New Conflict Management Books by
Alumni and Faculty in SCMPD
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Congratulations to Ph.D. in International Conflict Management graduate, Edward L. Mienie, on his monograph with Rowman & Littlefield, Security, Governance, and State Fragility in South Africa.
Effectively designed and organized, combining historical and contemporary data analysis with insights drawn from interviews of “leading South African security experts and practitioners,” Security, Governance, and State Fragility in South Africa is an excellent example of how scholarly principles and methods applied to increasingly complex security challenges of the 21st Century can raise important questions and provide policy-relevant recommendations for action.
— Robert H. "Robin" Dorff, Plymouth State University
Security, Governance, and State Fragility in South Africa is a detailed study into the latent fragility South Africa currently finds itself in—a consequence of a misguided political trajectory and poor policy decisions the post-1994 political leadership embarked on. Meticulously researched, Dr Mienie’s book clearly exposes the impact of poor governance on economic progress, and on both domestic stability and national security. He exposes the myth of South Africa’s regional and international standing by superimposing the country’s impressive statistics on the reality of daily life. These problems are further expounded through unchecked populist politics by several of country’s leaders.
— Eeben Barlow, Founder and Chairman of Executive Outcomes and Chairman of STTEP International
Special 30% Discount Offer! To get discount, use code LEX30AUTH20 when ordering.
*May not be combined with other offers and discounts, valid until 12/31/2020.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Edward L. Mienie is an associate professor of the Strategic and Security Studies Program at the University of North Georgia |
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Congratulations to Darina Lepadatu and Thomas Janoski on their new book, Framing and Managing Lean Organizations in the New Economy with Routledge Taylor and Francis Group.
Description
This book examines the dominance and significance of lean organizing in the international economy. Scholars from each discipline see lean production as positive or negative; the book blends theory with practice by sorting out these different academic views and revealing how lean is implemented in different ways.
The first part synthesizes academic research from a range of disciplines—including, engineering, sociology, and management—to present the reader with an integrated understanding of the benefits and drawbacks of lean management. The second part links this theory to practice, with a set of case studies from companies like Apple, Google, Nike, Toyota, and Walmart that demonstrate how lean is implemented in a variety of settings. The book concludes with three models, explaining how Toyotism, Nikefication with offshoring, and Waltonism provide full or less complete models of lean production. It clearly presents the positive and negative aspects of lean and insights into the culture of lean organizations.
With its rich interdisciplinary approach, Framing and Managing Lean Organizations in the New Economy will benefit researchers and students across a range of classes from management, sociology, and public policy to engineering.
"Finally a comprehensive and balanced view of what lean production is, and not what it should be. It allows for understanding the phenomenon beyond the managerial fashion and provides well-established insights of the future worlds of production and work." - Tommaso Pardi, Laboratory Institutions and Historical Dynamics of the Economy and Society, France
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Ph.D. Candidate to Display Work at 4th Annual EQUINOX Symposium
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Jean-Marc Akakpo will display his work on “Human Settlement Projects as a Racial Integration Mechanism in Still Segregated South Africa” as a poster during the 4th Annual EQUINOX Symposium, from March 16-March 20, 2020 at the Q202 Auditorium, Engineering Technology Center (Q Bldg) on the Marietta Campus of KSU.
During Jean-Marc’s three-month internship with the “Centre International de Formation des Autorités et Leaders” (United Nations Institute for Training and Research - Training Center for Local Authorities), he became interested in human settlement, which he believes is central to the unification of South Africa, a country still very divided along racial lines. Despite South Africa’s economic position as a BRICs Member, the country still faces numerous disparities. For example, villages and “bidonvilles” (slums) are found in the middle of some of the most glamorous cities, and the situation is worsening. In fact, before 1994, there were 300 slums in South Africa, and now there are 2,700. While driving down the most advanced superhighway, you may pass a young man begging at a “robot”, as traffic lights are referred to in South Africa. If you ask how the cities ended up like this, you will hear that the former political system known as “Apartheid” used housing to divide races. Blacks were placed far away from the cities where there was no infrastructure, sanitation or proper buildings. Indians were used as buffer zones, and Whites and Colors occupied proper housing in the city centers. One of the biggest challenges the South African government has faced since the end Apartheid is how to integrate the population living in slums into the cities. The question being addressed by Jean-Marc’s work is: Can human settlement projects be used as a racial integration mechanism? The answer is that human settlement projects are a necessary but not sufficient mechanism for racial integration in post-Apartheid South Africa.
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Jean-Marc at a construction site for new housing developments in Durban, South Africa.
If you have comments or questions about this particular poster or the work as a whole, feel free to contact Jean-Marc at jakakpo@kennesaw.edu.
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Association for Conflict Resolution
Conference Call for Proposals due April 6
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The 2020 conference, “Conflict & Justice in an Era of Polarization,” brings together two associations that provide leadership in the work for peace, justice, and conflict resolution in the world. The Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) and the Peace & Justice Studies Association (PJSA) are pleased to announce our first jointly sponsored annual conference. The ACR and the PJSA are partnering to promote a dynamic exchange of ideas among attendees and between our organizations.
We want to challenge the deeply divisive nature of 2020, provide thoughtful deliberations and potential solutions. The reality is that today there are deep rifts in relationships, families, communities, and between people and nations in the world. Our conference will investigate ways to mitigate this stifling polarization by interrogating causes. How can we resolve conflicts and bring about justice in this era of polarization?
This year’s conference will be held at the Omni Hotel and Resort in Orlando, Florida, from Wednesday, September 23, to Saturday, September 26, 2020.
We invite 1) scholars, academics, and students; 2) researchers and educators; 3) practitioners including attorneys, mediators, arbitrators, negotiators, and ombudspersons; and 4) local, national, and global activists to join us in conversations about conflict and justice.
Submissions will be accepted in different formats:
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from one or more individuals presenting a paper or leading a workshop,
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groups presenting a panel,
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individuals or groups facilitating roundtable discussions, and
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individuals or groups providing skill-building workshops.
Through individual and group presentations and shorter TED-style keynotes and plenaries, sessions will explore ways to resolve conflicts, reach justice, and alleviate polarization.
The following are some of the topics we would like to include in the conference program:
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Media engagement and polarization
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Mediation and other types of conflict resolution
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Anti-racism/challenging white supremacy training, advocacy, and techniques
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Restorative justice and methods for healing.
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National security, war, inter-group disputes, and armed conflict
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Environmental and public policy conflict resolution
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Community policing, accountability, and social movements to end violence
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Conflict resolution education and training
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Gun Sense legislation
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Prevention and early resolution of workplace conflict
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Sovereignty and Indigenous land conflicts
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Growing mediation inside and outside of the court
The conference builds in multiple opportunities to engage, beginning with interactive pre-conference options, and the main conference with panels, plenaries, workshops, discussion sessions, and includes each organization’s annual Awards Ceremony and a Silent Auction. Our goal is to create a stimulating environment where scholars, activists, educators, practitioners, artists, and students can build community and explore interconnections.
Proposal Submission Deadline: April 6, 2020
Proposal Responses: Early May 2020
Early Bird Registration: May 1-July 31, 2020
Use this link to access Proposal forms.
You can reach the conference organizers at: PJSAACR2020@gmail.com
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Looking for Faculty and Teams for National Undergraduate Negotiation Competition
at Baylor University
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Faculty - Looking for a new experience to enhance your students' negotiation skills? Want to network with other negotiation professors? Join us for the 5th annual National Undergraduate Negotiation Competition on April 3, 2020, the only competition of its kind.
The competition is hosted at Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business at the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation in Waco, Texas.
Registration for the 2020 competition is now open, registration fee is $100 per team
Register here
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International Essay Competition due April 15, 2020
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In the run up to the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325 (2000)) Women In International Security (WIIS) and the Heinrich Böll Foundation Washington, DC are launching an international graduate student essay competition 1325AndBeyond.
The essay contest is intended to highlight innovative and imaginative ideas and strategies to achieve the objectives of 1325 in the 2020s. We hope they will provide important input for the 20th anniversary deliberations of UNSCR 1325.
Click here for more information
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Year of Cuba Conference, March 20-21,
and other events
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This year's Year of Cuba Conference on March 20-21 involves a great lineup of speakers. For more information on the schedule, visit the Year of Cuba website
Additional Upcoming Events
Wed., Mar. 11, 2020; Time: 12:30 p.m.
“Building Campus Culture, one 'Pi'ece at a Time,” Exhibit. Location: Engineering Technology Center, Marietta Campus
Tues., Mar. 24, 2020; Time: 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Exhibition Opening: The Tragedy of the St. Louis
Social Sciences Atrium, Kennesaw Campus
Curated especially for Kennesaw State University's Year of Cuba, and sponsored by a generous grant from the Breman Foundation of Atlanta, Georgia, The Tragedy of the St. Louis, a bilingual (English and Spanish) exhibit, tells the story of more than 900 Jewish refugees who departed Germany in May 1939 hoping to wait safely in Cuba until their U.S. visas were approved.
Visitors to the exhibit will learn what happened when the Cuban government refused to let the M.S. St. Louis land in Havana. They will also have the opportunity to follow the story of one family whose desire to escape Germany sent them on a journey that included Cuba, England, the Netherlands, Poland, New York, and ultimately Kennesaw, Georgia.
Join the Museum of History and Holocaust Education for the opening reception of our newest traveling exhibition. The reception will offer an opportunity to hear from the curator and members of the family featured in the exhibit.
The exhibit will remain on display through April 10 and will next appear on June 28, 2020 with a special event at the Little White House in Warm Springs, Georgia.
For a preview of the exhibit, visit our website.
Refreshments will be served.
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John Lash, MSCM alumni and INCM Ph.D. student, conducts workshop at Kennesaw State University using Restorative Justice to assist 6th grade students and faculty in re-writing the conduct codes for the Genesee Community Charter School from Rochester, NY on March 3.
He also taught a restorative justice workshop at Teacher's College at Columbia University on February 28.
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Edwin Njonguo, Ph.D. candidate, accepted a position in South Sudan as the Civil Affairs Officer with the UN Mission (UNMISS)
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Cody Wehlan, Ph.D. student, was elected to the Dean's Advisory Council, a newly seated council of faculty, staff, and students across the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. This council serves as another vehicle for communicating with the various stakeholders and constituencies within CHSS. The council is not a governance body, but advises the dean on general issues affecting faculty, staff, and students.
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Kristyn Eller, MSCM Cohort 21, will be interning with Coweta Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) where she will train with the Executive Director and Volunteer Coordinators. She will assist with grant writing and volunteer training. Additionally, she will attend court and community meetings.
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Charles Elliott, MSCM alumni and Ph.D. student, is now working as a Marketing Data Scientist with Brown Bag Marketing.
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Sherrill Hayes and colleagues published "Academic Librarian Burnout: A Survey Using the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI)" in the Journal of Library Administration.
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Joseph Bock and Ph.D. candidates, Ziaul Haque & Kevin McMahon published "Displaced and dismayed: how ICTs are helping refugees and migrants, and how we can do better" in the Journal of Information Technology for Development.
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Jesse Benjamin, “North Africa and the Origins of Epistemic Blackness,” invited chapter, UNESCO History of Africa, Volume X, special volume on Epistemology, Hilary Beckles and Carole Boyce Davies (eds.), UNESCO | University of California Press, [currently being translated into 13 languages, including English, French, Portuguese, Arabic, and three African languages (Fulfulde, Hausa and Kiswahili)], Global Launch: July 2020.
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Essentials of InDesign: Marketing and Design for Non-Designers
March 14, 2020
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Strategic Leadership: Summiting Skills to Reach the Top of your Organization and Career
March 20, 2020
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Creating a Culture of Superior Customer Service Through Effective Conflict Prevention and Resolution
March 27, 2020
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What I Wish Someone Had Told Me: Essential Lessons for Mediation and Life (3 hrs CLE)
April 16, 2020
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42-Hour Domestic Relations Training
4/27-30 & 5/2, 2020
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From Conflict to Strength: Working with Millennials and a Multicultural Workforce
May 3, 2020
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Summer Institute in Conflict Management: Mediation | Restorative Justice | Ombuds Training
June 1-5, 2020
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