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Derek Sweetman

Derek Sweetman
Ph.D. Candidate

M.S., Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Georg Mason University

Biography

Derek Sweetman is a PhD Candidate at S-CAR. He is the Dispute Resolution Director and Foundation Director at the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Washington, DC and Eastern Pennsylvania and a graduate lecturer for S-CAR and George Mason's New Century College. He teaches courses in conflict transformation, community conflict resolution, peace studies, critical conflict resolution, American foreign policy, and social movements. Derek is a member of the Unrest Magazine editorial cell and published and edited OJPCR: The Online Journal of Peace and Conflict Resolution from 1998-2007. He served on the Board of Directors for the DC Chapter of the Association for Conflict Resolution from 2005-2010.



Awards and Honors
2014 George Mason University Adjunct Teaching Excellence Award
Awarded by the Center for Teaching and Faculty Excellence at George Mason University.
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Examines how structures and institutions affect behavior and give rise to conflictual relationships at all social...
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Examines selected topics relating to analysis or resolution of conflict. Topics vary but may include historical...
Covers conflict at macro level, introducing theories of international and global violence and conflict, drawing from...
Building on the theories and concepts presented in CONF 330, this laboratory/simulation class focuses on the practice of group and community...
Covers conflict at mezzo level, introducing theories of social harmony and conflict, drawing on sociology, social...
Through this course students will utilize critical thinking and analytical skills to begin an in-depth examination of the major theories of...
Brief history of field, survey of key conflict resolution themes and theories, and intervention methods. Overview includes general factors of...
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May 23, 2009
Business, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding examines the actions currently being taken by businesses in areas of violent conflict around the world, and explores how they can make a significant contribution to the resolution of violent conflicts through...
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November 14, 2016
Mason’s Adjunct Faculty Task Force recently published a report recommending an increase in current adjunct
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October 24, 2013
Unrest Magazine began its insurrection in the halls of the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (now the
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April 25, 2013
Conflict Resolution educators most often seek “realistic” representations and exercises in an attempt to
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March 15, 2012
The continued persistence of the Occupy movement is likely both heartening and challenging for readers of Unrest.
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November 2011
All movements, whether reform or revolutionary, face a common dilemma as they attempt to grow beyond their founders.
Category: Magazine Article

July 01, 2011
In May, 2010, Private First Class Bradley Manning was arrested for providing vast amount of classified data containing
Category: Magazine Article

January 15, 2011
The peace educator dreams of a class full of students who, after a flicker of insight, stand up and rush to the streets
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January 15, 2011
One of the goals of Unrest is to investigate the theoretical spaces not commonly addressed in our analysis of
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September 01, 2010
In the summer of 2009 I published a book arguing that conflict resolution and peacebuilding practitioners needed to
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May 01, 2010
The subject of the study of conflict is conflict, but the subject constituted through the discourse of conflict
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Summer Detention is a reading and discussion group designed to foster critical conversations at the boundaries of peace and conflict research. SCAR students, faculty, staff and community members are welcome to attend.The following is a list of dates and titles for the Summer Detention series:
July 28, 2011
Summer Detention is a reading and discussion group designed to foster critical conversations at the boundaries of peace and conflict research. SCAR students, faculty, staff and community members are welcome to attend.The following is a list of dates and titles for the Summer Detention series:
July 21, 2011
Summer Detention is a reading and discussion group designed to foster critical conversations at the boundaries of peace and conflict research. SCAR students, faculty, staff and community members are welcome to attend.The following is a list of dates and titles for the Summer Detention series:
July 14, 2011
Summer Detention is a reading and discussion group designed to foster critical conversations at the boundaries of peace and conflict research. SCAR students, faculty, staff and community members are welcome to attend.The following is a list of dates and titles for the Summer Detention series:
July 07, 2011
Summer Detention is a reading and discussion group designed to foster critical conversations at the boundaries of peace and conflict research. SCAR students, faculty, staff and community members are welcome to attend.The following is a list of dates and titles for the Summer Detention series:
June 30, 2011
Summer Detention is a reading and discussion group designed to foster critical conversations at the boundaries of peace and conflict research. SCAR students, faculty, staff and community members are welcome to attend.The following is a list of dates and titles for the Summer Detention series:
June 23, 2011
Summer Detention is a reading and discussion group designed to foster critical conversations at the boundaries of peace and conflict research.  SCAR students, faculty, staff and community members are welcome to attend.The following is a list of dates and titles for the Summer Detention series:
June 16, 2011
A panel and audience discussion on the relationship of the field of conflict analysis and resolution to the government of the United States of America. When: Thursday, November 18, 2010 Time: 7:00-9:00pm Reception: 7:00-7:30pm. ( with refreshments ) Panel Discussion: 7:30-9:00pm Where: Truland
November 18, 2010
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 This workshop will be facilitated by Derek Sweetman and Philip Gamaghelyan; PhD candidates at S-CAR.  They will present on their published work with emphasis on why their topic is important for the field of conflict resolution.  Additionally their presentation will include how they
February 29, 2012
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