New resources published by Kroc Institute Scholar in Residence Josefina Echavarría Alvarez provide tools to equip scholar-practitioners and academics to teach courses in peace studies, conflict transformation, and peacebuilding. Echavarría is co-director of the Research Centre for Peace and Conflict at the University of Innsbruck in Austria.
After three years of in-depth study and coursework covering history, science, theology, and the application of new research methodologies, the first group of young Islamic studies scholars to participate in the Madrasa Discourses program said their goodbyes during the July 2019 Madrasa Discourses Summer Intensives in India and Pakistan.
In May, Laurie Nathan, Director of the Kroc Institute’s Mediation Program and professor of the Practice of Mediation, participated in a consultation and validation workshop to consider the draft protocol on preventive diplomacy and mediation, prepared for the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).
In December 2018, Laurie Nathan, Mediation Program Director at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, ran a mediation training workshop for the South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC).
The Kroc Institute invites current undergraduate freshmen, sophomores, and juniors to apply now to attend "Creating a World Without Nuclear Weapons," a week-long seminar in Washington D.C. this summer. Running from May 19 to 24, the seminar is focused on developing the next generation of arms control specialists and activists within...
The Kroc Institute Mediation Program has been involved in the production of a new policy research report on mediation and power-sharing. Mediation Program Director Laurie Nathan and Visiting Fellow David Lanz have been investigating the role of mediation in the long-term performance of power-sharing arrangements in peace agreements.…
Professor Laurie Nathan, Mediation Program Director and Professor of the Practice of Mediation, has been awarded a contract to develop a Mediation Protocol for the Intergovernmental Authority on Development.
Professor Mary Ellen O'Connell met international human rights lawyer Amal Clooney in New York City at an Oct. 22 event sponsored by the American Society of International Law. The event provided an opportunity to hear about Ms. Clooney's work to promote human rights and the global rule of law. Professor O'Connell...
On September 29, the Kroc Institute Peace Accords Matrix (PAM) team was honored with the University of Notre Dame's Presidential Team Irish Award. The award honors staff teams that exemplify the University's core values on behalf of their department or their university.
In July, Laurie Nathan, Director of the Kroc Institute’s new Mediation Program, was a lead facilitator at a workshop for political parties from Macedonia. The event was part of the Track 1.5 Dialogue in Macedonia Project, established in 2016 by the Berghof Foundation and the Southeast European Association with funding...
In June 2018, Laurie Nathan, Professor of the Practice of Mediation and Director of the Kroc Institute’s new mediation program, was the lead designer and trainer at the United Nations High Level Mediation Course, a program run annually in Montreux, Switzerland. The course is hosted by the UN in partnership...
