Extracurricular Opportunities: Week of January 18, 2021

Call for Proposals: 4th Benjamin V. Cohen Peace Conference: Building a Beloved Community

The Ball State University Center for Peace and Conflict Studies is very pleased to announce a Call for Proposals to present at the 4th Benjamin V. Cohen Peace Conference: Building a Beloved Community. The Conference will be held on Zoom.
Scholars, students, practitioners, and activists from all disciplines as well as laypersons are invited to submit proposals to present symposia and lightning rounds on the theme “Building a Beloved Community;” a concept introduced by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Proposals will be blind reviewed. We welcome submissions, in particular, that focus on strategies, research, and recommendations based on Dr. King’s work and legacy, peacemaking and peacebuilding, and those that explore the bridge between activism and research.

Deadline for submitting proposals: February 1, 2021 (5 PM EST).

Review the guidelines for submitting your proposal here.

Submit your proposal for a lightning round presentation here.

Submit your proposal for a symposium presentation here.


Peace and Conflict Studies Journal Conference

February 10 & 11, 2021 // Nova Southeastern University’s main campus in Ft. Lauderdale

This conference hosts the PCSJ community for a timely and urgent exploration of the divisive social, political and economic forces that are driving so much conflict, and what our field can bring in terms of theories, research and practice solutions.


Career Services Webinar Series hosted by National Peace Corps Association

NPCA launched a Career Services webinar series led by Dr. Ronda Ansted. Dr. Ansted has spent most of her professional life in the non-profit and international development fields. She was a mid-career PCV in South Africa and became a career consultant.


EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament eLearning Course

Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, distance learning has become significantly more important to lecturers and students. As you might be aware, the EU established a European network of independent non-proliferation think tanks in 2010, managed by the six members of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium (EUNPDC). One major project of the consortium is the development and maintenance of this online course. The course is completely free of charge, GDPR compliant and does require registration only for users who want one of several certificates. Our course comprises fifteen learning units that cover a whole range of issues; including arms control theory and WMD, conventional weapons, humanitarian arms control, missiles and emerging technologies. It has been used by 1000+ persons already, and features in syllabi by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and other international institutions.

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