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SUMMARY:WHY WE FIGHT: A CONVERSATION WITH CHRISTOPHER BLATTMAN
DESCRIPTION:Most peacebuilding practitioners and scholars know that understanding and addressing root causes of conflict is vital to building sustainable peace. The new book by Chris Blattman\, Why We Fight: The Roots of War and Paths to Peace\, draws on decades of economics\, political science\, psychology\, and real-world interventions to lay out the root causes and remedies for war\, showing that violence is not the norm; that there are only five reasons why conflict wins over compromise; and how peacemakers can turn the tides through tinkering\, not transformation. \nOn Tuesday\, October 25 at 9:30am ET\, the Alliance for Peacebuilding (AfP) and George Mason University’s Better Evidence Project will host a conversation with Chris Blattman on his new book. Blattman is the Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at The University of Chicago’s Pearson Institute and Harris Public Policy. He is an economist and political scientist who studies violence\, crime\, and underdevelopment. \nThis is a hybrid event. To attend virtually\, register through the link below. To attend in-person at AfP’s offices (1800 Massachusetts Ave\, Suite 401 Washington\, DC)\, email Nick Zuroski. \nRegister Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fBhioIOURw-D54SY0Wqx0w \n 
URL:https://bep.carterschool.gmu.edu/event/why-we-fight-a-conversation-with-christopher-blattman/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220923T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220923T103000
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SUMMARY:Strengthening Connections\, Meaning\, and Engagement in Conflict Resolution
DESCRIPTION:Too often\, in conflict resolution work and in the peacebuilding field\, we use different terms or mean different things with the terms we use. This hampers our engagement and collaboration between local and international actors or across sectors when working in shared conflict and humanitarian space. This panel will explore how we can more effectively engage with each other rather than talk past each other given the stakes both in the US and globally. \nFacilitated by: Jeffrey Helsing\, Executive Director\, Better Evidence Project\, Carter School \nSpeakers: \nJeffrey Helsing\, Executive Director\, Better Evidence Project\, Carter School \nAnn Phillips\, Fellow\, Center for Peacemaking Practice\, Carter School \nChip Hauss\, Senior Fellow for Innovation\, Alliance for Peacebuilding and Visiting Fellow\, Carter School \nStanislava Mladenova\, PhD Candidate\, King’s College\, London \nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/strengthening-connections-meaning-and-engagement-in-conflict-resolution-tickets-397336412907 \n*Sessions may be recorded for documentation purposes and shared on public platforms
URL:https://bep.carterschool.gmu.edu/event/strengthening-connections-meaning-and-engagement-in-conflict-resolution/
CATEGORIES:BEP Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220920T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220920T120000
DTSTAMP:20220912T150530Z
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SUMMARY:Evidence to Action for Peace
DESCRIPTION:This panel session will spotlight the Carter School’s new Evidence to Action for Peace Initiative. It is designed to: Strengthen efforts\, both local and international\, to prevent armed conflicts\, end wars\, and build sustainable peace. Bridge theory and practice. Promote and draw upon local and international knowledge and local and international practice. Embody a cycle of continuous learning and sharing. At its core\, Evidence to Action for Peace will create a hub that connects and brings together local peacemakers\, researchers\, donors\, and practitioners to take concerted action to prevent and end current wars\, and to strengthen peacemaking practice by providing useful evidence to guide peacemaking. It does so by forming a continuous and reciprocating cycle in which evidence is gathered and produced from innovative and local peace partnerships and armed conflict prevention efforts in the field as well as from peacebuilding and conflict resolution experiences and research. By utilizing the breadth of evidence collected from around the world and localized past work\, peacemakers can better prepare their programming and draw from the Evidence to Action for Peace Initiative for when unexpected challenges and successes arise. \nFacilitated by: Jeffrey Helsing\, Executive Director\, Better Evidence Project\, Carter School \nSpeakers: \nJeffrey Helsing\, Executive Director\, Better Evidence Project \nCharles Davidson\, Director\, Carter School Political Leadership Academy and Head of Local Led Peacebuilding initiative \nZiad al Achkar\, Graduate Research Associate\, Better Evidence Project \nPaid parking is available in Van Metre Parking garage located at 3351 Fairfax Drive\, Arlington VA\, 22201- off of North Kirkland Rd. Located behind Van Metre Building. If parking in garage\, take elevator up to first floor and cross pedestrian bridge over to Vernon Smith Hall then take elevator in Vernon Smith Hall building to floor 5. Metered parking available on roads around building. \nRegister for the event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/evidence-to-action-for-peace-tickets-397191298867 \n*Sessions may be recorded for documentation purposes and shared on public platforms
URL:https://bep.carterschool.gmu.edu/event/2935/
LOCATION:Carter School\, Carter School Conference Room\, 5th Floor\, Room 5183 3434 Washington Blvd\, Arlington\, VA\, 22201\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220920T103000
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SUMMARY:Community Solutions and Peacebuilding
DESCRIPTION:This session will be a platform for the 5 IREX Community Solutions fellows being hosted at the Carter School to discuss their projects–their goals\, program design and plans for implementation upon return to their communities at the end of the fall semester. They are from Bangladesh\, Guatemala\, Palestine (West Bank)\, Palestine (Gaza)\, and Slovakia. \nFacilitated by: Jeffrey Helsing\, Executive Director\, Better Evidence Project\, Carter School \nSpeakers: \nUla Zakaria Hindi\, Better Evidence Project \nSimona Marcinkova\, Program on History\, Memory\, and Conflict \nYonathan Josue Jimenez Ramirez\, Mary Hoch Center on Reconciliation \nNiamat Ullah\, Better Evidence Project \nKaram Al Zaanin\, Program on History\, Memory\, and Conflict \nKarina Korostelina\, Program on History\, Memory\, and Conflict \nPaid parking is available in Van Metre Parking garage located at 3351 Fairfax Drive\, Arlington VA\, 22201- off of North Kirkland Rd. Located behind Van Metre Building. If parking in garage\, take elevator up to first floor and cross pedestrian bridge over to Vernon Smith Hall then take elevator in Vernon Smith Hall building to floor 5. Metered parking available on roads around building. \nRegister for the event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-solutions-and-peacebuilding-tickets-397187146447 \n*Sessions may be recorded for documentation purposes and shared on public platforms
URL:https://bep.carterschool.gmu.edu/event/community-solutions-and-peacebuilding/
LOCATION:Carter School\, Carter School Conference Room\, 5th Floor\, Room 5183 3434 Washington Blvd\, Arlington\, VA\, 22201\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220919
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220924
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SUMMARY:Fall 2022 Peace Week
DESCRIPTION:Fall 2022 Peace Week will be held September 19th through September 23rd\, focusing on the theme “Rethinking Peace: 2022 and Beyond.” The Russian invasion of Ukraine\, mass migration\, refugee crisis\, persistent violence and discrimination against minorities\, and violations of civil rights and liberties undermine the stability of global society and require rethinking of the concept of peace. During Peace Week\, we will explore these challenges through various approaches that are designed to address them through seminars\, workshops\, and presentations. We will connect research to action to shed light on the participatory processes\, social change actions\, and the institutional frameworks that are required for fostering peaceful\, just\, and inclusive societies.  
URL:https://bep.carterschool.gmu.edu/event/fall-2022-peace-week/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220405T093000
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SUMMARY:The Importance and Value of Local Peacemaking Initiatives: Lessons from Africa
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Carter School Better Evidence Project \nThis session will focus on the importance of local peacemaking initiatives and how outside intervenors can complement rather undermine such efforts\, as too often occurs. The specific focus will be on examples from Sub-Saharan Africa.\nThree cases will be highlighted: a South Kivu dialogue process that was organized and facilitated by Carter School faculty member Charles Davidson and local partners in the DRC; local mediation practice in Bangassou in the Central African Republic supported by UN Senior Mediation Advisor and Better Evidence Project Advisory Board member Emmanuel Bombande; and a successful network of women mediators (HAWENKA) who have strengthened the ongoing peace process among warring Somali diaspora groups in Northern Kenya. The Carter School’s Better Evidence Project provided a grant to HAWENKA that developed lessons from the mediation with an eye to developing evidence of the effectiveness of locally facilitated peacemaking efforts. There will also be a facilitated discussion about how local peacemaking initiatives are becoming more prevalent and more successful in areas where international efforts have usually failed.  \nModerator: Jeffrey Helsing\, Executive Director\, Better Evidence Project\, Carter School  \nSpeakers:   \n\n\nCharles Davidson\, PhD. Director\, Carter School Political Leadership Academy   \n\n\nAmina Hassan Ahmed\, Director\, HAWENKA   \n\n\nKenya Samwel Oando\, Senior Advisor\, HAWENKA\, Kenya; and National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies\, University of Otago\, New Zealand   \n\n\nEmmanuel Habuka Bombande\, Senior Mediation Adviser\, United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs
URL:https://bep.carterschool.gmu.edu/event/the-importance-and-value-of-local-peacemaking-initiatives-lessons-from-africa/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220404T093000
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SUMMARY:Evidence-Based Peacemaking: What We Need to Know; What We Need to Share; What We Need to Learn
DESCRIPTION:Evidence-Based Peacemaking: What We Need to Know; What We Need to Share; What We Need to Learn\n\n\n\nFacilitator: Jeffrey Helsing\, Executive Director\, Better Evidence Project\, Carter School\, George Mason University \nSearch for Common Ground and the Better Evidence Project are working in different ways to develop more resources for evidence of peacemaking and war prevention while also developing networks that will enable peacebuilding organizations worldwide to share lessons and data. This session will be a discussion about what we know and don’t know\, the next steps towards strengthening evidence-based peacebuilding\, and where gaps remain. As a community of practice\, how can we more effectively share what we are learning? At a minimum\, evidence-based peacebuilding must result from meaningful input from\, and collaboration with\, practitioners and organizations in conflict-affected societies. How can scholars and researchers contribute to that? Search for Common Ground has developed a Global Impact Framework\, in consultation with organizations and practitioners in the field\, intended to bring together the lived experience of those living and working in conflict and to align measures that help people understand where they are most influential in transforming conflict. In doing so\, Search for Common Ground and the Better Evidence Project\, through its forthcoming Resource Center\, are reframing the conversation about evidence related to peace and conflict in a way that can foster cross-fertilization and inform better learning and decision-making at all levels\, while also incorporating local actors and needs as well as bridging theory and practice. \nSpeakers: \nMarin O’Brien Belhoussein\, Senior Manager\, Institutional Learning Team\, Strategy Alignment Department Search for Common Ground \nJack Farrell\, Manager\, Partnerships & Strategic Innovation and Project Lead of DME for Peace\, Search for Common Ground Member of Learning\, Evaluation and Research team\, United States Institute of Peace–to be determined \nZiad Al Achkar\, PhD Candidate\, Carter School; Research Affiliate\, Better Evidence Project \nSandra Tombe\, Research Program Officer\, Learning\, Evaluation and Research United States Institute of Peace \nJeffrey Helsing\, Executive Director\, Better Evidence Project\, Carter School\, George Mason University
URL:https://bep.carterschool.gmu.edu/event/evidence-based-peacemaking-what-we-need-to-know-what-we-need-to-share-what-we-need-to-learn/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220128T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220128T153000
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SUMMARY:Connecting Our Evidence: Creating Alignment in Measuring Peace and Conflict
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URL:https://bep.carterschool.gmu.edu/event/connecting-our-evidence-creating-alignment-in-measuring-peace-and-conflict/
LOCATION:PeaceCon
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210924T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210924T201500
DTSTAMP:20210831T142734Z
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SUMMARY:Soldiers Without Guns: Documentary Film Screening and Discussion
DESCRIPTION:This 2.25-hour session will include first five minutes of introduction from the award-winning film maker William Watson\, then 92 minutes of screening the film Soldiers without Guns\, and then 38 minutes of Q and A and discussion with film maker William Watson. Discussion will focus on Soldiers without Guns\, but also will mention as relevant to SDG16 Watson’s other recent award-winning film “Savage” which looks at an individual’s life path that leads to violence as an enforcer in New Zealand street gangs.. \nSpeaker:  \n\nWilliam Watson\, Owner\, TMI Films Film Screening: Soldiers without Guns
URL:https://bep.carterschool.gmu.edu/event/soldiers-without-guns-documentary-film-screening-and-discussion/
CATEGORIES:BEP Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210922T120000
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SUMMARY:Emergent Evidence-Based Practices Supporting SDG16
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Better Evidence Project in the Center for Peacemaking Practice \nDrawing from across local and global agencies\, we examine emergent evidence-based practices that support SDG 16 and how the evidence informs this work. Looking at the cutting edge of peace and development work\, we consider a) what the new approaches are\, and b) how the evidence base informs the development and adaptation of these new approaches. By learning today from the cutting-edge approaches\, we encourage further innovation based on evidence to strengthen our progress towards SDG 16\, setting an agenda for a field-wide movement to improve practice by improving the evidence base and its accessibility and influence in shaping policy and practice. This discussion highlights the important roles for universities in supporting SDG 16. \nEvent registration \nSpeakers:  \n\nMargarita Tadevosyan\, Interim Executive Director of the Better Evidence Project\nTammy Smith\, Senior Advisor\, UN Peacebuilding Fund\nEkaterina Romanova\, Carter School Alumna\nYahoska Berríos\, Head of Monitoring\, Evaluation and Learning\, Conciliation Resources\nAdeline Sibanda\, Founder and Managing Director of ADESIM Developments
URL:https://bep.carterschool.gmu.edu/event/emergent-evidence-based-practices-supporting-sdg16/
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