Teaching Peace amidst Conflict and Postcolonialism

Christopher P. Davey holds a PhD in Peace Studies and International Development from the University of Bradford, UK, and is the current Charles E. Scheidt Visiting Assistant Professor of Genocide Studies and Prevention at the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University, USA. His research focuses on identity, narrative and emerging perspectives on genocide, and includes fieldwork with Banyamulenge soldiers in central Africa and within the diaspora.

Cris Toffolo is currently the Interim Director of the Office of International Programs at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, where she is responsible for her university’s internationalisation efforts. She is a Professor and the former Chair of the Justice Studies Department. She has served in the leadership structures of both the International Peace Research Association and the Peace and Justice Studies Association. She is a founding member of The Truth Telling Project for Ferguson and Beyond.

Maria Paula Unigarro Alba is Graduate Student Assistant for the “Supporting Multi-Track Dialogue in Ethiopia” project at the Berghof Foundation, Germany. Her interests revolve around peacebuilding and gender equality. Previously, she assisted the coordination of the Unidas Women’s Network from the German Federal Foreign Office, which unites women from Germany, Latin America, and the Caribbean, who work to foster equal opportunities for women and men.