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Conflict Resolution Studies Faculty Book and Book Chapters

2018

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Forging Resilient Social Contracts: A Pathway To Preventing Violent Conflict And Sustaining Peace, Erin Mccandless, Rebecca Hollender, Marie-Joelle Zahar, Mary Schwoebel, Alina Rocha Menocal, Alexandros Lordos May 2018

Forging Resilient Social Contracts: A Pathway To Preventing Violent Conflict And Sustaining Peace, Erin Mccandless, Rebecca Hollender, Marie-Joelle Zahar, Mary Schwoebel, Alina Rocha Menocal, Alexandros Lordos

Conflict Resolution Studies Faculty Book and Book Chapters

‘Forging Resilient Social Contracts: Preventing Violent Conflict and Sustaining Peace’ is an 11-country research and policy dialogue project that aims to revitalise the social contract amidst conflict and fragility and to advance policy and practice for preventing violent conflict and for achieving and sustaining peace. The comparative findings provide evidence and insight into what drives social contracts that are inclusive and resilient, and how they manifest and adapt in different contexts, transcending what are often unsustainable, ephemeral elite bargains into more inclusive ones, with durable arrangements for achieving and sustaining peace. The project involves international scholars, policy advisers and authors …


Course Delivery: Online, Hybrid, Service, And Experiential Learning Possibilities, Neil Katz, Ismael Muvingi, Judith Mckay Jan 2018

Course Delivery: Online, Hybrid, Service, And Experiential Learning Possibilities, Neil Katz, Ismael Muvingi, Judith Mckay

Conflict Resolution Studies Faculty Book and Book Chapters

Colleges and universities in the United States have long recognized the necessity of dispute resolution for the many different stakeholders who come together to live and work in the relatively confined campus community. Traditionally, student, faculty, and staff disputes were handled by offices of student affairs, human resource departments and legal affairs, or other administrative units. On the student side, administrators or student judges presided over disputes among students, infractions over code of conduct, or other policies, and resolved with either a dismissal of the issue or with imposed sanctions. On the employee side, formal investigation resulted in dismissal of …