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Ethics, Conflict, and Resolution
The dominant theme for this year’s Point of View conference, which will be held on the Arlington Campus in Founders Hall Room 125 on February 14 and 15, will be Ethics, Conflict, and Resolution. All speakers are experts within their respective fields, and Laurence Susskind, a prominent figure within the field of conflict resolution, will be the keynote speaker. The principal goals of this conference are to reflect critically upon the value commitments that make up conflict analysis and resolution and to examine their implications to develop... |
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Past Policies and Continued Predicament of Displaced Kashmiri PanditsThe magnitude of the phenomenon of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) is a daunting humanitarian challenge with upwards of 28 million in displacement (UNHCR, 2013). Conflict-induced displacement results in psychological, cultural, socio-economic, and political transformation of those displaced. Such was the displacement of the 250,000 Kashmiri Pandits (KP), a Hindu minority community in India’s Kashmir Valley (Valley), which ruptured the fabric of this community in 1989. This article unfolds the socio-economic costs of past policies and the continued predicament of this community.... |
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United Nations Resolution 2122: Creating New Opportunities and Challenges for S-CAR The United Nations Security Council on October 18, 2013 adopted Resolution 2122, aimed at strengthening women’s role in all stages of conflict prevention and resolution. This resolution is rather significant as it looks to increase and reinforce the role that women can play at the negotiation table. It is also very unique as all the 15 members of the Security Council agreed to focus on women’s leadership in conflict resolution and peacebuilding. |
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Where the Rubber Meets the Road: When Migration is not just a Subject, but a Human Struggle for Global JusticeGrowing up in a semi-extended family in a rather homogenous Roman Catholic community in the South of Malta, I knew the norms and behaviours expected of me, especially those related to gender and social class. However, ever since I was little I knew my path would take me beyond Malta and I was prepared for the reality that I would not be able to meet the expectations of my family and community. I embraced these struggles and in return I received the gift of friendship and community with people all over the world. Today I am married to a Ghanaian, Ahmed, and together we pastor an international evangelical Christian church in Malta, New Life Christian Centre. Ahmed is also the Director of the Foundation for Shelter and Support to Migrants (FSM), which he set up in 2010 to provide services for male asylum seekers. After completing the Conflict Analysis and Resolution and... |
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Spring 2014 S-CAR World Café Film SeriesIn August 2013, the John Burton Library in collaboration with the centers and working groups at S-CAR, started a World Café film series meant to provide a space for students to have alternative discussions, outside the structure of academia about issues facing individuals. As Oscar Wilde once said, “Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.” Based on this theme, a well selected list of movies and documentaries that touched on themes such as race stereotypes in Europe as seen in The Intouchables;... |
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Approaching Current Affairs from a Conflict Resolution LensWith the beginning of this semester, the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution is opening its doors to a new form of dialogue. As a student led initiative, the “Current News through a Conflict Resolution Perspective,” aims to bring together the diversity that encompassesS-CAR to encourage intellectual discussions about the world around us.This initiative, whichwill be held twice a month and explores the “news of the day,” from various newspapers and analyzes what impact conflict resolution,can have on the reported events. It also encour... |
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Nicholas Van Woert, S-CAR and University of Malta Dual DegreeNicholas Van Woert is a graduate of the dual degree Master’s program in Conflict Analysis and Mediterranean Security offered by S-CAR and the University of Malta. He came to the field of Conflict Resolution with a background in history and a desire to apply the lessons of the past to the problems of the present in an effort to contribute to the discussion on conflict and international development. Nicholas tells me, “I would never want to be the voice, but rather a perspective on a round table that will help those responsible for making decisions on projects benefitting... |
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Charles Crawford, S-CAR Certificate and MS ProgramCharles Crawford is part of the new cohort of Masters students, admitted to S-CAR in the spring of 2014. Charles is also currently enrolled in the S-CAR certificate program where he is mainly focusing on the evaluation of conflict resolution programs as well as problem solving workshops. As he said “I believe that receiving diplomas in both categories [certificate and masters] at S-CAR would strengthen my theory, research and practice background.” Charles is originally from the West African nation Liberia, where he experienced over 14 years of civil war. “No one should... |