Taylor Downs Awarded Best Paper at ARNOVA Conference

Taylor Downs, PhD student in International Conflict Management wins best paper for his paper titled "Understanding Internal Social Movement Differences and Framing in the Movement Against the Dakota Access Pipeline" at the 2018 annual ARNOVA Conference in Austin, Texas. 

The Conference Theme was “ From Relief to Resilience: How Philanthropy, Nonprofits and Volunteers Bridge the Gap between Crisis and Sustainability”.  The requirements were for the paper to address the Conference Theme and VRADS Mission. In addition, it must be accepted by ARNOVA as a paper presentation at the 2018 Conference. Lastly, authors or lead author must be a matriculated student or have graduated within one year of when the paper is submitted for award consideration.

Congratulations, Taylor! 

Cohort 19 Travels to Germany for Annual Study Abroad

Student News:

Congratulations to MSCM Cohort 19 and INCM Doctoral Candidates Fall 2018! 

Candidate: Christina Edwards

• Dissertation Title: "Schisms and Conflict Management in New African Immigrants’ Religious Organizations in the Greater Atlanta Area"
• Dissertation Chair: Akanmu Adebayo, Ph.D.

Candidate: Margaret Slusher

• Dissertation Title: “Do Regime Types Matter?: The Democratization of Regime Types in Response to Nonviolent Campaigns”
• Dissertation Chair: Maia Hallward, Ph.D.

Faculty & Staff News:

This call for papers is designed to elicit a thoughtful examination of efforts to build and sustain peace through the application of conflict resolution theories, processes and practices across fractious divides such as ethnicity, gender and
gender identification, religion, nationality, immigration status, social class, political party affiliation, or other sources of identity-based conflict. Each article should include a review of any applicable literature and support all claims with research and references.

All submissions on this topic are welcome. Suggested topics might include but are not limited to:

• How can we apply peacebuilding lessons from Kosovo, Rwanda, and other societies to the challenges facing
  the US and Western Europe?
• Strategies for effective dialogue and problem-solving across divides.
• Examples of peacebuilding efforts from around the world, with relevant lessons for peacebuilders in the US or
  elsewhere.
• Evaluation of peacebuilding efforts with generalizable lessons.
• Curricula designed to prepare peacebuilding practitioners or researchers at all levels, from primary school
  through graduate schools.
• The use of community members and capacity building efforts designed to enhance civil society at the local,
  national or international levels for the purposes of peacebuilding.
• Studies focused on identifying the sources of identity-based conflict of use to peacebuilding efforts.
• All other relevant works related to the theory and/or practice of peacebuilding. 

All articles should reflect an understanding of previous discussions in the literature on the chosen question (a literature review), include a 100-word abstract, and meet CRQ formatting guidelines. CRQ uses a double-blind peer review process to assure fair and equal access to all authors. Deadline is March 1, 2019. Submissions received after this date may be considered for inclusion in a later edition of CRQ.

The Journal of Peacebuilding and Development is calling for papers for Volume 14 Number 3, which is to be published in December 2019. JPD foregrounds qualitative methodologies, especially empirically based case studies that facilitate grounded and fresh analysis to serve theory, policy and strategy development. JPD offers a space for scholars and practitioners to examine the logic and impacts of dominant policies and practices, and to cultivate visionary, holistic approaches striving to advance collaboration between the fields of peacebuilding and development. Our authors, advisors and editorial staff represent global scholarship, practice and activism.

Articles submitted to the Journal should be original contributions and are subject to peer review. With occasional exceptions, the editors prioritize articles based on empirically grounded case studies. All submissions must link issues of peace and/or conflict with some aspect of development. Please indicate clearly if the article is under consideration by another publisher. Articles are read by the journal’s editors as well as by two to four outside reviewers.

The following types of submissions will be considered: 

• Full articles: critical case studies and/or thematic discussion and analysis of topical peacebuilding and development themes, 7,000 word maximum, including references and endnotes;
• Briefings: discussions of 1) training, peacebuilding and intervention strategies and impact, 2) policy review/analysis, or 3) country briefings, 2,500 word maximum; 
• Policy Dialogues: short policy briefings engaging two key topics on the international policy agenda: The New Deal on Engagement with Fragile States, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 2,500 word maximum 
• Book reviews: 1000 word maximum for single reviews, 2,500 if multi-book review/analysis; 
• Resources: notices of new books, reports, upcoming conferences, videos, e-communications and websites, 150 word maximum; 
• Documents: declarations, communiqués, and other relevant NGO or multilateral organization statements, 1,000 word maximum.

All submissions should be made via the following site: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rjpd, and in MSWord .docx format. Any diagrams and maps should be submitted in .JPEG, .EPS or .TIFF format. Tables may appear in the text, but do not apply frames or tints. Copyright of articles published in the Journal rests with the publisher. For more information and Author Guidelines please visit our website: www.journalpeacedev.org

Submission deadline: Authors are advised to send abstracts only by CfP deadline of January 15, 2019. They should be 250-500 words, and indicate if intention is a full article (7000 words) or briefing (2500 words). Full submissions that miss this deadline may be considered until February 22, 2019 depending on space, but can still be referred to future issues. 

To submit: You will be required to open an account and upload your abstract as a new submission. You will be asked to submit your abstract in a text field (word limited), and are also required to submit a main document which should contain the following information: title; author contact details (mailing, phone, email); bio; keywords; full abstract. All submissions should be made on the T&F website: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rjpd

Please send any inquiries, subject heading JPD V14N3 - Abstract Submission 
to: jpd.production@gmail.com