Catherine Bolten

  • Peace Policy Spotlight: A Case for Focusing on Youth in Peacebuilding Efforts

    Episode 56
    Published: 2022-04-26
    Length: 13:19
    Hosts: Catherine Bolten

    This is one of three episodes dedicated to conversations with the authors of recent Peace Policy articles focusing on the importance of including youth in peacebuilding efforts throughout the U.S. and around the world. Cat Bolten, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Peace Studies at the Kroc Institute, is the guest editor for this issue of Peace Policy.

    In this episode, Cat Bolten interviews Prashan de Visser, author of one of this issue's articles and founder of Global Unites, an organization that aims to inspire, connect and equip youth to transform global societies through movements promoting nonviolence and reconciliation. 

    Read all the articles in this month's issue at peacepolicy.nd.edu. 

    Topics: Global Unites, Nonviolence, Peace Policy, Reconciliation, Youth in Peacebuilding

  • Pop Culture, Youth, and Peacebuilding

    Episode 11
    Published: 2020-01-14
    Length: 20:16
    Hosts: Catherine Bolten

    Catherine Bolten, associate professor of anthropology and peace studies, sits down to talk with Siobhan McEvoy Levy, professor of political science and peace and conflict studies at Butler University. They discuss peace studies, pop culture, and the instrumental role of youth and young adults in building peace.

    Topics: Peacebuilding, Peace Studies, Pop culture, Youth in Peacebuilding