Social, economic, and environmental inequities often play a significant role in fomenting violent conflicts. Thus, Kroc Institute faculty fellows give particular attention to the role of nongovernmental organizations, commercial enterprises, and states, in fostering sustainable economic development, respect for human rights, nonviolent social change, and protection of the environment.

Faculty fellows working on these issues include:

• David Cortright (nonviolent social change).
• Teresa Ghilarducci (pension benefits).
• Denis Goulet (development ethics, comparative development strategies, environmental economics, and development indicators).
• John Paul Lederach (peacebuilding strategies).
• Kristin Shrader-Frechette (environmental ethics and policy, environmental justice, risk assessment of nuclear materials)
• Jackie Smith (transnational dimensions of social movements)
• James Sterba (environmental justice, philosophy of social justice)
• Lee Tavis (multinational managers and developing country concerns).
• Rev. Oliver Williams, C.S.C. (business ethics).

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