Peacebuilding
Keough School faculty are leaders in understanding the causes of violent conflict and developing strategies for sustainable peace.
Their scholarship and practice focus on peace processes and the implementation of peace accords, mediation and conflict resolution, religion and peacebuilding and the intersection of peacebuilding and new technologies.
Leadership in Peacebuilding
The Keough School of Global Affairs leads the way in advancing peace and conflict resolution worldwide. The Peace Accords Matrix (PAM) is a pioneering resource tracking the implementation of peace agreements globally, offering critical insights for policymakers and practitioners. The Afghan Program for Peace and Development and the Mediation Program at the Keough School's Kroc Institute further underscore our commitment to fostering sustainable peace through research, policy engagement, and direct mediation efforts. Complementing these initiatives, the Keough School's Ansari Institute promotes interfaith dialogue and understanding, a key component in preventing and resolving conflicts across diverse cultures.
Peace Accords MatrixKroc Institute Mediation ProgramKroc Institute Afghan Program for Peace and DevelopmentAnsari Institute
Featured Faculty
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Professor of Anthropology and Peace Studies
Expertise: African civil wars; post-war development; youth; education; agriculture and food security; human-environment entanglements; plantations; climate change
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Professor of the Practice; Director, Peace Accords Matrix, the Legacy Project
Expertise: Peacebuilding; conflict; reconciliation; memory; post-accord & post-conflict contexts; in/security; transitional justice; gender and citizenship; peace education; communication
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Professor of Theology and Peace Studies; Director, Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion
Expertise: Politics and violence in Africa; theology of reconciliation; Catholicism in the global South.
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Professor of the Practice of Mediation; Mediation Program Director
Expertise: Mediation; conflict resolution; preventive diplomacy; United Nations peacemaking; African regional security
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Professor of Religion, Conflict, and Peace Studies
Expertise: Religion, nationalism, and peacebuilding; diasporas and conflict transformation and peace; multiculturalism, conflict transformation and justice; theories and methods in the study of religion; Palestine/Israel conflict
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Richard G. Starmann, Sr. Professor of the Practice of Peace Studies
Expertise: Technology; media; human security; social cohesion; social justice; conflict assessment; dialogue; mediation; peace process design; religion; ritual; arts; nonviolent social movements; violent extremism
