Publication
 |
University News: George Mason University
Articles By S-CAR
Abstract: As a young boy in southeast Turkey, George Mason University graduate student Ihsan Gunduz became what those in the conflict field call “...
Articles About S-CAR
Abstract: It’s right around 1958 and a young Richard Rubenstein is at a crossroads. He’s about to graduate magna cum laude from Harvard College but...
Abstract: Curious about what Mason students would name as “everyday peace indicators,” George Mason University professor Pamina Firchow and recent...
Abstract: [Lauren Agnello, left, a freshman anthropology major, and her sister, Rachael, a senior conflict analysis and resolution major,...
Abstract: On a summer Sunday in 2007, Sarah Federman, PhD Conflict Analysis and Resolution ’16, visited the Mémorial de la Shoah, the Holocaust museum...
Abstract: One spoon. One paragraph. That’s all it took to send Željana Varga on a research mission that not only broke new ground on day-to-day living in...
Abstract: School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution students join INTO Mason students from around the world to discuss race, religion and the U.S. election....
Abstract: [caption: S-CAR students in Arlington converse with students in Kosovo for a project targeting extremism. Photo by Ron Aira.] When the...
Abstract: [Students from Mason's School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution presented at the United Nations' International Day of Peace in September....
Abstract: Sarah Federman is turning her successful School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution 2016 PhD dissertation into a book, and it’s fitting that...
Abstract: Nigerian First Lady Aisha Muhammadu Buhari visited George Mason University on Thursday to discuss the need for changes to increase positive health...
Abstract: When Nancy Dorcas responded to a post in George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution’s newsletter about...
Abstract: George Mason University PhD student Carol Daniel Kasbari is a longtime activist, speaker and writer who has lived and studied in Jerusalem most of...
Abstract: Editor's note: Earlier versions of this story identified Christina Sumner as a PhD student. She is pursuing a master's degree. We regret the...
Abstract: Hip-hop DJs, MCs, beatmakers and dancers from around the world descended on a hotel conference room in Washington, D.C., this spring to learn how to...
Abstract: Free elections are the cornerstones of democracy, but there are times when holding elections can hurt the cause of democracy, particularly when a...
Abstract: George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution’s new international retreat and research center, Point of View, is...
Abstract: Martha A. Galicia Osorio came to George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution from Mexico to develop mediation skills...
Abstract: [Mason facilitators (from left) Leslie Dwyer, Alex Cromwell and Nawal Rajeh (not pictured, Sarah Federman) with members of the group Tuesday's...
Abstract: Photo credit: Evan CantwellWhen Alice Peck came to the United States two years ago from England to work on her master’s degree in conflict...
Abstract: Here’s a look at a few of the Patriots receiving undergraduate degrees Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015. Sage Janulis hasn’t wasted much time...
Abstract: A backpacking adventure at age 20 to several Central Asian countries sparked Charles Davidson’s craving for travel as well as his curiosity...
Abstract: The Islamic State’s methods of civilian attacks, suicide bombers, torture, beheadings and the like are part of an “uncommonly...
Abstract: Friday’s terror attacks on Paris have shaken the world. To understand what happened and why—as well as what is likely to take place next...
Abstract: Remaz Abdelgader is a student at George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, who wants to be a human rights attorney...
Abstract: George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution will sign a memo of understanding Tuesday, Sept. 22 with 72 Africa, a...
Abstract: With Phin Savey, staff member of Cambodia Youth AssociationWhen Sarah Rose-Jensen looks out the window of the bus during one of her six-hour rides...
Abstract: Growing up in the Manila suburb of Cainta Rizal in the Philippines, Vanessa Cardenas admits she was one of the lucky ones, living in gated...
Abstract: Michael Shank has joined an informal White House working group studying how local governments across the country communicate and address climate...
Abstract: Photo: School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution graduate student Vigny Nimuraba at the Arlington Campus by Alex Glenn. A George Mason...
Abstract: Claudine Kuradusenge has few clear memories of her native Rwanda, but what she remembers the most is the refugee camp.“I remember the smells of...
Abstract: The following is excerpted from Mason's University News article (linked below):Sarah Rose-Jensenis a doctoral student in the School for Conflict...
Abstract: The annual International Conference on Conflict Resolution Education takes place for the second year in a row at George Mason University. The...
Abstract: Michael Verdon is creating a 20-foot handcrafted pagoda, which becomes a canvas for the people’s stories of remembrance, loss and healing...
Abstract: The George Mason University undergraduates who created the conflict-field organization Agora are putting on their first student-led conference two...
Abstract: Cynthia Enloe is a pioneering feminist scholar who has inspired a generation of fellow scholars and students to take a serious look at the crucial...
Abstract: Growing up in rural Georgia and Florida, George Mason University graduate student Mandy Hood routinely saw animals mistreated at the hands of their...
Abstract: It occurred to George Mason University professor Pamela Struss that many disciplines equip their graduates with marketable skills that can be...
Abstract: When Danielle Davis was a freshman at West Potomac High School in Alexandria, Va., a George Mason University student came to her school to talk about...
Abstract: The name of the company founded by a George Mason University master’s student is Etik, and it reflects not only what the firm does, but what...
Abstract: Only two years after George Mason launched the Global Problem Solving Consortium, the university is being honored on a national scale for tackling...
Abstract: Faculty members of George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution were joined by graduates of the school, some now...
Abstract: A day-long conference on social justice and creating change in communities in conflict will feature internationally known authors and practitioners...
Abstract: There’s more to peacebuilding than negotiating treaties and shaking hands, some George Mason University students learned this summer. “A...
Abstract: For two and a half years, filmmaker, peace activist and George Mason University doctoral student Oded Adomi Leshem visited a small village in his...
Abstract: It’s one thing to study conflict; it’s another to be able to put those studies into practice. Last spring, a team of students and...
Abstract: Chris Nace was 12 years old when he realized his life’s calling was to make it easier for special-needs students to navigate their educational...
Abstract: The idea was to bring Jewish and Muslim teenagers together to learn basic karate self-defense moves. What could go wrong?As it happened, a lot went...
Abstract: By any definition, Wilfredo Magno Torres III has already had a successful career. Armed with a master’s degree in anthropology from the Ateneo...
Abstract: The Department of Defense’s (DOD) evolving policy of permitting women to serve in a quarter of a million combat positions began in a George...
Abstract: The Center for the Study of Gender and Conflict (CGC) at George Mason University helps fund scholarship projects around the world that attempt to...
Abstract: The 400-year-old campus of the University of Malta sits on an island in the Mediterranean Sea, about 60 miles south of the Italian island of Sicily...
Abstract: About a dozen undergraduates in George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR) will take part in a Service...
Abstract: Citing the work as “innovative, reflective and interdisciplinary” as well as brave enough to confront “very difficult and...
Abstract: The increasingly urgent unrest in Ukraine is the result of many complex factors that have developed during 20 years of independence coming together...
Abstract: “You need to stop using the word ‘post-conflict,’” Johan Galtung said early on in a two-hour brown bag discussion...
Abstract: Just two weeks after the government was unable to avoid a shutdown over partisan squabbling, Solon Simmons, associate professor in George Mason...
Abstract: Richard O’Brien, visiting scholar in the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, will discuss his research on Oct. 8.“Help us, we...
Abstract: Kevin Avruch has been appointed dean of George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR).S-CAR, founded in 1982,...
Abstract: Faculty members, graduates, and students of George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR) will be among the...
Abstract: Last semester, one student in CONF 501 Introduction to Conflict Analysis and Resolution, travelled with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Another...
Abstract: Passion about their personal goals drives many George Mason University students and alumni. For some, it’s taking a dream job in the Washington...
Abstract: While both Andrew Baer and Eric Johnson are pursuing master’s degrees in George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and...
Abstract: This spring, Mason convened a historic three-day meeting that brought representatives from seven prestigious international universities to the...
Abstract: The Vision Series lectures continue on Monday, Nov. 7, with a lecture by Mason professor Sandra Cheldelin titled “Women Waging War and Peace: A...
Abstract: Daniel Rothbart. Photo courtesy of Daniel RothbartThe saying “war is hell” is especially true for civilians, as Mason professors Daniel...
Abstract: Aziz Abu Sarah, co-executive director of Mason’s Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution (CRDC), was named one of...
Abstract: The Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution (CRDC) at Mason’s Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution is paying...
Abstract: Mason will be the first university or college in the world to have a school of conflict analysis and resolution when its Institute for Conflict...
Abstract: From Babylonia to the Balkans, conflict has plagued humankind for centuries. And as current conflicts rage across the globe, the need for innovative...
Abstract: How can we be a better community? This is the question at the heart of Community Conversations, an Arlington, Va., program that gathers small groups...
Abstract: Fifteen George Mason University students have just returned from a diplomatic mission to Syria as part of a class learning how to engage in citizen...
Abstract: Mason anthropologist Mark Goodale at a political rally in La Paz, Bolivia, with a condor mascot.
Anthropologist Mark Goodale with a condor mascot...