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Job opening at INCORE: Research Co-ordinator

January 26th, 2009 | Posted in job postings

University of Ulster
INCORE (International Conflict Research Institute)
The postholder will be primarily responsible for leading and developing INCORE’s research profile. S/he will also contribute to teaching and other academic duties. Applicants must have a track record of teaching and research related to INCORE’s core themes and have been included in 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. In addition, [...]

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The Strategic Use of Emotion in Conflict; Asch seminar on November 17th, 2008

November 5th, 2008 | Posted in upcoming events

Many ongoing conflicts, especially those involving Western intervention, can be characterized in terms of a type of “game” with a fairly stable set of actors, preferences, and rules. At certain junctures, actors use emotions to change the set of actors, reshape preferences, and alter the rules. Actors possess a range of actions in trying to [...]

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Jonathan Hyman, new associate director

August 25th, 2008 | Posted in News and announcements

Acclaimed photographer Jonathan Hyman has joined the Asch Center as an associate director. Jonathan is exploring the role of visual culture in the context of ethnic conflict. He has many exciting ideas for collaboration, and with his help, we will soon begin featuring the work of visual artists on our web site. A documentary film [...]

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Asch featured in Bryn Mawr’s Alumnae Bulletin

August 4th, 2008 | Posted in News and announcements

The August 2008 edition of the Alumnae Bulletin includes an article about Asch’s move to Bryn Mawr College. The article mentions current projects like the speaker series, and visiting scholar Muhammed Fani’s book-in-progress on the emergence of religious radicalism in Pakistan. Our plans for the future include bringing postdoctoral fellows with recent experience [...]

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Misreading the Arab Media

July 14th, 2008 | Posted in News and announcements

Jeremy Ginges, currently at the New School for Social Research, coauthored an op-ed piece in the New York Times on opinions of Arab journalists. Far from being our enemies, Arab journalists could be among the “most powerful weapons in the war of ideas against terrorism” according to the authors.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/opinion/25pintak.html?
_r=1&ref=opinion&oref=slogin

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Roy Eidelson video: Resisting the drums of war

July 14th, 2008 | Posted in News and announcements

A posting onThe Situationist website featured a video created by Roy Eidelson. According to Eidelson, our “Five Core Concerns” are easy targets for leaders wishing to sway public opinion. He explains how how awareness of core concerns can help us to “recognize, counter and resist the appeals of warmongers.” To view the [...]

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