Queen’s Academics Address Yale University Peacebuilding Conference

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Hosted at the

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, the colloquium brought together international scholars, policy-makers and practitioners to present research findings and insights on peacebuilding, human rights and global health.

Dr Laura Dunne, Professor Sarah Miller and Dr Liam O’Hare from the

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presented research findings on ‘Early Childhood Interventions and Social Cohesion’ and on ‘Cognitive Mapping: Everyday Peace Knowledge Representation’.

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, Director of the

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, commented: “I was honoured to share research with Queen’s colleagues at this international event. The key message for me was one of positivity for a peaceful future, despite ongoing conflicts. In addition, it was evident that peacebuilding needs to be fostered across generations, with children, young people, families and older people building peace together in their communities.”

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said: “It was a pleasure and privilege to be able to share the work we have been doing in the area of early childhood and social cohesion. We have much to learn from each other, and this conference provided a significant opportunity to have those important conversations.”

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, Deputy Director of Queen’s Innovation Zones, commented: “Our involvement in this event represents a growing research collaboration with Yale University, incorporating colleagues from UPEACE, Costa Rica and the UNDP Crisis Bureau. We are planning further partnership work to progress our understanding of peacebuilding and social cohesion to improve outcomes for children and young people.”

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Director

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spoke about ‘Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and Peace’, presenting research based on his recent OUP book

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He said: “It was excellent that Queen’s colleagues from different disciplinary backgrounds were invited to share their research, and to learn from others’ insights, at this major and timely international Colloquium at Yale University.”