FACULTY LEADER
Eric Patterson
Eric Patterson, PhD is Senior Research Fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs. He also serves as Dean of the School of Government at Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA. His research and teaching focuses on religion and politics, ethics and international affairs, and just war theory in the context of contemporary conflict. He has written and edited nine books,...
RELATED PROGRAM
The Religion, Conflict, and Peace program examines the intersection of religion with other cultural, social, and political factors in the generation and resolution of conflict. Activities include the production of critical case studies and the development of knowledge resources for government professionals.
PROJECTS
Jason KlocekJason KlocekIlan CooperIlan CooperConsuelo Amat MatusChristopher O'ConnorINTERVIEWEES
RELATED MEDIA
CENTER NEWS
June 17, 2013Transparency Has Momentum
June 17, 2013
Will Inboden Contrasts Rand Paul and Marco Rubio on International Religious Freedom
RELATED RESOURCES: GOVERNANCE
Religion, Politics, and Governance in India, Pakistan, Nigeria and Tanzania: An Overview
Publication
Publication
Peacebuilding Practitioners Interview Series
We know very little about the role of religion in conflict situations and peacebuilding efforts. Religion intersects with other economic, social, political and other factors in complex ways. And faith communities are often arrayed on different sides of the same issue. In order to learn more about realities on the ground, the Center is carrying out a series of interviews with practitioners, with an initial focus on Africa. During the summer of 2009, two Center research assistants, Ilan Cooper and Jason Klocek, conducted a series of interviews with key figures in South Africa, Mozambique, Rwanda, and Sudan. During the summer of 2010, Center research assistants Consuelo Amat and Christopher O'Connor conducted a series of interviews with key figures in Nigeria and Kenya.
The first set of interviews focus on the role or religious actors in transitioning societies in four case study examples: Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, and Sudan. The second set of interviews focus on peacebuilding in the quest for good governance, particularly across religious and ethnic boundaries. This project was funded and sponsored by the Georgetown Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, the Georgetown Conflict Resolution Program and the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) in South Africa. The initial interviews were conducted over a series of three weeks in late May and early June 2009 and would not have been possible without the assistance of local partners IJR (in South Africa) and Propaz (in Mozambique). The second set of interviews were conducted in June and July 2010.