Fueled by gangs, drugs, social inequalities, and underemployment, criminal violence in Central America has skyrocketed in the past two decades. This has, in turn, eroded trust in government and stifled economic development, thereby perpetuating violence. What can be done to interrupt this cycle? Salvador Stadthagen will outline the roles of...
Kroc Institute Visiting Research Fellow Benjamin Lawrance will compare two alternative strategies of contemporary urban slave resistance in West Africa.
Featuring professor Abdulkader Tayob, University of Cape Town
Neve Gordon discusses the dramatic increase of urban warfare, including insurgency and counterinsurgency, that inevitably entails civilians frequently occupying the front lines of the fighting and being framed as weapons of war.
Featuring Malin Åkebo, researcher at the Department of Political Science, Umeå University and Kroc Institute Visiting Scholar.
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This Madrasa Discourses panel explores the relationship between science, religion, and peace.
Circles and Ciphers is a hip-hop infused restorative justice organization led by and for young people impacted by violence. Through art-based peace circles, education and direct action they collectively heal and work to bring about the abolition of the prison-industrial complex.
