ICR Practicum Presentations: Economic Drivers of Peace and Conflict

Oct 8, 2014 | Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs
New York

The International Conflict Resolution Practicum generates policy and program recommendations for actors in the field of conflict resolution, while offering graduate students opportunities to enhance their understanding of conflict resolution through research and field experience. Economic issues have formed the key theoretical framework of the ICR Practicum since it began in 2011. Practicum projects have included research focuses on the role of private sector engagement in post-conflict societies, natural resource management, and the political dynamics of economic development as they impact state legitimacy and peacebuilding efforts.

2014 ICR Practicum Students will present the results of their summer field research:

• Colombia: Socio-economic drivers of conflict
• Ghana: Illegal small-scale gold mining
• Democratic Republic of Congo: Implications of gold mining for UN peacekeeping
• Myanmar: Implications of mega development projects on prospects for peace in rural communities

A light lunch will be served.

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