Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, and Conflict - Book Launch and Summit

Past Event

Friday, April 8, 2022 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM EDT

The launching of the third edition of the Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, and Conflict provides an opportunity for us to take stock of the scholarship on the title themes and to address the crucial problem of violence, in all of its forms. It will be a summit of scholars of violence, peace, and conflict, cosponsored by the GMU Sociology and Anthropology Department, the Jimmy and Roselynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Studies, and the UNESCO Peace Studies Chair at Nanjing University.

9:00 am Welcome:

Eric Chinje (host), Gregory Washington, Amy Best, Alpaslan Özerdem, and Liu Cheng

9:20 Editor’s overview: Lester Kurtz

9:30 Asian Keynote: Chaiwat Satha-Anand Thammasat University, Thailand

9:40 African Keynote: Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge , UN Quaker Office, Geneva (former S. African Deputy Min. of Defense)

9:50 European Keynote: Nina Belyeava Higher School of Economics, Russia

10:00 Latin American Keynote: Diana de la Rua Eugenio, Universidad Nacional Tres de Febrero, Argentina

10:10 North American Keynote: Alison Renteln Unversity of Southern California

10:20 Question and Answer

10:50 Breakout groups & Plenary reports

11:20 Closing Plenary Session

Contact information
Lester Kurtz: email: lkurtz@gmu.edu mobile number: +1 202-894-1006
Project manager: Sevil Suleymani: ssuleyma@gmu.edu
Project email: violencepeaceconflict@gmail.com

For registration
Would you be interested in attending breakout group discussions by topic area after the 90-minute opening session? If so, please indicate your first and second choices.
First choice section number:
Second choice section number:

Volume 1: Conflict Analysis
Section 1: Conflict Theories
Section 2: Legal and Political Theories
Section 3: Historical Analysis
Section 4: Public Health and Psychology

Volume 2: Violence and Nonviolence
Section 5: Crime and Deviance
Section 6: War and Terrorism
Section 7: Gender Studies
Section 8: Political Violence
Section 9: Social Movements
Section 10: Psychological Elements
Section 11: Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural

Volume 3: Structural Dimensions
Section 12: Civil Society
Section 13: Economic Sphere
Section 14: Gender Issues
Section 15: Legal Structures
Section 16: Politics and Governance
Section 17: Transnational Politics

Volume 4: Cultural Dimensions
Section 18: Cultural Themes
Section 19: Communication and Media
Section 20: Religious & Ethical Themes
Section 21: Education