A Reflection on David Crane’s talk, “Justice as a Solution to War: Facing down Terrorists, Warlords and Thugs”
David Crane, the founding prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, who investigated, indicted, and prosecuted the first sitting head-of-state for war crimes and crimes against humanity, spoke at the University of Waterloo recently on the topic of...
A Reflection on “Local Alignments, Global Upheavals,” the joint PACS-Can/PJSA conference
“Local Alignments, Global Upheaval” was the theme of the 2019 annual conference of the Peace and Justice Studies Association, co-sponsored this year by PACS-Can. The event, held October 2-4, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, marked the fifth time that PJSA gathered...
PACS-Can now a partner organization of the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC)
The Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) is a global network led by civil society organisations (CSOs) actively working to prevent violent conflict and build more peaceful societies. The network consists of 15 regional networks,...
Spotlight: The Canadian School of Peacebuilding
Announcing the 2020 Canadian School of PeacebuildingPeace is the responsibility of us all. Peace is the work of people of all ages, of mothers, lawyers, teachers, farmers, and artists. You are invited to join us at the 12th annual Canadian School of...
Peace Science Digest: Climate Change, Security, and Conflict Special Issue
Peace Science Digest, a project of the War Prevention Initiative, is pleased to announce their third volume, a Special Issue on Climate Change, Security, and Conflict. In this issue:Exploring the Relationships Between Climate Change, Migration, and Violent...
JTPP Inaugural Issue Now Available
Call for Submissions: Peacebuilding in Divided Societies at Home and Abroad
Conflict Resolution Quarterly (CRQ) invites you to submit an article for an upcoming edition focused on peacebuilding in divided societies, at home and abroad. This call for papers is designed to elicit a thoughtful examination of efforts to build and...
Call for Proposals: 3rd Peace and Conflict Studies International Graduate Students Conference | Nov. 30 deadline
The Peace and Conflict Studies International Graduate Student Conference Committee is now accepting proposals for its 3rd Peace and Conflict Studies International Graduate Students Conference, taking place February 1- 2, 2019. Transformative Pathways to...
Call for Papers: 2nd Issue, Journal of Transdisciplinary Peace Praxis
Call for Proposals to edited volume: Contemporary Icons of Non-Violence in the Cultural and Religious Context
“We may never be strong enough to be entirely nonviolent in thought, word and deed, but we must keep nonviolence as our goal and make strong progress towards it" – Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi Dr. Anna Hamling invites faculty members, researchers and practitioners to...