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Harvard, Online Free Seminar: Criminalizing Humanitarian Engagement?
September 10, 2010 from 9:30am to 11am – online
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This is a very interesting effort to provide free language classes in the DC Area. http://thegln.org/inner_content.php?id=ODE=
The Global Language Network (GLN) offers free language classes in over 50 languages using an innovative learning approach.…
September 10, 2010 from 9:30am to 11am
Seminar: Criminalizing Humanitarian Engagement?
A Live Seminar on "Criminalizing Humanitarian Engagement? Counterterror Legislation and Humanitarian Action" will take place on Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. (EDT). Registration required (…
September 10, 2010 from 9:30am to 11am
Seminar: Criminalizing Humanitarian Engagement?
A Live Seminar on "Criminalizing Humanitarian Engagement? Counterterror Legislation and Humanitarian Action" will take place on Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. (EDT). Registration required (…
YOUTH ZONES, a film and poetry initiative by Lisa Russell for UNFPA and the Women's Refugee Commission, profiles young people from Liberia, Lebanon, Colombia, Uganda and New Orleans, USA who share stories of struggle and resilience after conflicts a…
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- What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?
- Always wanted to make a difference.
- Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (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, conflict sensitivity and conflict mainstreaming, the connection between trauma and conflict, the role of the private sector in peacebuilding, and arts and peacebuilding. He has published several articles and recently co-edited Building Peace, Practical Reflections from the Field (Kumarian Press, 2009)
Dr. Zelizer has worked extensively throughout Central and Eastern Europe and Latin America and other regions of the world with diverse groups including civil society members, educators, youth, government officials, etc. To date he has worked in over 18 countries, helped trained hundreds of professionals in conflict resolution processes and skills, facilitated dialogues, conducted assessments/evaluations and applied research, taught university students.
He was one of the co-founders and a senior partner in the Alliance for Conflict Transformation, a leading non-profit organization dedicated to building peace through innovative research and practice. He has worked for or served as a consultant with the United States Institute of Peace, USAID, International Research & Exchange Board, Catholic Relief Services and Rotary International. He has 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.
He currently serves on the Editorial Boards of the African Peace and Conflict Journal and the Journal of Peacebuilding and Development and is the founder of the Peace and Collaborative Development Network (http://internationalpeaceandconflict.org) a online network connecting 16,000 professionals in the fields of peacebuliding and development.
- Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) 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 (or location of your organization)?
- US
- What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?
- Associate Director, MA in Conflict Resolutin Program, Department of Government, Georgetown University
- How many years professional experience do you have ?
- 15+
- 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 (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?
- 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(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?
- 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 (or your organization's) 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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Top Resources for Finding Scholarships/Fellowships in Conflict Resolution and Related Fields
Dear Colleagues,
There are countless opportunities for individuals seeking to pursue academic study at all levels to obtain financial support from private foundations, directly from academic institutions and from various governmental and intergovernmental agencies. In addition, there are a number of fellowships that provide funding for independent research/internships/language study as part of (or after completing) an academic program. As part of developi
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment
Guide to Careers in the CR Field/Additional Resources (Including Newly Expanded List of Key Job Websites)
Finding the right job in conflict resolution, international development and related fields requires a combination of the right experience and training, an understanding of the field, developing strong connections and a bit of serendipity. In addition to academic and/or professional training, it is essential to have an understanding of how conflict resolution works in practice. Many people working in conflict related jobs, will not find employment with "conflict resolution organizations" but with… Continue
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New Report on Graduate Education and Professional Practice in International Peace and Conflict from USIP, Useful for Faculty Teaching/Starting Programs and Students Considering Enrolling
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Events
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Harvard, Online Free Seminar: Criminalizing Humanitarian Engagement?
September 10, 2010 from 9:30am to 11am – online
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Women's Learning Partnerhip Event, DC, Challenges of Change:Religion, Secularism & Rights
September 21, 2010 all day
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ACTING ON THE WORLD STAGE: THEATRE AND PEACEBUILDING IN CONFLICT ZONES
September 23, 2010 to September 26, 2010 – Ellen Stewart Theatre, La MaMa ETC
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USIP Open Simulation Platform authoring event
September 24, 2010 to September 26, 2010 – US Institute of Peace
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4th International Congress on Conflictology and Peace, Campus for Peace, Spain
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as young man of this newly nation south sudan. stability of this country will provide the meaningful rebuilding of the country in all sector.
most of us born in war and grow in war like me was born on 18.aug.1985 and in southern sud…
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