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2009-2010 Jennings Randolph Peace Scholars
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Xanthe Ackerman | Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University | "After War in Africa: Can the Education Sector by Harnessed to Prevent a Return to Conflict? Case Study on Uganda, with perspectives from South Sudan and Liberia."
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Louis-Alexandre Berg | Department of Government, Georgetown University | "From Patronage to Public Good: The Political Economy of Post-Conflict Security Sector Reform."
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Paola Castaño Rodriguez | Department of Sociology | "The Time of the Victims": Institutional Practices and Understanding of Violence in the National Commission of Reparation and Reconciliation in Colombia
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Benjamin Coates | Department of American History, Columbia University | "Trans-Atlantic Advocates: American International Law and U.S. Foreign Relations, 1898-1919."
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Neerada Jacob | School of International Service, American University | "Sanctions as a Cause of Nuclear Reversal: (When) Do They Work?"
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Patrick Johnston | Department of Political Science, Northwestern University | "The Treatment of Civilians in Effective Counterinsurgency Operations."
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Janet Lewis | Department of Government, Harvard University | "Ending Conflict Early: Incipient Stages of Insurgency and Counterinsurgency."
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James Long | Department of Political Science, University of California- San Diego | "Voting, Fraud and Violence: The Problem of Elections in Emerging Democracies."
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Tanya "Negeen" Pegahi | Department of Political Science, University of Chicago | "Dangerous Deterrent? Evaluating the Risk that Nuclear Acquisition Will Embolden Weak States."
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Benjamin Schonthal | Department of Religions, University of Chicago | "Regulating Religion: State Regulations of Religion in Post-Colonial Sri Lanka."
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Paul Staniland | Department of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | "Explaining Cohesion, Fragmentation, and Control in Armed Groups."
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Lorenzo Vidino | Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University | "Soft Approaches to Counterterrorism: Counter Radicalization in Great Britain, the Netherlands, and Italy."
The Jennings Randolph (JR) Program for International Peace awards nonresidential Peace Scholar Dissertation Scholarships to students at U.S. universities who are writing doctoral dissertations on topics related to peace, conflict, and international security.
Each year the program awards approximately ten Peace Scholar Fellowships. Fellowships last for 10 months starting in September. Fellowships are open to citizens of any country.
Dissertation projects in all disciplines are welcome.
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The class of 2009-2010 Jennings Randolph Senior Fellows and Jennings Randolph Peace Scholars met at USIP in Washington, D.C. in October, 2009 for an orientation program. This is the second year that Peace Scholars have been invited to Washington, D.C. for a two-day orientation program, part of our ongoing initiative to build more active ties among Senior Fellows, Peace Scholars, and USIP experts.
The program was organized around five themes central to the work of the incoming class of Senior Fellows and Peace Scholars: "New Understandings of Conflicts and Armed Groups"; "Economic Factors in Conflict Onset and Resolution"; "Conflict and Peacebuilding: Local Experiences and Institutions"; "International Law, Global Governance, and Economic Sanctions"; and "Cultural, Social and Religious Factors in Conflict."
The program also included a breakfast discussion for Peace Scholars on how their program can be developed to meet more professional needs beyond financial support for dissertation work; presentations on new projects and issue areas at USIP; a tour of Washington's war and peace monuments guided by educator Craig Jones; and a visit to the site of the new Headquarters building on the Mall. It concluded with an informal reception for USIP staff and Jennings Randolph alumni.