IPCR Weekly Bulletin
Call For Papers
Symposium: The Impact of Drones on the Human Right to Peace, July 15 deadline
Under the guest editorship of our very own Dr. Jeffrey Bachman, Professorial Lecturer in Human Rights
and Co-Director of the Ethics, Peace, and Global Affairs MA program at American University’s School
of International Service, this issue explores the ways in which drones interfere with the right of affected
populations to a peaceful existence. The deadline for submissions is July 15, 2015. For more information
please visit
http://alumni.usfca.edu/controls/email_marketing/admin/email_marketing_email_viewer.aspx?sid=1307
&gid=1&eiid=10391&seiid=6352&usearchive=1&puid=c16f5d7e-415a-4098-80d7-53db70e2bdb9 or
contact Professor Bachman.
Job and Internship Opportunities
The El-Hibri Foundation, Neuroscience and Peacebuilding Internship
The El-Hibri Foundation seeks an intern to work on a program exploring the intersection between social
neurosciences and peacebuilding. Intern activities will include summarizing relevant research, identifying
experts, mapping and planning strategic outreach, organizing events, editing web content and conducting
social media outreach. Other duties will include planning support for an annual fundraising event and for
the El-Hibri Peace Education Prize ceremony. The intern will report directly to EHF’s Director of Grants
and Peace Education. For more information, please visit https://s3.amazonaws.com/jobdescription/NP+Internship+Summer+2015.pdf.
Research Assistant for Professor Smith
Professor Margaret Smith is looking for a research assistant who could do some research for her on the
current situation in South Sudan and players (both indigenous and international) who are attempting to
address it. This would be the background work for a developing project on churches’ capacity to effect
change in South Sudan. If you have already done some research on this part of the world, and if you are
planning to remain in DC in the foreseeable future, it would be a plus.
Please contact Professor Smith at mesmith45@gmail.com or 202-403-1352.
Faculty Publications
Boko Haram, a Presidential Election, and the Price of Corruption in Nigeria – Hrach Gregorian
Professor Hrach Gregorian’s latest publication outlines the recent events in Nigeria that have shaped the
recent election. To read this article, visit
http://www.cdfai.org/boko_haram_presidential_election_corruption_in_nigeria.
Scholarship Opportunities
The El-Hibri Foundation, Peace Prize, May 17
The El-Hibri Foundation awards an annual Peace Education Prize to an outstanding scholar, practitioner
or policymaker. Established in 2007 by Fuad and Nancy El-Hibri, the Prize recognizes individuals for
their noteworthy or influential contributions to the field of peace education. The Prize carries a $30,000
award and is presented at an annual event in Washington, D.C. For more information on this prize, please
visit
http://www.elhibrifoundation.org/peace_education/prize?utm_content=wien%40american.edu&utm_sour
ce=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=2015%20ElHibri%20Peace%20Education%20Prize&utm_campaign=2015%20EHF%20Peace%20Educ%20Prize%2
0%26%20Scholarships%20Now%20Opencontent.
The El-Hibri foundation, Peace Education Scholarship, September 4
The El-Hibri Foundation offers peace education scholarships to graduate students with demonstrated
commitment to the field of peace education and conflict transformation. Three $5,000 scholarships will be
awarded in 2015. The scholarship application form link will be available from March 16th to September
4th, 2015 at
http://www.elhibrifoundation.org/peace_education/scholarship?utm_content=wien%40american.edu&ut
m_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=2015%20ElHibri%20Peace%20Education%20Scholarships&utm_campaign=2015%20EHF%20Peace%20Educ%20
Prize%20%26%20Scholarships%20Now%20Opencontent.
Events
2-15 Graduate Student BBQ Series, April 14-16
Graduate students planning to graduate in May and August are cordially invited to join President Neil and
Mrs. Ann L. Kerwin '71 for the 2015 Graduate Barbecue Series, a home-style celebration at the
President's House featuring your favorite AU professors and staff, as well as AU alumni leaders ready to
welcome you to the Alumni Association. Shuttle service to the Kerwins' house is available from Bender
Tunnel 15 minutes prior to the start of each barbecue. This event is FREE and open to graduating students
only. Surprises are in store for graduating students who attend, but you must be present to receive them.
Graduate students should register for one (1) event only, and guests should be fellow graduating
American University Master's candidates only. To register and find more information, please visit
http://alumniassociation.american.edu/s/1395/index1colnonav.aspx?sid=1395&gid=1&pgid=5071&cid=8
197&ecid=8197&crid=0&calpgid=338&calcid=1401.
Track-I Conversations – Negotiating Peace in Africa, April 15
The International Mediators Community of Practice (IMCP) in collaboration with American University’s
Negotiation Project and the International Peace & Conflict Resolution Program (IPCR) present:
Track-I Conversations
“Negotiating Peace in Africa”
Date: Wednesday, April 15th, 2015
Time: 8:00 – 9:15 pm
Room: MGC 247
Speaker: Liberata Mulamula, Ambassador of Tanzania to the U.S.
Get an insider’s perspective on the facilitation of peace agreements in Rwanda, Burundi, and the DRC as
well as the negotiation of the African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty. In a conversation moderated by
Suzanne Ghais, Ph.D. candidate at American University, Amb. Mulamula will discuss topics such as
getting hostile parties to the table, inclusion/exclusion dilemmas, gaining and maintaining parties’ trust,
overcoming deadlocks, the role of women in official peacemaking, media and public opinion on peace
talks, and implementation challenges.
Book Talk: Making Conflict Work – Peter Coleman, April 20
Peter T. Coleman and Robert Ferguson, leading experts in the field of conflict resolution, argue that every
conflict is shaped by the same inescapable force: power. To turn any conflict to your advantage, you must
first understand the true power dynamics at play. Making Conflict Work teaches you how to identify the
nature of a conflict, determine your power position relative to your adversaries, and enact the best tactical
approach for achieving your goals.
Peter Coleman will be hosting a book talk on Making Conflict Work on April 20th at 5:30pm at American
University. The event will be in EQB Room 15. Light refreshments will be served.
Serbia and Kosovo: Studying the Post-Conflict Politics of History and Memory in the Balkans, May
23-31
This is a 3 credit course studying the Post-Conflict Politics of History and Memory in the Balkans. The
course will take place during the second half of May 2015. Students will spend 9 days in Kosovo and
Serbia in addition to preparatory and follow- up meetings in the US. Each day will be structured as 3
hours class time, with the rest of the day and evening spent in field experience and discussions/interviews
with scholars/practitioners. We will be studying as well as traveling in various parts of both Serbia and
Kosovo. This course is open to all Mason and non-Mason bachelors, masters, and Ph.D. students as a 3credit course, and to non-students as a professional development seminar.
For more information, please visit http://crdc.gmu.edu/education/balkans2015/.
Additional opportunities and information can be found on the IPCR website:
www.american.edu/sis/ipcr and SIS Events: http://www.american.edu/sis/events/index.cfm.