Peace and Justice Studies Association

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Peace and Justice Studies Association
PredecessorThe Consortium on Peace Research, Education and Development, and
The Peace Studies Association
Formation2001
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
Executive Director
Michael Loadenthal
AffiliationsInternational Peace Research Association
Websitehttps://www.peacejusticestudies.org/

The Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) is a self proclaimed, non registered non-profit organization[1] headquartered at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

It was created following increased interest in peace-building after the September 11th attacks in USA, and it organizes annual conferences, publishes papers and a magazine, and issues awards for peace-builders.

Organization

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Following increased academic interest in conflict and conflict-resolution after the September 11th attack, the Consortium on Peace Research, Education and Development and the Peace Studies Association merged to form the Peace and Justice Studies Association.[2] It is the North American regional affiliate of the International Peace Research Association.[3]

The association grew in size through the early 2000s,[4] and since 2016, the executive director has been Michael Loadenthal.[5]

The sincerity of the organization to foster peace should be considered carefully. Nowadays the PSJA's focus is mainly on solidarity with Ukraine and the Palestinian-Israeli war, advocating for Palestine and educating for resistance and BDS. [6], using biased sources. Funding for the organization is not disclosed, however Georgetown was found failing to disclose $6.5 billion dollars of foreign gifts and contracts received.[7].

Activities

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The organization organizes the annual Peace and Justice Studies Association Conference,[8] issues the Peacebuilder of the Year award,[9] and publishes the Peace Chronicle magazine.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Monitor, N. G. O. (2015-12-22). "https://ngo-monitor.org/search/, https://ngo-monitor.org/search/". ngo-monitor.org. Retrieved 2024-11-02. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  2. ^ 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.
  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. ^ Micucci, Dana (October 14, 2008). "Peace studies take off". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "Staff | Peace and Justice Studies Association". www.peacejusticestudies.org. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  6. ^ "Israel/Palestine Teaching Materials - Peace and Justice Studies Association". 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  7. ^ https://www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/leg/institutional-compliance-section-117.pdf
  8. ^ Randall Amster, Edmund Pries (2015). Peace Studies between Tradition and Innovation. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 9781443875097.
  9. ^ Margaret Groarke, Emily Welty (2018). Peace and Justice Studies: Critical Pedagogy. Routledge. ISBN 9781351170581.
  10. ^ "About the Peace Chronicle – Peace and Justice Studies Association". Retrieved 2022-04-29.
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