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Editor’s Reflections: Developing New Programs in Peace and Conflict Studies
Peace and Conflict Studies
  • Honggang Yang, Nova Southeastern University
Abstract

Excerpt

The field of peace and conflict studies has grown remarkably around the globe over the past few decades. In this new millennium, there will be a greater number of educational offerings being considered or launched in various higher education institutions, for the community and the world are in need of such interdisciplinary inquiries and multi-professional applications. As a long-time academic facilitator and administrator, I would like to take this opportunity to share with the PCS readers some of my experiences and observations in this arena, from an administrative and financial perspective. My hope is to assist colleagues and students in initiating more programs in peace and conflict studies across campuses.

Author Bio(s)

Honggang Yang is the Dean and Professor at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) at NSU. He is an anthropologist by training, and worked for The Carter Presidential Center of Emory University. He chaired and taught in the Antioch program in conflict resolution. He has served on several leadership councils and boards, and is currently on the editorial boards for Conflict Resolution Quarterly, and American Review of China Studies. In 1998-1999, he launched the distance learning programs in conflict resolution at the SHSS with the support of his colleagues and students. His specialties include reflective practice, distance and experiential learning, and ethnographic methods.

Keywords
  • curriculum proposal,
  • higher education institutions,
  • new academic program,
  • peace and conflict studies,
  • strategic plan
Publication Date
5-1-2005
DOI
10.46743/1082-7307/2005.1059
Citation Information
Honggang Yang. "Editor’s Reflections: Developing New Programs in Peace and Conflict Studies" (2005) p. 85 - 87
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/honggang-yang/1/