Our Research

Faculty Research At-A-Glance

Name	Current Interests	Recent Publication	Community
Anastasiou, Harry	populist nationalism, technology & global affairs	edited with P. Firchow, Practical Approaches to Peacebuilding (2016)	Rotary Action Group for Peace
Byron, Amanda Smith	peace education, holocaust & genocide studies	"Storytelling as Pedagogy in post-secondary peace (and justice) Education," in Peace and Justice Studies: Critical Pedagogy eds. Groarke & Welte (2019)	Oregon Jewish Museum & Center for Holocaust Education
Cunliffe, Rachel	restorative justice	"A Pedagogy of Resistance: Reflections on Teaching Love and Indignation in a Neoliberal University," Journal of Transdisciplinary Peace Praxis vol. 2 no. 1 (2020): 39-63.
Hastings, Tom	civil resistance; agents provocateurs; peace journalism	with Adam Vogal, Agents Provocateurs: Strategic Implications for Civil Resistance. Washington, DC: International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (forthcoming, 2020)	International Center on Nonviolent Conflict
Kanyako, Vandy	transitional justice, civil society & peacebuilding	Oil Revenues, Security & Stability in West Africa, Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.
Tint, Barbara	intercultural conflict resolution; improvisation and conflict resolution	edited volume, Diasporas in Dialogue: Community Reconciliation in Worldwide Refugee Communities, Wiley Blackwell, 2017	Applied Improvisation Network
Hiller, Patrick	peace studies	"Teaching Tangible Peace," Peace Review vol. 30 no. 3 (July 2018): 279-84.	War Prevention Initiative
Shuford, John	moral psychology; law & policy; hate studies	Shuford, John. (2012). " 'The tale of the tribe and the company town': What we can learn about the workings of whiteness in the Pacific Northwest." Oregon Law Review, 90(5), 1273-1318.
Wallace, Molly	nonviolent security	Security without Weapons: Rethinking Violence, Nonviolent Action and Civilian Protection (Routledge, 2017)	Multnomah County JSD Restorative Dialogue Program

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Graduate Student Research

Take a look at the theses from our past master's students on topics as diverse as the rise of Islamophobia in the West to pioneering transformative peacebuilding in academic labor contracts.

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The Toolbox for Bystander Intervention

Jennifer Tenorio '18 gives us a metaphysical “toolbox” to help us intervene and engage in one another’s lives. These tools will guide us to bring peace and human connection to difficult situations, with the intention of preventing violence or providing assistance.