Peace Studies
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A Conversation with Alisher Khamidov (M.A. ‘02)
George Lopez, the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Professor Emeritus of Peace Studies, talks with alum Alisher Khamidov (M.A. '02). Most recently, Alisher was at the University of Notre Dame during fall 2020 as the first alumni visiting research fellow. His career path since graduating with a Kroc master’s degree in 2002 has been wide-ranging. Alisher completed a Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University, worked as a journalist, studied the impact of Muslim migrants in northern England as a postdoctoral fellow, and served as a peace and conflict consultant at the World Bank.
Topics: Alumni, Central Asia, Digital, Peace Studies, Violence
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Alumni Profile: Mary Kate Battle
A conversation with Mary Kate Battle, a 2010 Notre Dame graduate and peace studies alumna who works as a Business Development Specialist with Catholic Relief Services. Mary Kate talks with Anne Hayner, Associate Director for Alumni Relations at the Kroc Institute, about her career, international development in diverse contexts, and how peace studies plays a role in her day-to-day work.
Topics: Alumni, International development, Peace Studies
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Alumni Spotlight: Ketty Anyeko and Lindsay McClain Opiyo
Kroc Institute Associate Director for Alumni Relations, Anne Hayner, talks with 2014 Kroc Institute Master's alums Ketty Anyeko, a current Ph.D. student at the University of British Colombia, and Lindsay McClain Opiyo, the director of development and partnerships for Generations for Peace in Washington, D.C. They discuss reparations and justice for women survivors of war in Uganda, youth and peacebuilding, and how they chose to study peace and where it's taken them.
Topics: Alumni, Peace Studies, Reparations, Uganda, Women, Youth in Peacebuilding
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Alumni Spotlight: Peter Quaranto on Stabilization, Global Fragility, and Peacebuilding
Peter Quaranto, a 2006 Notre Dame graduate and peace studies alum who works as a Senior Advisor for Peace and Security at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., talks with David Cortright, Director of Policy Studies and the Peace Accords Matrix project at the Kroc Institute. Peter discusses his career, the stabilization in international conflicts, global fragility, and how peace studies plays a role in his day-to-day work.
Topics: Alumni, Global fragility, International conflict, Peace Studies
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Alumni Spotlight: Tona Boyd on the Justice in Policing Act
Featuring Erin Corcoran, Kroc Institute Executive Director, and Tona Boyd, a 2003 Notre Dame graduate and peace studies alum who is now working as chief counsel to Senator Cory Booker on the Senate Judiciary Committee. They talk about where studying peace can take you and Tona's work on the recent Justice in Policing Act. Tona is speaking in her capacity as a Notre Dame alum, and not in her formal role as chief counsel.
Topics: Alumni, Justice, Peace Studies, Police
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Mary Ellen O’Connell and George Lopez on Peace Studies and the Art of Law
Kroc Institute faculty members Mary Ellen O’Connell, the Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law and Research Professor of International Dispute Resolution, and George A. Lopez, Professor Emeritus of Peace Studies, discuss international law, peace studies, realism, aesthetic philosophy and more, drawing on insights from O'Connell's new book, "The Art of Law in the International Community."
Topics: International law, Peace Studies, Realism
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Pop Culture, Youth, and Peacebuilding
Catherine Bolten, associate professor of anthropology and peace studies, sits down to talk with Siobhan McEvoy Levy, professor of political science and peace and conflict studies at Butler University. They discuss peace studies, pop culture, and the instrumental role of youth and young adults in building peace.
Topics: Peacebuilding, Peace Studies, Pop culture, Youth in Peacebuilding
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Reflecting on the Kroc Institute's Response to 9/11 Twenty Years Later
It’s hard to believe that the 20th anniversary of the tragic events of September 11, 2001, took place nearly 20 years ago. As they did for so many people and organizations around the world, the events of that day had a profound impact on the Kroc Institute and how it thought about its role as a global hub for peace studies.
In this episode, Erin Corcoran sits down with George Lopez, Rashied Omar, and Gerard Powers to discuss the ways the Kroc Institute responded to 9/11 and the ways the events of that day indelibly changed the Institute.
Topics: 9/11, Peace Studies
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Teaching Peace in Active and Post-Conflict Zones
George Lopez talks with three other scholar-practitioners about how to teach peace studies in areas where there is active conflict or where conflict has just ended. This episode’s guests include Kroc Institute Visiting Research Fellow Josefina Echavarría Alvarez, Fr. Elias Omondi Opongo, Director of the Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations, and Fr. Matthew Pagan,Vice-Chancellor of the Catholic University of South Sudan.
Topics: International conflict, Peace Studies
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