PhD Studies after CJP

Recommended PhD programs

While the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding does not offer PhD degree programs, we often get requests for such programs and our recommendations. The faculty have prepared the following list of recommended universities offering PhD’s in areas related to to the field of peacebuilding. They are listed not in order of preference but in order of our familiarity with the programs. Prospective students are strongly encouraged to thoroughly research all options of interest, including availability of funding, before applying to any one program.

Note: This list is not comprehensive and represents only English language-based programs. See below for more…

North American programs
- George Mason University, Virginia
  PhD in Conflict Analysis and Resolution
- Notre Dame University’s Kroc Center for International Peace Studies, Indiana
  PhD in Peace Studies
- Nova Southeastern University, Florida
  PhD in Conflict Analysis and Resolution (online or resident)
- University of Denver, Colorado
  PhD in International Relations
- American University, Washington, DC
  PhD in Intl. Relations with a Concentration in Intl. Peace and Conflict Resolution
- Georgetown University, Washington, DC
  PhD in International Relations through the Department of Government
- Simon Fraser University, British Columbia (Canada)
  PhD in Criminology with Restorative Justice Focus
- Syracuse University, New York
  PhD in Public Admin.; Links with Program on Analysis and Resolution of Conflict
- Arizona State University, Arizona
  PhD in Justice Studies
- Kent State University, Ohio
  PhD in Political Science with Conflict Analysis and Management track
International programs
- University of Otago, New Zealand
  PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies
- University of Bradford, England
  PhD in Peace Studies
- University of New England, Australia
  PhD in Peace Studies
- Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
  PhD in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation
Other resources

Guide to Training Programs in Conflict Resolution and Related Fields
by Craig Zelizer, Peace and Collaborative Development Network

Where and What our Graduates have Studied

Ten percent of CJP students have gone on to doctoral studies. Our graduates have studied in programs in the United States and overseas.

Programs

Anthropology
Communication and Journalism
Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Conflict Analysis (specialization in security and intelligence design)
Cultural Anthropology
Criminology
Development Studies/International Cooperation
Education and Human Development
Educational Leadership
Educational Leadership (social justice focus)
Intercultural Studies
Law
Literature
Leadership Studies/Strategic Leadership
Ministry
Peace Studies
Political Science
Political Sociology
Public Policy and Administration
Psychology
Social and International Affairs
Social Work and Social Research
Theology
Trauma studies/expressive therapies
Universities

Australia

Australian National University
University of New England
University of Melbourne

Canada
Simon Fraser University
University of Manitoba
University of Ottawa
University of Toronto
University of Victoria

India

Gauhati University
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P.
Osmania University

New Zealand

University of Otago
University of Wellington

Northern Ireland
Ulster University

The Netherlands
Erasmus University
Radboud University

U.K.
University of Bradford
University of Durham
Goldsmiths College, University of London
University of Manchester
University of Wales Trinity St. David

United States
Ausbury Theological Seminary
Boston University
Bryn Mawr College
Clemson University
Drew University
Duquesne University
Fuller Theological Seminary
George Mason University
James Madison University
Kent State University
Lesley University
Loyola College
Nova Southeastern University
Pacifica University
University of Toledo
Virginia Commonwealth University
Vanderbilt University

South Africa
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Selected Dissertation Topics
Our students bring a wide variety of interests and expertise to their studies, as evidenced by the following list of dissertation topics pursued in the process of earning doctoral degrees.
- Anabaptist history, culture and community: survival in the 21^st century -Bonnie Lofton
- Organizational culture of the Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Services within the United States- Thad Hicks
- Refugee problems and regional security in South Asia- Kaushikee
- Patterns and purposes of privacy in a women’s jail - Barb Toews
- Development of a community-centric approach to discipline practices - Jacqueline Roebuck Sakho
- Politics and state-building in Sri Lanka- Shyamika Jayasundara
- The role of print media in the conflict situation of Assam [esp. focused on the United Liberation Front of Assam] - Paranjoy Bordoloi
- The role of hegemonies within African regional organizations' interventions - Khadija Ossoble Ali
- Political Shiism in the Arab world: rituals, ideologies, and politics - Jana El-Horr
- The use of enthopraxis in reconciliation in Northern Uganda - Krista Rigalo
- Climate conflict and positions/frames motivating of stakeholder engagement - Michael Shank
- The leadership and influence of the late Archbishop Christophe Munzihirhwa in the Congo - Irene Turner
- Social dynamics of organizing among migrant domestic workers in Lebanon - Marie-Jose Tayah
- The efficacy of strategies for mitigating secondary traumatic stress in aid workers - Odelya Gertel Kraybill
- Determinants of success in the United Nations peacekeeping operations - Jacques Koko
- Legitimacy and civic agency of civil society actors in Bosnia-Herzegovina - Randall Puljek-Shank
- Indigenising post-war state reconstruction: the case of Liberia and Sierra Leone - Sam Doe
- Application of Biblical principles of conflict transformation in Nigerian ethno-religious situations - Priscilla Adoyo
- Citizen peacebuilding in Croatia - Tamara Mihalic Tynan
- Comparative study of arts, peacebuilding and decolonization - Babu Ayindo
- Restorative leadership for transformative justice in the Asian and Mindanao context - Jeremy Simons
- A study of state-led peacebuilding in Kenya - Nyambura Githaiga
- Case study looking at how the staff teams of two large Anglican churches dealt with disagreement and low-level conflict within their staff team meetings - Alastair McKay