Technologies play a crucial role in both war and peace. Technologies designed for violence, namely weapons, range from handguns to nuclear weapons. Important characteristics of weapons include their destructive power, centralized control, offensive capacity, and ease of use. Technologies valuable for a peaceful society include those used in agriculture, construction, and transport. They can als...

In 2009 I visited a number of pediatric emergency departments in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem to see whether there were opportunities for me to contribute as a physician. I was particularly taken with Professor Eitan Kerem, chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at Hadassah–Mount Scopus in Jerusalem. Professor Kerem described the history of Hadassah Hospital, the diversity of patients and disease, ...

Under Professor Robert Shibley's direction, CCR's Urban Simulation and Visualization Team, consisting of Martins Innus, Adam Koniak, and Adrian Levesque, developed detailed 3D computer models of several proposed gateway's for visitors entering the U.S. from Fort Erie, Canada. These models, which run on a PC, can be navigated in real-time to allow designers, decision makers, and the public to vi...

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The plurality and subjectivity of peace means that transitions from war are contested – i.e. permeated by conflicts between previously warring antagonists who want to (re)order postwar society according competing peace(s). But while there always will exist mutually excluding peace(s), such outliers do not foreclose middle grounds where multiple peace(s) can coexist. In this article, I argue the...

The recovery of social institution such as education is one of the major tasks in societies that have suffered armed conflict. Peace building represents an extraordinary set of social and political experiments focusing on the creation of politico-legal structures and development projects. Very often peace process is focused on rebuilding basic education with little focus on higher education tha...

Pronatura Península de Yucatán, A.C. Calle 17 #188a x 10, Col. García Ginerés, Mérida, Yucatán 97070, México, e-mail . Anthropology Department, Peace College, 15 Peace St., Raleigh, NC 27604, USA. School of Biological and Earth Sciences, John Moores University, Byrom St., Liverpool L3 3AF, UK. Psychology Department, Chester College of Higher Education, Parkgate Rd., Ches...