Peace and Conflict Studies Research Methodologies in E. McCandless, M. King, P. Bangura, & E. Sall (Eds.), Peace Research for Africa: Critical Essays on Methodology (pp. 125-204). Switzerland: UPEACE/Africa (http://www.africa.upeace.org/resources.cfm)

Zelizer, C. (2007). Integrating Community Arts and Conflict Resolution: Lessons and Challenges from the Field. Written for Community Arts Net (http://www.communityarts.net).

Zelizer, C. (2005). The Role of Artistic Processes in Peacebuilding in Bosnia-Herzegovina. In P. van Tongeren, M. Brenk, M. Hellema & J. Verhoeven (Eds.) (text box, pp.304-305) in chapter “Artistic Responses to the Siege of Sarajevo: The Cellist and The Film Festival in Bosnia-Herzegovina.”(pp.301-308). People Building Peace II. Successful Stories of Civil Society. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers.

Zelizer, C. & Johnston, L. (2005). Skills, Networks & Knowledge: Developing a Career in International Peace and Conflict Resolution. Alexandria, VA: Alliance for Conflict Transformation.

Zelizer, C. (2003)"The Role of Artistic Processes in Peacebuilding in Bosnia-Herzegovina." Peace and Conflict Studies 10.2: 62-75.

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Peace and Collaborative Networking Reaches over 8100 Members, Help the Network Grow By Inviting Colleagues to Join, Adding New Content, Etc.

Today, the Peace and Collaborative Networking site's membership reached over 8100. There are currently members from over 180 countries around the world. Experiences and backgrounds of individuals on the site range from undergraduate students in North America, Africa, Latin America, Asia, the Mid-East, mid to senior level professionals in development, conflict resolution, human rights, social entrepreneurship, etc. working in all regions of the world and scholars/academics.

The success of this s… Continue

Posted on July 9, 2009 at 5:47am —

Guide to Key Resources for Funding Peace and Conflict Work

In this section, I will provide some of the key resources for obtaining funding for on the ground work. Please also take a look at the posting 12 Key Steps to Obtaining Funding for on the Ground Work which provides overall conceptual strategies.
Please note that we do not allow any requests for funding on this site as the network would be deluged.

Funding for peace and conflict work can… Continue

Posted on July 8, 2009 at 12:42pm — 10 Comments

Resource Guides to Careers, Academic Programs, Research, Funding (and more) in Peacebuilding, International Development and Related Fields

Please note that this site is designed to provide networking and sharing of promising practices. Individuals are not allowed to post their individual requests to find jobs as the site would deluged and there are other websites that do provide this service. However, I have written several short guides for careers, academic programs, funding, research, teaching resources, practice in peacebuilding, international development, human rights and related fields. Please feel… Continue

Posted on July 8, 2009 at 11:43am —

Special Invitation to the Peace Media Clearinghouse - A NEW Multimedia Resource for Peacemakers

This is an initiative that several colleagues and I have been working on over the past year. Please distribute this to your networks. We are also looking for feedback from users about what you like about the site, new features you would like to see, etc. Please post your comments on the blog or e-mail me via the site.

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Posted on July 7, 2009 at 2:05pm — 10 Comments

Guide to Ph.D. Programs in Conflict Resolution and Related Fields

Many individuals around the world are interested in doing graduate work in Peace and Conflict Resolution at the MA or Ph.D. level. This guide is focused solely on Ph.D. level programs. If you're interested in MA level programs, please consult the MA guide.

Several colleagues at Eastern Mennonite University, in their Conflict Transformation Program have put… Continue

Posted on July 6, 2009 at 5:15pm — 6 Comments

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At 10:31pm on June 28, 2009, Merlinda said…: Dear Craig,
Act for Peace programme, Caraga Area Coordinating Office, Region 13, Mindanao, Philippines is on its 4th year of implementation of Peace and Development Communities. And now it expanded its programme to the Schools of Peace. This geared towards strengthening and capacitating teachers into peacebuilding in the context of peace education. This capacity building training capacitates our teacher and administrators to deepen their understanding on the concepts and principles of the Culture of peace and as well its integration in Peace education to mainstream peace agenda reforms in the school.
I am very proud that I have share my knowledge with the program as one of the Resource Person in the training. And I know that being a new member of Peace and Collaborative Development Network I could learn more with your article and comments from other countries.
Thank you
Merlinda, Butuan City, Philippines

At 5:51am on June 23, 2009, Patrick Kamotho Githinji said…: Yes Craig,i will be posting the articles with the contacts from peace and collaborative efforts,to civil socities in kenya.From tomorrow 24th-june 2009 we will be exihibiting the best practices on Housing in kenya at K.I.C.C from 10am -26th-5 am,this is an event/ exhibition for Best practices in kenya.My presentation is "Saving kenya railways Land and assets"The Minister for Housing will judge the best practice that will get an international award.

At 9:37pm on June 20, 2009, Lydia Spitalny said…: Hi Craig,
I just completed the SIT CONTACT program held in Brattleboro, VT and I wanted to thank you for posting information about it, or else I would not have known. I had an incredible experience and want to become much more involved in peace building efforts, specifically in Kenya. I have human rights work experience in Kenya and see a grave need for peacebuilding there following the post-election violence.

Do you know of peacebuilding orgs doing work in Kenya (local and/or international)? I live in Silver Spring, MD and would love to meet with you sometime this summer.

Thanks again!

At 12:37pm on June 19, 2009, Patrick Kamotho Githinji said…: Thank you for this insight Craig,any opportiunity/application/fellowship or call for papers that we get we share it with the mainstrem civil societies in kenya through their list server.( kptj@communication )

At 9:28pm on June 16, 2009, Punam Yadav said…: Many Thanks for your response.

At 2:25pm on June 1, 2009, Sherry Levin said…: Hi Craig,

I was wondering if you could send out this scholarship announcment for the Graduate Symposium on Human Rights Law in East Africa. The program will be held in Arusha, Tanzania from July 20th - August 7th. Scholarships are available for candidates that apply.

More information is posted in the events section. Those who are intersted may contact directly at levins@arcadia.edu.

Thanks, Sherry

At 4:27pm on May 29, 2009, Bruce Rosove said…: Hi Craig,

I have sent you an email with a more careful explanation of what I am proposing. I sent it to the email I found on your web site at georgetown.edu. If there is another place I should send it please let me have your email and I'll forward my suggestion to you.

Thanks again for the good work you do.

At 11:52pm on May 26, 2009, REV. HUMPHREY O. NSIRIM said…: Craig, please can you recommend an institution that can allow me a short term programme on conflict resolusion and or mitigation. just for persona capacity building.

At 12:05pm on May 7, 2009, Ergün Özgür said…: Thank you.
I am looking info and videos about types of negotions. Mainly distributive and integrative.
I will be if you could help me on these subjects.
Regards,
Ergun

At 6:55am on April 24, 2009, Christophar Kamara said…: Dear Craig I am happy to meet with you. I am a new member in this Network. However, I would be very happy if we could be exchanging views so that i will be equipped with details and how to make a quick judgement. I will be making a constant call on you for help and etc. With regards.