Education
Latest from USIP on Education
- February 13, 2013 | Publication
The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) and the nonprofit Partnership for a Secure America (PSA) on February 1 held the third in its joint “Congressional Briefing Series--Topics on International Conflict Resolution and Prevention.” The well-attended discussion on the current situation in Syria featured Steven Heydemann, senior adviser for Middle East Initiatives at USIP, and Fred Hof, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East.
- February 12, 2013 | Course
Acquire a firm grounding in the principles, concepts, and terminology of Islamic law as well as an introduction to its history and its role in the contemporary era, including Islamic constitutionalism, criminal law, and human rights law.
- February 1, 2013 | In the Field
For the first time, the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) has sent a team of its conflict-management specialists to train an entire U.S. military unit preparing to deploy to a war zone—Afghanistan.
- January 28, 2013 | Publication
A nonprofit foundation organized a group of mostly Muslim students to clean up a Hindu temple outside of Lahore, Pakistan, in a project supported by USIP’s Peace Innovations Fund for Pakistan. A video and an accompanying blog post by USIP Country Representative Nadia Naviwala explain what happened.
- January 23, 2013 | Course
Take on the roles of mediators and conflict parties in simulations and role-plays, as you learn what it takes to structure a successful mediation effort, as well as what a third party needs to do when deciding to get involved in a peacebuilding effort.
- December 13, 2012 | Publication
In Peacebuilding in Community Colleges: A Teaching Resource, David J. Smith underscores the importance of community colleges in strengthening global education and teaching conflict resolution skills. Enlisting contributions by twenty-three community college and peacebuilding professionals, Smith has created a first-of-its-kind volume for faculty and administrators seeking to develop innovative and engaging peacebuilding and conflict resolution initiatives.
- December 11, 2012 | Course
Disputes and grievances over land and property are implicated in practically all conflicts. This course provides policymakers and practitioners with analytical tools for assessing and addressing an array of complex land and property disputes, from competing ownership claims and restitution to customary land rights and illegal urban settlements. Drawing on case studies of peace operations and peacebuilding efforts, participants explore the range of entry points (humanitarian, human rights, state building, development, etc.) and options for dispute resolution and structural reform.
- November 29, 2012 | Publication
USIP’s new Peace Innovations Fund for Pakistan seeks to support creative new efforts for positive social change in Pakistan, as part of the Institute’s broader mission to resolve and prevent conflict using nonviolent means. The first of these efforts – the 60 Second Film Festival – is gearing up to screen its winning films across Pakistan, and the world, this spring.
- November 8, 2012 | In the Field
USIP's Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding offered its course on "The Two Sudans: Managing Ongoing Conflict" for the second time October 15-17, 2012.
- October 19, 2012 | Publication
On October 17, 2012, LTC William Zemp visited USIP for meetings with experts and to view the new "Witness to Peacebuilding" video, in which he is featured, in the Global Peacebuilding Center.
- October 18, 2012 | Event
In May 2012, Education Above All, a Doha-based education group, commissioned papers from practitioners and thematic experts that map and analyze the most widely used of different curricula, collectively designated as “education for global citizenship,” and the policies that have accompanied their implementation. To explore the findings of this research, the project director, technical adviser and expert on conflict and education, Margaret Sinclair, discuss these research findings with experts from USIP and the Brookings Institution.
- October 16, 2012 | Publication
The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) has been expanding its training of African peacekeepers in 2012 above that in past years, and USIP’s unique role in this State Department-led program will be continuing at this new, faster pace.
- October 7, 2012 | Course
Explore successful humanitarian assistance and longer-term needs for social well-being and development in fragile states. Analyze the links between social well-being—particularly health, education, environmental protection, and refugee needs—and security, governance, rule of law, and economic development.
- October 2, 2012 | Course
Learn how to build the capacity of law enforcement actors and institutions to provide civilian-led security to the population, including how to assess capacity, identify the appropriate police structure to respond to specific issues, and transfer knowledge to police actors, from the ministry to the local station.
- September 26, 2012 | Publication
Women are often targeted in violent conflicts, as armed forces seek to demoralize their opponents, and they are often not included in negotiations to end these conflicts. This study guide examines both how women are affected by war and contribute to peace, as well as how the international community is addressing these issues.