The official blog for the Peace, War, & Social Conflict Section


Dr. Selina Gallo-Cruz Syracuse University


Islamist commander Sheikh Muktar Robow Abu Mansoor addresses a news conference in Mogadishu, October 27, 2008. Feisal Omar/Reuters


Dr. Jeffery Hass University of Richmond



Dr. Rawan Arar, University of Washington

Dr. David Scott FitzGerald, University of California San Diego




Anneliese Schenk-Day, Ohio State University





Dr. Ori Swed Texas Tech University


Dr. Daniel Jaster Eureka College


Dr. Lisa Hajjar University of California - Santa Barbara



Basak Gemici, University of Pittsburgh



Dr. Lynette H. Ong, University of Toronto


Kristin Foringer, University of Michigan

Dr. Eiko Strader, The George Washington University

Amanda C. Ball, Brown University 

Basak Gemici, University of Pittsburgh

Conflict(ed) Editorial Team

Dr. Christopher Einolf, Northern Illinois University

Kristin Foringer, University of Michigan

Laura Acosta, Northwestern University and Dr. Robert Braun, University of California Berkeley

Sinduja Raja, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver

Dr. Lisa Hajjar, University of California - Santa Barbara

Daniel McClymonds and Dr. Joshua Bloom, University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Ann Mische, Ruth Carmi, Anna Johnson, Dr. Leslie MacColman,  Şehrazat G. Mart, and Carli Steelman 

Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and Department of Sociology University of Notre Dame

Dr. Ashley V. Reichelmann, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Dr. Roger Mac Ginty, Durham University 

Dr. Michael A. Messner, University of Southern California

Dr. Ori Swed, Texas Tech University

Basak Gemici, University of Pittsburgh

Kristin Foringer, University of Michigan

Blair Sackett, University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Zahra Ali, Rutgers University- Newark

Dr. Ori Swed, Texas Tech University

Dr. Selina Gallo-Cruz, College of the Holy Cross

Dr. Jelena Golubović, Simon Fraser University

Editor's Note

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