Conversations in Conflict Studies presents: Bertha Amisi
400 Eggers Hall
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"'People Are Suffering!' Noncombatant Mobilization for Peace in
Africa," with Bertha Amisi, Doctoral Candidate, Political Science. During
the late 1990s and early 2000s, religious leaders and women in a number of
Sub-Saharan countries organized to resist wars that escalated as a result of
violent political transitions. Bertha Amisis's dissertation tells the little-known story of
these efforts to end war in politically adverse conditions. This presentation will focus on why religious
leaders and women bothered to act against war despite the risk involved and
what made this possible. Amisi shows how through a combination of political
developments and presence of groups able to see and seize the opportunities
presented to demand an end to war.
Conversations in Conflict Studies is a weekly speaker series
sponsored by PARCC - Program for the Advancement of Research
on Conflict and Collaboration. Follow us @PARCCatMaxwell, tweet #ConvoInConflict
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