The minor allows students to examine the causes and prevention of war, as well as the nature of violence, including social oppression, discrimination, and marginalization. Students also learn peace-making strategies to overcome persecution and transform society to attain a more just and equitable international community.
The inquiry encompasses micro and macro perspectives. At the micro end of the spectrum, students investigate nonviolent ethics and conflict management; inner, aesthetic, and spiritual peace; interpersonal communication and relations; inter group relations; and diversity and gender issues. At the macro level, students explore the dynamics of international conflict, as well as approaches to peace and world order; ethnic and socioeconomic justice; multiculturalism; renewable economics; and biodiversity.
Minors can only be declared by current Illinois State students. Current students can use the Apply to Your Program tool on My.IllinoisState.edu.
Applications for the Peace & Conflict Resolution minor are always being accepted.
Name | Office | Phone | Note | |
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Janet Claus | 340 Fell Hall | jlclaus@ilstu.edu | (309) 438-7604 | Minor Advisor |
Noha Shawki | 403B Schroeder Hall | nohashawki@ilstu.edu | (309) 438-3861 | Co-Director |
Dawn Beichner | 439 Schroeder Hall | dmbeich@ilstu.edu | (309) 438-8278 | Co-Director |