The Peace and Conflict Studies program has been at the forefront of research and instruction in the field since its creation in 1970.
Founded with a generous gift of the Cooley family, the program presents a unique and challenging course of study that integrates trans-disciplinary academic approaches to war and peace with the study of particular regional conflicts.
The major and minor offers students three distinct areas of specialization: collective violence, human security, and international social justice. These areas of specialization correspond with the concerns of the disciplines and agencies currently assessing conflict and post-conflict societies in the global arena.
With its regular film and media series, symposia, lectures, grants, fellowships, and unique course electives, the program is actively involved in promoting the study of peace, conflict, and security at Colgate and beyond.
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DEPARTMENT NEWS
"The Lasting Legacies of Rwanda's Genocide" - an essay by incoming professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, Susan Thomson
Prof. Mundy to attend "Humanitarian Dilemmas: Debating Interventions in Africa and the Middle East" at Kent State, April 5-6
PCONista, Josh Smeltzer '12, Wins Fulbright Scholarship
Previous Peace and Conflict Studies Director, Nigel Young, receives Dayton peace award
Dr. Susan Thomson to join Peace and Conflict Studies faculty
Peace and Conflict Studies faculty and postdoctoral fellows, past and present, came together at the International Studies Association Northeast Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, on Nov. 3, 2011, for a roundtable focused on the scholarly and pedagogical project which PCON has been developing since 2004. Photo (left to right): Guillermina Seri (postdoc/visitor 2005-07); Nancy Ries (director); Stefanie Fishel (current postdoc); Daniel Levine (postdoc/visitor 2009-11), Sasha Milicevic (postdoc 2004-06); Daniel Monk (Cooley chair and former director); Jacob Mundy (assistant professor). Thanks to Dan Levine, now at the University of Alabama, for organizing this panel at the ISA-NE.
Video: PCON professor discusses issue of Palestinian statehood
HIGHLIGHTS
• Anthropologist Carolyn Nordstrom (third Schaehrer Memorial Lecture) discusses her work with Colgate President Jeff Herbst • Michael Watts discusses political violence in northern Nigeria with President Jeff Herbst 
• Marginalized Conflict Podcast Series
• P-CON Major-Minor Declaration Form
 
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