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  • Dr. George Lopez: What Queries about Peace are Most Relevant Today?

    Dr. George Lopez: What Queries about Peace are Most Relevant Today?

    Join us in the Scheuer Room at 1.15 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6 as we extend a warm PCS welcome to Dr. George Lopez, who will share insights from his four decades of experience in peacebuilding and economic sanctions. Dr. Lopez has moved the hands on the Doomsday Clock at the head of the Bulletin…

  • Dr. Marci Shore on Ukraine: Past, Present, Future

    Dr. Marci Shore on Ukraine: Past, Present, Future

    Peace and Conflict Studies is pleased to welcome Dr. Marci Shore of Yale University for her lecture “Ukraine: Past, Present, Future.” Dr. Shore will be speaking on Thursday, November 30 from 4.30 to 6 p.m. in Trotter 210.

  • Alum Book Talk: Andrew Sniderman, author of “Valley of the Birdtail: An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation”

    Alum Book Talk: Andrew Sniderman, author of “Valley of the Birdtail: An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation”

    We’re pleased to welcome Swarthmore alum and Harvard Law School student Andrew Sniderman ’07 back to campus! We’ll be discussing his book “Valley of the Birdtail: An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation” on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, from 1:15 to 2:30pm in the Scheuer Room in Kohlberg Hall.

  • The Living Dead or the Sonic Story of Male Bodies Behind Bars in Egypt

    The Peace and Conflict Studies Department is pleased to be a co-sponsor of this talk, featuring Dr. Maria Frederika Malmström, taking place at Swarthmore College. Title: The Living Dead or the Sonic Story of Male Bodies Behind Bars in EgyptSpeaker: Dr. Maria Frederika Malmström, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Research Fellow; The Aga Khan University, LondonDate…

  • Dr. Juan Masullo Lecture On “Refusing To Cooperate With Armed Groups” – December 1

    Dr. Juan Masullo Lecture On “Refusing To Cooperate With Armed Groups” – December 1

    We are excited to be a co-sponsor of this event featuring Dr. Juan Masullo, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University. Read more about the event below, and we hope to see you there. REFUSING TO COOPERATE WITH ARMED GROUPS:Civilian Agency and Nonviolent Resistance in the Colombian Civil WarThursday, 1 December 20224.15-5.30 pm, Science…

  • Beshara Doumani, Director of Middle East Studies at Brown University, to visit Swarthmore PCS on Monday, March 26, 2018

    Join the Progam in Peace & Conflict Studies at Swarthmore College for a lecture presented by Prof. Beshara Doumani. Date: Monday, March 26, 2018 Time: 4:30-6:00 PM Location: Kohlberg 228 Between House and Orchard: Family, Shariʿa and the Making of the Modern Middle East In writings about Islam, women, and modernity in the Middle East, family and religion…

  • History with a Future: Ben Goossen ’13

    McCabe Library Atrium Thursday, September 7th, 4:30 pm Please join us in welcoming back Ben Goossen ‘13! Ben will take you through the experiences at Swarthmore that helped shape his decision to pursue a Ph.D. at Harvard University. A History and German Studies double major, and four-time recipient of the Swarthmore College Libraries’ A. Edward…

  • Human altruism and aggression

    Check out this upcoming faculty lecture: David Huffman (Economics) “Understanding the link between human altruism and human aggression: A behavioral economics approach” Thursday November 17 4:30-5:30, Scheuer Room, Kohlberg Hall (maps and directions)