Nadya Hajj
Professor of Peace and Justice Studies
Nadya Hajj is a Professor of Peace and Justice Studies. Her research focuses on conflict transformation and public good provision among marginalized communities like refugees. She has more than 20 years of experience in qualitative research in conflict settings. Her second book is Networked Refugees: Palestinian Reciprocity and Remittances in the Digital Age (University of California Press, 2021). She teaches courses in conflict transformation and civic engagement.
Education
- B.A., University of Virginia-Main Campus
- M.A., Emory University
- Ph.D., Emory University
Current and upcoming courses
Introduction to the Study of Conflict, Justice, and Peace
PEAC104
An interdisciplinary introduction to the study of conflict, justice, and peace. The course engages students in developing an analytical and theoretical framework for examining the dynamics of conflict, violence, and injustice and the strategies that have been employed to attain peace and justice, including balance of power, cooperation, diplomacy and conflict resolution, law, human rights, social movements, social justice (economic, environmental, and race/class/gender), interpersonal communication, and religiously inspired social transformation.
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Conflict Transformation in Theory and Practice
PEAC204
This course provides the student with an in-depth study of conflict and its resolution. We will explore the basic theoretical concepts of the field and apply this knowledge as we learn and practice skills for analyzing and resolving conflicts. The course seeks to answer the following questions at both the theoretical level and the level of engaged action: What are the causes and consequences of conflict? How do we come to know and understand conflict? How do our assumptions about conflict affect our strategies for management, resolution, or transformation? What methods are available for waging and resolving conflicts productively rather than destructively?