Sustainable Peace Lab (Reconciling Conflicts and Intergroup Divisions)

Events

The Sustainable Peace Lab participants regularly convene for working sessions to brainstorm innovative approaches to reconciliation and develop tools for practitioners. The lab also hosts public events with expert practitioners working on reconciliation. Stay tuned for upcoming events by checking this page or subscribing to the Carter School weekly newsletter.

Upcoming Events

Past Events

2024

November 25, 2024 3:00 – 4:00 PM

Book launch: Memory Sites and Conflict Dynamics

November 18 – 22, 2024 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

One-week Reconciliation Workshop with the Cyprus Rotary Club and GMU Carter School : The Discussion on the Unification of Cyprus

November 4, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Carter Graduate Student Series: Finding Funding: Do’s and Don’ts
(The Cumbie-French Professional Development Workshops)

October 28, 2024 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Book Launch: Identity and Religion in Peace Processes Mechanisms, Strategies and Tactics

October 9, 2024 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM

Academics Bridging the Divide: Polarization Discussion Panel

April 19, 2024 10:30 AM

Dissertation Defense: Ashagrie Abdi

Tuesday, March 26th

10:30 AM – 11:50 AM: Environmental Peacebuilding: Challenges and Prospects

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM: Contact Theory: Challenges and Prospects of Applications in Democracy, Human Rights, and Conflict Resolution

Monday, March 25th

9:00 AM – 10:20 AM: Stories from the War: Occupation, Violence, and Territory in Ukraine

2023

November 10, 2023 10:00 AM

Dissertation Defense: Nicholas Sherwood

November 9, 2023 4:15 PM

Dissertation Defense: Michael Sweigart

Fall 2023 Peace Week

September 21

Reconstruction of Ukrainian High Education

September 19

Dynamics of Wartime Attitudes and Identity in Frontline Ukrainian Cities

September 18

Contact Theory: Lesson Learned for Peace Building and Conflict Resolution

2022

October 3, 2022 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Ukrainian Attitudes of War and Peace: Complex Dilemmas of Wartime

September 23, 2022 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Conflict Response Practices in Ukraine

September 19, 2022 9:00 AM – 10:20 AM

War Experience, Territorial Loss, and Perceptions in Ukraine

2021

May 6, 2021 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Addressing Threat Perception in the Reconciliation of Identity-Based Conflicts

April 13, 2021 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Theories of Change Workshop Series: Addressing Difficult Heritage

March 22, 2021 10 AM – 11:30 AM

Bridging Social Divides: Perspectives from Africa and East Asia

March 17, 2021 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Social Norms and Norm Change in the Reconciliation of Identity-Based Conflicts

March 3, 2021 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Advancing the SDGs Through Graduate Research

March 3, 2021 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Beyond the Bean Counting: Measuring Peace for SDG 16

February 17, 2021 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Theories of Change Workshop Series: Addressing Difficult Pasts and Divided Memories at the Community Level