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"Waging Peace" with moderator Fred Andrle

September 9, 2014
4:00PM - 5:30PM
Saxbe Auditorium, Moritz College of Law, 55 W. 12th Avenue

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Add to Calendar 2014-09-09 16:00:00 2014-09-09 17:30:00 "Waging Peace" with moderator Fred Andrle This event serves as an exploration of non-violent approaches to resolving international conflict. Panelists and guests will discuss the sources of military conflict and explore non-violent strategies designed to promote peace. The event will examine the impact of democracy, human rights, and trade on international peace-building, explore the impact of UN peacekeeping, and talk about grassroots peace and anti-intervention movements,  exploring the intersections of activism and peace.  The conversation will be informal and audience members will be encouraged to ask questions. Panelists:Craig JenkinsCraig Jenkins is director of the Mershon Center for International Security Studies and a professor of sociology, political science and environmental science at The Ohio State University. His research focuses on four major projects, including Rentier states and political conflict in the Middle East, patterns of political contention, the development and impact of the U.S. environmental movement, and the political economy of high technology development. For his full bio, please click here.  Chris GelpiChris Gelpi is Chair of Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution at the Mershon Center for International Security Studies and professor of political science at The Ohio State University. His primary research interests are the sources of international militarized conflict and strategies for international conflict resolution. For his full bio, please click here.   Katherine BorlandKatherine Borland is associate professor of comparative studies and director of undergraduate studies at the Center for Folklore Studies. She studies and teaches about the artfulness of ordinary life, and the ways in which traditional expressive arenas constitute contested terrain. For her full bio, please click here.  John CarlaneJohn Carlane is peace studies coordinator at The Ohio State University. He teaches several courses on peace studies through the International Studies program. Carlarne's research focuses on nonviolence broadly conceived, with particular emphasis on the role of civilian actors in fostering change within unraveled and unraveling states. He is currently interested in the problems associated with building peace and security after nonviolent regime change. For his full bio, please click here. This event is co-sponsored by the Mershon Center for International Security Studies and the Middle East Studies Center. Saxbe Auditorium, Moritz College of Law, 55 W. 12th Avenue Department of Comparative Studies compstudies@osu.edu America/New_York public
This event serves as an exploration of non-violent approaches to resolving international conflict. Panelists and guests will discuss the sources of military conflict and explore non-violent strategies designed to promote peace. The event will examine the impact of democracy, human rights, and trade on international peace-building, explore the impact of UN peacekeeping, and talk about grassroots peace and anti-intervention movements,  exploring the intersections of activism and peace. 
 
The conversation will be informal and audience members will be encouraged to ask questions.
 
Panelists:
Craig Jenkins
Craig Jenkins is director of the Mershon Center for International Security Studies and a professor of sociology, political science and environmental science at The Ohio State University. His research focuses on four major projects, including Rentier states and political conflict in the Middle East, patterns of political contention, the development and impact of the U.S. environmental movement, and the political economy of high technology development. For his full bio, please click here.
 
 
Chris Gelpi
Chris Gelpi is Chair of Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution at the Mershon Center for International Security Studies and professor of political science at The Ohio State University. His primary research interests are the sources of international militarized conflict and strategies for international conflict resolution. For his full bio, please click here.
 
 
 
Katherine Borland
Katherine Borland is associate professor of comparative studies and director of undergraduate studies at the Center for Folklore Studies. She studies and teaches about the artfulness of ordinary life, and the ways in which traditional expressive arenas constitute contested terrain. For her full bio, please click here.
 
 
John Carlane
John Carlane is peace studies coordinator at The Ohio State University. He teaches several courses on peace studies through the International Studies program. Carlarne's research focuses on nonviolence broadly conceived, with particular emphasis on the role of civilian actors in fostering change within unraveled and unraveling states. He is currently interested in the problems associated with building peace and security after nonviolent regime change. For his full bio, please click here.
 
This event is co-sponsored by the Mershon Center for International Security Studies and the Middle East Studies Center.