Peace Studies between Tradition and Innovation

Randall Amster is Director of the Program on Justice and Peace at Georgetown University, and serves as Executive Director of the Peace and Justice Studies Association. He is the author of Peace Ecology (2014) and co-editor of the volumes Building Cultures of Peace: Transdisciplinary Voices of Hope and Action (2009) and Exploring the Power of Nonviolence: Peace, Politics, and Practice (2013).Laura Finley is Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Barry University. She is the author, co-author and editor of twelve books and numerous journal articles and book chapters. Dr Finley is an active member of many local, state and national peace, justice and human rights organizations, and serves as the Publications Committee Chair and Speakers Bureau Coordinator for the Peace and Justice Studies Association.Edmund Pries is an Assistant Professor of Global Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University, where he teaches in the Peace and Conflict Studies stream. He is the recipient of the Wilfrid Laurier University’s Award for Teaching Excellence, and serves on the executive committee of the Peace and Justice Studies Association and on the advisory board of Summit: The Sustainable Mountain Development and Conflict Transformation Global Database.Richard McCutcheon is Academic Dean and Associate Professor of Law and Politics at Algoma University, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and is Co-Chair of the Peace and Justice Studies Board. He holds a PhD in Anthropology from McMaster University.