The Peace & Conflict Studies Minor

Peace & conflict studies explores the causes and nature of human conflict from the interpersonal to the global level. A partial list of topics under peace & conflict studies includes: violence, war, ethnic conflict, conflict management, conflict resolution, peacemaking, law, human rights, values, justice, environment, racism, sexism and nonviolence. The goal of peace & conflict studies is to promote a more just and peaceful world through the concept of “positive peace” promoting social, political and economic justice.