Global Human Security Lecture Series

November 2012, Guest Speaker: Dr. Peter Wallensteen

Peter Wallensteen is a leading international researcher, a Senior Professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University in Sweden, and a Research Professor Peace Studies at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. He is also the director and founder of the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, the most widely-used data source on Global armed forces. He is the author of "Understanding Conflict Resolution: Peace, War, and the Global System" (2012), "Peace Research: Theory and Practice" (2011) and "The Go-Between" (2010).

Peace Research: Theory and Practice

March 2010, Guest Speaker: Elizabeth Ferris

Elizabeth Ferris is a senior fellow in Foreign Policy and co-director of The Brookings Institution University of Bern Project on Internal Displacement in Washington, D.C. Her work encompasses issues related to forced migration, human rights, the role of civil society in protecting displaced populations and the security implications of displacement

After Natural Disasters: Human Rights and Humanitarian Response

What is the responsibility of the international community in responding to natural disasters? Natural disasters raise a host of questions about humanitarian response, human rights, military-civilian relations, long-term development and responsibility.

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The Politics of Protection

What are the limits of international action in protecting civilians? This lecture will explore what protection of civilians means to different humanitarian, political and military actors and to civilians themselves and explore the limits of humanitarian action in protecting people who find themselves in the midst of war.

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