Resources
Internships
Successful completion of either an internship in Peace, Conflict, and Coexistence Studies (PAX 92a/b) or a PAX related senior honors thesis in one's major is a core requirement for completing the Peace, Conflict, and Coexistence Studies program.
Find additional internship information about where Brandeis students have interned and see open positions on Hiatt's Handshake. Funding opportunities are available for unpaid internships. Visit the Hiatt Career Center website for more information.
Other Resources
Swarthmore College has assembled an extensive database of conscientious objection resources. Included in this resource list are:
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A manuscript collection of individual conscientious objectors, including many who were imprisoned during World War II; and a database of individual World War I objectors.
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An extensive oral history database, with over 800 taped interviews available on such subjects as war, peace and conscientious objection.
The Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI) is an interuniversity partnership that pursues original urban research on the cutting edge of scholarship and public policy, with an emphasis on opportunities created by novel digital data. BARI's annually updated econometrics use administrative data to describe the neighborhoods of Boston. Its projects involve urban sustainability, "seeing" neighborhoods through "big" data, school choice, urban mobility, and much more. Browse their website to access all their research, or sign up for their mailing list to get updates.
We’re pleased to announce that students and faculty will now have premium access to the Chronicle of Higher Education online! The Chronicle presents news, information, and jobs for university faculty and Student Affairs professionals that may be of interest to you.
Far too often people struggling for democratic rights and justice are not aware of the full range of methods of nonviolent action. Wise strategy, attention to the dynamics of nonviolent struggle, and careful selection of methods can increase a group's chances of success. Gene Sharp researched and cataloged these 198 methods and provided a rich selection of historical examples in his seminal work, "The Politics of Nonviolent Action (3 Vols.) Boston: Porter Sargent, 1973."
