The Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution (formerly known as the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution or S-CAR) is a

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based near

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, United States, specializing in

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with locations in Arlington,

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, and Lorton, Virginia, as well as at the Mason Korea campus in Songdo, South Korea. On July 1, 2020, the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution was renamed the Jimmy and Rossalyn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, following an announcement by the university in March 2020.

History

The Carter School was founded in 1981 as the Center for Conflict Analysis, later named the Center for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (CCAR) and began offering a master's degree in Conflict Analysis and Resolution in 1983. In 1988 it became the first academic institution to grant PhD's in Conflict Analysis and Resolution and rose to the status of Institute, becoming ICAR in 1989. In 2010, after a decade of growth and development, including the introduction of the undergraduate program and graduate certificate programs, it became the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR). In 2020 the school was renamed in dedication to

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awarded humanitarian former U.S. president

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and his wife Rosalynn as the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution.

Academic programs

*PhD - Doctorate of Philosophy *MS - Master of Science in Conflict Analysis and Resolution **Concentration in Social Justice Advocacy and Activism **Concentration in Dynamics of Violence **Concentration in Inclusive Conflict Engagement **Concentration in Conflict-Sensitive Development and Resilience **Concentration in Media, Narrative, and Public Discourse **Individualized Concentration *BA/BS - Bachelor of Arts or Science in Conflict Analysis and Resolution **Concentration in Building Peace in Divided Societies **Concentration in Global Engagement **Concentration in Political and Social Action **Concentration in Justice and Reconciliation **Concentration in Interpersonal Dynamics **Concentration in Collaborative Leadership *Graduate Certificates in Conflict Analysis and Resolution **Conflict Analysis and Resolution Advanced Skills **Conflict Analysis and Resolution Collaborative Leadership in Community Planning **Prevention and Stabilization Contexts **World Religions and Peacebuilding **Collaborative Community Action *Dual master's degree with the

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- Master of Science in Conflict Analysis and Resolution and Master of Arts in Conflict Resolution and Mediterranean Security *Dual Degree - Master of Science in Conflict Analysis and Resolution and Master of Social Work

Research and practice centers

* Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution *Center for Peacemaking Practice *Center for the Study of Gender and Conflict Resolution *Peace and Conflict Studies Center Asia (PACSC Asia) *Center for the Study of Narrative and Conflict Resolution *Mary Hoch Center for Reconciliation

Programs and projects

*Experiential Learning Program *Insight Conflict Resolution Program *Parents of the Field Project *Dialogue and Difference Project *Zones of Peace Survey *

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Program *Genocide Watch *Sudan Task Group *South West Asia Group *Program on Contentious Politics *Program for the Prevention of Mass Violence

Notable alumni

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, expert on conflict resolution and dialog for peace. Professor at the American University School of International Service *

Chad Ford Chad Ford (born 1971) is an associate professor at Brigham Young University – Hawaii (BYUH). He is director of the university's McKay Center and is known for his study of conflict resolution with an emphasis on large group ethnic and religious ...

, ESPN sports journalist and assistant professor at

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(BYUH) *

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, former chair of the U.S.

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Alma Jadallah Alma Abdul-Hadi Jadallah, is a social scientist, internationally recognized mediator, facilitator and trainer, as well as a scholar-practitioner and educator with close to twenty years of experience in the field of conflict analysis and resol ...

, national and international conflict resolution practitioner and scholar, President and managing director of Kommon Denominator, Inc. *

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, Tanzanian politician and member of Parliament for Bumbuli constituency, Deputy Minister of Communication, Science and Technology

Current faculty

Kevin Avruch Kevin Avruch (born the 22 February 1950 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American anthropologist and sociologist, Dean of the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University. He is the Henry Hart Rice Professor of Conflict ...

- Henry Hart Rice Professor of Conflict Resolution and Professor of Anthropology *Sandra Cheldelin - Professor Emerita of Conflict Resolution *Charles Chavis *Sara Cobb - Drucie French Cumbie Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution *Leslie Dwyer *Thomas Flores *

Marc Gopin Marc Gopin, scholar and practitioner, is the director of the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution (CRDC), and James H. Laue Professor at the School of Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University Arlington, ...

- James H. Laue Professor of World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution * Susan Hirsch - Vernon M. and Minnie Lynch Chair of Conflict Resolution *Karina Korostelina *Terrence Lyons * Christopher Mitchell - Professor Emeritus of Conflict Analysis and Resolution *Alpaslan Özerdem - Dean, Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies *Agnieszka Paczynska *Daniel Rothbart *Arthur Romano * Richard E. Rubenstein - University Professor of Conflict Resolution and Public Affairs *Solon Simmons *Roland B. Wilson - Program Coordinator and Professor at S-CAR Korea *Julie Shedd - Associate Dean of S-CAR *Susan Allen *Suzanne de Janasz - Visiting Professor of Management and Conflict Resolution *Douglas Irvin-Erickson *Tehama Lopez Bunyasi *Patricia Maulden *James Price *Mara Schoeny

Past faculty

* Henry C. Barringer – U.S. Foreign Service Officer (Ret) * Andrea Bartoli – Dean of the School of Diplomacy and International Relations at

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* Ben Broom * John Burton – Former head of the Australian Foreign Office and founder of the Conflict Resolution Program at the University of London * Mary E. Clark – former Drucie French Cumbie Chair in Conflict Resolution at George Mason University *

Kevin P. Clements Kevin Clements is an Emeritus Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He was formerly Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Foundation Director of the Australian Centre for Peace and Conflict Studie ...

– Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the

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, New Zealand * Dan Druckman * Dennis Sandole (1941-2018) - former Professor of Conflict Resolution and International Relations * Joe Gittler (1912-2005) * James H. Laue (1937–1993) – former Professor of Conflict Resolution and served on the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Relations Service (CRS) * Michelle LeBaron * Tamra Pearson D'stree * Joe Scimecca * Wallace Warfield (1938–2010) – Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution, community mediator and acting director of the U.S. Department of Justice's New York Community Relations Service * Bryant Wedge – Social psychiatrist, first director of CCR, worked for the State Department and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency * Tom Williams * Nadim Rouhana – Former Henry Hart Rice Professor of Conflict Resolution and Analysis

Distinguished fellows, visiting scholars and lecturers

Elise M. Boulding Elise M. Boulding (; July 6, 1920 – June 24, 2010) was a Norwegian-born American Quaker sociologist, and author credited as a major contributor to creating the academic discipline of Peace and Conflict Studies. Her holistic, multidimensional a ...

Kenneth E. Boulding Kenneth Ewart Boulding (; January 18, 1910 – March 18, 1993) was an English-born American economist, educator, peace activist, and interdisciplinary philosopher.David LatzkoKenneth E. Boulding Commentsat personal.psu.edu. Accessed 24 April 200 ...

*Ron Fisher *

Johan Galtung Johan Vincent Galtung (born 24 October 1930) is a Norwegian sociologist who is the principal founder of the discipline of peace and conflict studies. He was the main founder of the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) in 1959 and served as its ...

Herbert Kelman Herbert Chanoch Kelman (March 18, 1927 – March 1, 2022) was an Austrian-born American psychologist who was the Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics at Harvard University. He is known for his work on conflict resolution in the Middle ...

*Debra Kolb *Dean Pruitt *

Anatol Rapoport Anatol Rapoport ( uk, Анатолій Борисович Рапопо́рт; russian: Анато́лий Бори́сович Рапопо́рт; May 22, 1911January 20, 2007) was an American mathematical psychologist. He contributed to genera ...

*Peter Wallensteen

References

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