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What our students are saying...
"I was fascinated and intrigued by philosophies and movements of peace and social change. I was also attracted to the flexibility and ability to incorporate other disciplines into the major." -Carmen Morrison
"I wanted something that could help me to develop an adequate and intellectually honest worldview." -Matt Abeln
Read more from our majors, minors, and alumni.
upcoming events
September 17, 2007, 20th Annual Peace Studies Conference "Peace and the Arts"
BAC Gorecki Theater (CSB), welcome at 1:00pm
Past Annual Peace Studies Conferences
An interdisciplinary department
Peace Studies explores the presence and nature of conflict in human interaction, the causes of war and intergroup violence, the methods of violence and nonviolence, and the conditions for sustainable peace. The purpose of the department is to examine these subjects through the methods offered through the humanities and social sciences.
Highlighted Focus: Conflict in Kenya
- On Monday, February 18th, Kenyan Human Rights Lawyer Abraham Korir Sing'Oei spoke on whether or not Kenya could become another Rwanda. His general conclusions were that there are internal as well as external influences that will most likely prohibit this reality from coming about.
Read the transcription from Mr. Sing'Oei's talk by clicking here.
- To find out more about the situation and understand how and why Mr. Sing'Oei reached these conclusions please visit the following helpful resources:
* Around Kenya: After the violence *
A snap-shot of the situation around Kenya after six weeks of violent ethnic and political clashes.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/africa/7239554.stm
Relief Web www.reliefweb.org
The Daily Nation (Nairobi)www.nationmedia.com
The East African Standard (Nairobi) www.eastandard.net
and www.ushahidi.com
Overview of Program
- Students and faculty explore the potential for better conflict management, peacemaking processes, reconciliation and peacebuilding given the present historical circumstances.
- Approaches that are investigated include: nonviolent social protest; alternative approaches to security; international law and organization; and mediation and conflict resolution.
Contact information:
Chair: Dr. Ron Pagnucco email
Phone: Department Office at CSB (320) 363-5161/SJU (320) 363-2731
Fax: CSB (320) 363-6099/SJU (320) 363-3300/3298
Website maintained by Jason Kaas, Department Research and Teaching Assistant