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The U.S. Institute of Peace is pleased to announce the recipients of 10 competitive fellowships for 2015-2016 and the projects they will undertake on crucial topics advancing USIP’s mission and the field of peacebuilding, including the role of youth in violent extremism, the dynamics of refugee and displacement crises and the effects of civil war. USIP selected four Jennings Randolph Senior Fellows to conduct research, writing and in-house advising during residences of six to 10 months at the Institute’s headquarters in Washington D.C. Additionally, six Jennings Randolph Peace Scholars are pursuing work on their dissertations at their universities.
The Jennings Randolph Fellowship programs at USIP contribute to the understanding of peace and conflict, and help fulfill the Institute’s aim of supporting and developing the field of peacebuilding. Since soon after USIP was established three decades ago, the two fellowship programs have supported hundreds of research and writing projects by leading experts in the field at different stages in their careers. Past topics ranged from interstate strife to the intersection of oil and conflict. In recent years, topics have focused on civil wars, violence against civilians, election violence, gender in conflict, and links between humanitarian interventions and successful peacebuilding.
Pamina Firchow, George Mason University: Everyday Perceptions of Peace and Justice: Community Interventions and Reconciliation in Colombia and Uganda. Dr. Firchow’s residency at USIP will begin on Jan. 4, 2016.
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