1998-99 Senior Fellows Join Institute of Peace
Institute Press Release.
The United States Institute of Peace is pleased to welcome
the 1998 -1999 Senior Fellows and Peace Scholar in Residence.
front l to r: Daniel Brumberg, Ildus Ilishev, Gadi Wolfsfeld
rear l to r: Bruce Jentleson, John Harbeson, William Schabas, Andrew Pierre, Jon Western
The list of the fellows includes their most recent professional affiliation, and the title of their project while at the Institute. Senior Fellows • Daniel Brumberg , Department of Government, Georgetown University;
"Reclaiming the Agenda: Power Sharing in Divided Societies of the Islamic World" • John Harbeson, Department of Political Science, City University of New York;
"Peaceful Conflict Resolution in New African Democracies" • Ildus Ilishev, Department of Foreign and Ethnic Affairs, Republic of Bashkortostan Russian Federation;
"Language Conflict as a Source of Ethnic Violence and Political Dominance" • Bruce Jentleson, Department of Political Science, University of California, Davis;
"The United States and the Politics and Strategy of Post-Cold War Peace Operations" • Andrew Pierre, Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
"NATO's Enlargement Beyond the Visegrad Three" • William Schabas, Department of Law, University of Quebec at Montreal;
"The Law of Genocide" • Gadi Wolfsfeld, Department of Communication, Hebrew University
"Mobilizing the News Media for Peace"
Peace Scholar in Residence • Jon Western, Department of Political Science, Columbia University
"Warring Ideas: Explaining U.S. Military Intervention"
"We're delighted to have these distinguished fellows joining us," said Richard Solomon, president of the Institute. "Their work addresses the sources and nature of international conflict and ways of managing and sustaining peace, but also supports and informs the scholars and practitioners who live and breathe this material daily," said Solomon. In addition to addressing their year-long special projects, fellows participate in the Institute's public outreach efforts by offering timely information to media, Congress, policy makers, and the public on international issues. Written products of fellowships are often published by the U.S. Institute of Peace Press and in Institute special reports which are available in print and on the Institute's web site.
In addition to the fellows listed above, the following Senior Fellows continue in residence at the Institute during 1998-99: John Menzies, Andrew Natsios, Col. Howard Olsen, and Daniel Serwer. Senior Fellows scheduled to begin their Institute residencies during the spring of 1999 include: • Bernard Lynch, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade;
"The United States and Iran: Exploring New Approaches to Relations" • Elaine Sciolino, Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent, The New York Times
"The Iranian Revolution After Twenty Years" • Donna Winslow, Department of Sociology, University of Ottawa
"The Socio-Cultural Causes for the Breakdown of Discipline in Peace Operations" Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace Senior Fellows are selected by the Institute's board of directors following an international competition. Peace Scholar fellowships are awarded to doctoral students based at American universities. These awards support dissertation research focusing on theoretical and practical issues about the understanding and resolution of international conflicts.
