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The Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) is a non-profit organization headquartered at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. The PJSA was formed in 2001 as a result of a merger of the Consortium on Peace Research, Education and Development (COPRED) and the Peace Studies Association (PSA).[1] PJSA is dedicated to bringing together academics, K-12 teachers and grassroots activists to explore alternatives to violence and to share visions and strategies for peacebuilding, social justice, and social change. It is also a professional association for scholars in the field of peace and conflict resolution studies.[2] It is the North American regional affiliate of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA).[3]

In 2010, PJSA became a bi-national organization with Canada, holding its first Canadian conference in Winnipeg. Since then, PJSA has committed to holding its annual conference in Canada every third year. Today[when?], more than 20% of PJSA's 22 board members are Canadians, who are also well represented on the board's executive committee. Presently, about 10% of its membership is Canadian, and this has been rising steadily.[citation needed]

PJSA's current Executive Director is Dr. Michael Loadenthal who began in 2016.[4]

Mission and values

The PJSA works to create a just and peaceful world through:

  1. The promotion of peace studies within universities, colleges and K-12 grade levels
  2. The forging of alliances among educators, students, activists, and other peace practitioners in order to enhance each other's work on peace, conflict and non-violence
  3. The creation and nurturing of alternatives to structures of inequality and injustice, war and violence through education, research and action

Resources and conferences

The PJSA publishes a newsletter,[5] maintains a member network and listserv, circulates employment, educational, and publishing opportunities via its member-access website, publishes a directory of peace studies and conflict resolution programs, manages a book series, maintains a syllabi repository, co-published the scholarly journal Peace & Change, offers a Speakers' Bureau of experts in the field, and hosts a website which houses a large library of resources for practitioners, academics, and other members of its community. The association also acts as a hub for the distribution of relevant employment opportunities, calls for papers, and funding opportunities, as well as a mechanism for members and supporters to organize, discuss, and announce projects.

The organization hosts an annual conference on issues pertinent to its mission and values. Since 2002, PJSA has hosted 17 conferences.

References

  1. ^ Toral, Pablo (2011). "Rethinking the Doctorate from a Liberal Arts College". Higher Education and Human Capital: Re/thinking the Doctorate in America. Springer. p. 195. ISBN 978-9460914188.
  2. ^ Micucci, Dana (October 14, 2008). "Peace studies take off". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Rank, Carol (2006). "The Development of Peace Studies in the United States". Peace Studies in the Chinese Century: International Perspectives. Ashgate Publishing. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-7546-4794-2.
  4. ^ "Staff | Peace and Justice Studies Association". www.peacejusticestudies.org. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  5. ^ Billings, Katie (May 23, 2005). "Resources for Teaching Peace". Yes! Magazine.
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