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Peace Research journal

Posted by MSC Staff | Thursday, March 10, 2016 @ 1:24 PM

One of my favourite activities at Menno Simons College is editing the academic journal Peace Research: The Canadian Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies.

In continuous publication since 1969, Peace Research is Canada's oldest and primary scholarly, refereed journal in its area, with authors and readers in Canada and all over the world.

©Craig Terlson. Karen Ridd. Menno Simons College.

Interview with Karen Ridd

Posted by MSC Staff | Friday, March 4, 2016 @ 9:14 AM

One of the fun things about teaching is how much learning you get to do. I've been having a great time learning more because of teaching IDS. And I've been struck by how much each area enhances the other.

Special Topics Spring Courses

Posted by MSC Staff | Tuesday, March 1, 2016 @ 1:56 PM

IDS 2186-001

The forces of globalization and political economy shape the development process in the world, which has become unique and special in South Asia due to enormous climate change in the Himalayas. This course will explore the processes, policies, and practices of development in South Asia with particular emphasis on India and Nepal. It provides an overview of the social, economic, cultural, political, historical, geographical, and ecological contexts for comparative analyses of various development interventions made in the Himalayan region. In the process of examining the theoretical frameworks and empirical insights, the course focuses on the problems and debates over the issues of economic liberalization, democracy and human rights, economic growth and social inequality, poverty, food security and agrarian change, ethnic diversity and social movement, migration and remittances, and climate change, development, and sustainability.

Press release: Conference to explore human right to freedom of movement

Posted by MSC Staff | Friday, February 19, 2016 @ 2:27 PM

Menno Simons College to host 9th Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies conference

The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (Article 13) states that everyone has the right to freedom of movement within and across borders. Today unprecedented numbers of people are being denied this right. How can host states, origin states, the international community, private citizens, and civil society act to address the escalating global crises triggered by forced migration?

Managing change successfully

Posted by MSC Staff | Wednesday, February 17, 2016 @ 1:58 PM

When she heard about conflict resolution, Barbara Davis (MSC '07, CRS 3–year) knew she had found what she wanted to study.

"When I found conflict resolution, I thought this is it, this is me," she says. "It is exactly what I wanted in terms of the skill set I wanted for life and a career."

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