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Peace and Justice Studies Association
US academic association From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) is a non-profit organization headquartered at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.
It was created following increased interest in peace-building after the September 11th attacks in USA, and it organizes annual conferences, publishes papers and a magazine, and issues awards for peace-builders.
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Organization
Following increased academic interest in conflict and conflict-resolution after the September 11th attack, the Consortium on Peace Research, Education and Development and the Peace Studies Association merged to form the Peace and Justice Studies Association.[1] It is the North American regional affiliate of the International Peace Research Association.[2]
The association grew in size through the early 2000s,[3] and since 2016, the executive director has been Michael Loadenthal.[4]
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Activities
The organization organizes the annual Peace and Justice Studies Association Conference,[5] issues the Peacebuilder of the Year award,[6] and publishes the Peace Chronicle magazine.[7]
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