George Mason University Foundation
Project Title
For a workshop on the Middle East
Date
Dec. 12, 2024
Duration
24 months
Description
As many experts and policymakers have concluded, sustainable peace in the Middle East will not be possible without addressing the long-festering and intractable issue of Palestine. In the current escalatory environment, U.S. and international efforts to encourage a diplomatic settlement to the war in Gaza (as well as the war in Lebanon) do not appear promising and there is genuine concern among some that no better “day after” in Gaza or the rest of the region is possible. While current circumstances may seem especially daunting, one day there will be a cessation of active conflict and a need for a roadmap for moving forward. Columbia University’s Advanced Consortium on Collaboration, Conflict, and Complexity (AC-4), housed in the Earth Institute, will convene influential figures from the region to explore viable options for navigating such a roadmap.
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Project Title
For a convening of Track II practitioners
Date
Sep. 07, 2017
Duration
18 months
Description
The Center for Peacemaking Practice at George Mason University is proposing a convening of Track II facilitators and conflict resolution practitioners. Track II and conflict resolution processes span a range of topics, contexts, and modes of implementation. The broad variation in dialogues in these related fields has involved limited sharing among facilitators. By convening actors across the spectrum of these processes, the project intends to: (1) increase collaboration by creating a network of conveners; (2) create future opportunities for further collaboration; and (3) produce a number of publications advancing best practices in convening and facilitation. Overall, increased collaboration among Track II facilitators and conflict resolution practitioners aims to strengthen their ability to provide non-violent, dialogue-based, solutions to peace and security issues.
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Project Title
For a project to enhance publicly engaged scholarship in the Arab region
Date
Sep. 12, 2013
Duration
24 months