Peace Research from within Peace Practice: Discovering the Untapped Potential of Reflective Practice for Research Innovation
Start Date
10-2-2021 9:00 AM
End Date
10-2-2021 10:30 AM
Proposal Type
Presentation
Proposal Description
Dr. Tatsushi (Tats) Arai is an Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at Kent State University, USA. His research focuses broadly on conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and multitrack diplomacy with an emphasis on solution-oriented thinking and long-term systemic change. His publications include Creativity and Conflict Resolution (Routledge) and Contested Memories and Reconciliation Challenges (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, with S. Goto and Z. Wang as co-editors). Dr Arai’s recent articles in the Peace and Conflict Studies journal explore a Burmese Buddhist worldview and method of conflict resolution (2015, 2017) and community-based psychosocial healing in Rwanda (2019). As a conflict resolution trainer, mediator, and adviser with over two decades of practitioner experience across Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East, Dr Arai has previously served as a United Nations Senior Mediation Advisor on a when-actually-employed basis. He has also worked extensively with NGOs, community-based organizations, government agencies, and international organizations. Dr Arai is a Japanese citizen and lives with his tri-national family in Cleveland, Ohio. Website: https://works.bepress.com/tatsushi_arai/
Peace Research from within Peace Practice: Discovering the Untapped Potential of Reflective Practice for Research Innovation
Dr. Tatsushi (Tats) Arai is an Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at Kent State University, USA. His research focuses broadly on conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and multitrack diplomacy with an emphasis on solution-oriented thinking and long-term systemic change. His publications include Creativity and Conflict Resolution (Routledge) and Contested Memories and Reconciliation Challenges (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, with S. Goto and Z. Wang as co-editors). Dr Arai’s recent articles in the Peace and Conflict Studies journal explore a Burmese Buddhist worldview and method of conflict resolution (2015, 2017) and community-based psychosocial healing in Rwanda (2019). As a conflict resolution trainer, mediator, and adviser with over two decades of practitioner experience across Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East, Dr Arai has previously served as a United Nations Senior Mediation Advisor on a when-actually-employed basis. He has also worked extensively with NGOs, community-based organizations, government agencies, and international organizations. Dr Arai is a Japanese citizen and lives with his tri-national family in Cleveland, Ohio. Website: https://works.bepress.com/tatsushi_arai/