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Come to Washington D.C.! At the 2005 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, the Peace Division will offer symposia, discussions, workshops, and invited addresses on the psychology of peace and its implications for global security. The 2005 convention will be held in Washington D. C. Click here for information related to this year's Division 48 Presidential theme, "Empowering Peace Psychologists to Be Creative Change Agents".Click here for 2005 APA Convention Information.
The Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence: Peace Psychology Division of APA is accepting nominations for its annual Morton Deutsch Conflict Resolution Award which is open to members and non members of Division 48 and to citizens of any country. The award is funded with royalties from the book Handbook of Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice, edited by Morton Deutsch, Ph.D., and Peter Coleman, Ph.D.. Click here for More Information
Student Applicants: The Ph.D. concentration in the psychology of peace and the prevention of violence aims to equip students to conduct research, both in the laboratory and in the real world, on the origins and prevention of violence between individuals, groups and nations, and on ways to promote cooperation and peace. It also aims to provide preparation for applying knowledge to prevent violence and promote peace in the real world. It aims to prepare students to teach this subject matter in departments of psychology and in the growing field of peace studies. Admission decisions are based on undergraduate grade point average, GRE scores and letters of recommendations. Sufficient background in psychology (or in combination with background in other social/behavioral sciences) is presumed. All students admitted into the program will receive support, initially in the form of research fellowships, later through fellowships or teaching assistantships. See further information about the program and the curriculum on the Peace Psychology Website under description.Additional information about the psychology department, application procedures, and the social-personality psychology program at the University of Massachusetts can be obtained through the Peace Psychology Website.
It is the intention of the Division 48 Subcommittee on Terrorism that this statement should supplement the APA Resolution on Terrorism (adopted 12/08/01) and in so doing extend the ongoing dialogue. Preamble to Terrorism Statement
Terrorist acts do not occur in a vacuum, but in a context so multidisciplinary as to summon the cooperative efforts of expertise in a large variety of academic disciplines including psychology, political science, economics, international and cultural affairs, military studies, technology, and theology. We first list psychology, the study of human behaviour, as the overarching discipline that can expand its scope while learning from other disciplines. There is much that psychology in general and peace psychology in particular can contribute to the current debate on terrorism. Three key issues merit our attention: defining terrorism, understanding what motivates terrorist acts, and deciding how psychology can best offer advice on how to respond to these acts. Read Interpreting and Responding to Terrorism
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