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Dear Colleagues Greetings. In order to help to grow the network and to attract new members, we would like to start a page on the network highlighting comments of how members are using or benefiting from the Peace and Collaborative Development Netwo…
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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 10,000 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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What Others are Saying about the Network (Add your Own Comments)

The Peace and Collaborative Development Network is an open source for networking, resources, and exploring the fields of peacebuilding, conflict resolution, development, human rights, and more. We are constantly developing the sitek and also seeking feedback on how the site may have impacted you. Below please find feedback from some members. To see additional feeedback and make your own comments, visit the… Continue

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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.



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Posted on March 10, 2010 at 4:43pm — 7 Comments

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Guide to MA Program in Peace and Conflict Resolution and Related Fields

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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 for MA level programs. For Ph.D. programs see the resource guide There are several excellent existing guides to finding programs listed below (Please note that no guide provides complete up-to-date information on all programs, th… Continue

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Peace and Collaborative Networking Reaches over 13,000 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 13,000. There are currently members from over 190 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.



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Posted on March 7, 2010 at 4:30pm — 11 Comments

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Community Guide: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers (New Chat/Instant Messaging) and Groups Feature

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At 8:36pm on March 4, 2010, Anna said…
Hi and thanks for sharing the link to the 'Fellowship Opportunity for Women Nonprofit Leaders'. Writing an essay about what we are doing on 5 for Fairness will be a very good exercise indeed - no matter what happens with the Fellowship. Thanks again and congratulations on building such an impressive network. Anna
At 9:10am on February 25, 2010, KUKULU LOMENDE Charles said…
Hi Craig,
Thank you so much for the information. The site is educative, innovative, interesting and stimulating. I look the opprtunity for grant/ scholarships to the benefict of Congo Peace Initiative, C.P.I. ngo working in peace and democratic culture, human rigths and conflict resolution program. I working from DRCongo, post conflict country with all difficults concern reconcilaition, tolerance, poverty and we need building capacity in mediator,conflict resolution program with youth and leaders of peaace NGO.
Thanks.
At 11:43am on February 15, 2010, Richard Chopra said…
ATC Consultants GmbH has recently identified an interesting mission (see attached ToRs) funded by the Austrian Development Agency, "Evaluation externe du Projet d´Appui au Bureau de la Zone n.2 de l´observatoire de la paix de la CEDEAO" / "External Evaluation of the Project to Support the Zone 2 Office of the peace observation center of ECOWAS".

In order to carry out this 20 working days assignment, the mission foresees the involvement of 1 Expert for 20 working days in March / April 2010.

The mission foresees 1 trip to West Africa, both in Burkina Faso (Ouagadougou) and in Nigeria (Abuja) to collect the necessary data and conduct the primordial interviews.

The expert profile defined by the ADA is the following:
- Proven experience in the field of evaluation
- Proven experience in the field of peace-building, conflict prevention especially in West Africa
- Good knowledge of ECOWAS and of the ECOWARN system would be a distinctive advantage
- Perfectly fluent in French and English

Given your outstanding experience in the field of conflict prevention and peace building, we would be happy to present your CV or the ones of your suggested experts to the ADA for this assignment.

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Many Thanks & Best Regards,

Richard Chopra
Project Manager - International Development Unit
ATC Consultants GmbH
Tel: + 43 1 263 71 17 12
Fax: + 43 1 263 71 17 7
www.atc-consultants.com
At 12:09pm on February 12, 2010, Aneeta Pathak said…
Thank you Dr. Craig, i am aneeta from India. i find this site full of useful information. we must grow this site!
At 3:41am on February 10, 2010, Aliel Akol Mawach said…
Thanks a lot Dr. Craig Zelizer, I'm Aliel Akol Mawach from Sudan, I do realy appreciate the effort being mad by the peace building institute.
I have put my website suggestion as www.alielakolmawach.com and it ddn,t work. my you help workout my website.
Thanks.
At 11:23am on January 22, 2010, mohammad kamran said…
it is wonderful method to network of different people from all over the world,and i am sure that it will get that position very early
At 1:02pm on January 20, 2010, Safiya said…
Yes Craig, Last Year I was certified as Generations for Peace, Peace Pioneer. That means I satisfied all criteria and expectations of a pioneer which is to work with at least 200 children and 20 trainers annually passing on Generations for Peace Core values like Leadership, Teamwork, Tolerance etc
We designed a gender specific campaign called “Let Her Play” whose main objective was to step up girls involvement in sports in northern Nigeria. The campaign consisted of 11 projects- Advocacy, Training events, Sports sessions for children and newsletters. The campaign benefited over 4,000 children, girls and adults within a 10 month span. Objectives included helping girls build self-esteem and confidence as well as passing on Generations for Peace values and helping to bridge the gender, religious and ethnic divided in our communities.
Pictures and reports of the project can be found on www.ewei.wetpaint.com

We seek to ensure the sustainability of this project by seeking support to continue the programs within the school curriculum and some clinics for out-of-school girls. Most times it doesn’t take a lot to do a project that can change a child’s life forever. Nigeria is ridden with various divides that cause conflict: religious, ethnic, political, social and gender- particularly in northern Nigeria.
I must say how happy I am being a member of this site and how resourceful I have found it already. I found it while searching for funding opportunities for our young organization, Empowering Women for Excellence Initiative which is one of the Local Partner Organizations for Generations for Peace in Nigeria.
At 1:48am on January 20, 2010, Maryan Hassan said…
Thanks Dr. Craig for the great work you are doing we are proud of you, i will let othas knw the site and join also i will try to post some of the work we do as peace activists in my place.
thanks once again.
At 11:19am on January 18, 2010, Engy said…
Thank you for the information on the Books Section. I saw it and it will be useful for me a great deal as i am required to write some reviews for several books of my choice, so i will try to find some of these and do my work on. I told other people about the site and some of them already became members. I am also volunteering with an NGO on youth empowerment and cross-cultural dialouges, and we will be creating a section on the website and tell all members about it but after we upgrade our own website.
At 9:47am on January 18, 2010, Saka Luqman said…
Hi Craig, the site is educative, innovative, interesting and stimulating. Am Saka Luqman, a Nigerian presently in Malaysia doing my doctoral degree in Democratization and the Dynamic of Conflict in Nigeria's Oil Bearing Region. Thanks for sharing your time with us through this collaborative network. Hope to read from you soon.
 
 

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