Winter 2012 Newsletter

Winter 2012 Newsletter

In conjunction with Colorado's Conflict Resolution Month, the Conflict Resolution Institute's Center for Research and Practice hosted a presentation on October 27, 2011 by Professor Peter T. Coleman of Columbia University. A renowned expert on addressing seemingly intractable conflicts of all types, Dr. Coleman works strategically toward constructive conflict resolution and sustainable peace.  Read more...

Carnival is Trinidad and Tobago's most significant celebration, taking place in mid-February, but preparations for the festival are often wrought with conflict. Since 1998, Dr. Parsons' research interests have allowed her to not only participate in celebrations but also observe conflict dynamics surrounding Carnival.

Learn more about Dr. Ruth Parsons, her work in Trinidad and Tobago, and access the abstract from her publication in The Caribbean Journal of Social Work. Read our Faculty Spotlight about Dr. Parsons. 

 

In the eyes of many, the practice of international justice and reconciliation remains an abstract and elusive concept, undertaken in foreign countries functioning under vastly different cultural conditions. For American Conflict Resolution students, the opportunity to intern with organizations actively involved in these processes can be a rare and valuable one. Thus, when presented with the chance, friends and fellow Conflict Resolution students Kristin Bain and Brittany Cassell were eager to participate in Global Youth Connect's Summer 2011 Human Rights Delegation to Rwanda. Read more...