Mari Fitzduff
Encyclopedia
Mari Christine Fitzduff is an Irish-born activist, educator, writer and academic.
She is currently Professor and Director of the MA Conflict and Coexistence Programme at Brandeis University
, Massachusetts
, USA, which began in 2004.
She helped to set up the first courses in conflict resolution in both universities in Northern Ireland
. She authored a training book in 1988, which could be used particularly in the conflict in Northern Ireland, called Community Conflict Skills. It has since been translated into Indonesian, Serbo-Croatian, and other languages in countries rife with ethnic strife. It gives over 50 ways of looking at issues of justice, political choices, and bridge building.
From 1990 to 1997 she was the Founding Director of the Community Relations Council, which was funded by both British and European funds, but was independent. It developed and funded many of the conflict resolution initiatives in Northern Ireland.
From 1997 to 2003, she was the Director of UNU/INCORE, a joint initiative of the United Nations University
and the University of Ulster
, where she held a chair in conflict Resolution. UNU/INCORE conducts policy relevant international research on conflict issues around the world.
She is currently Professor and Director of the MA Conflict and Coexistence Programme at Brandeis University
Brandeis University
Brandeis University is an American private research university with a liberal arts focus. It is located in the southwestern corner of Waltham, Massachusetts, nine miles west of Boston. The University has an enrollment of approximately 3,200 undergraduate and 2,100 graduate students. In 2011, it...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, USA, which began in 2004.
She helped to set up the first courses in conflict resolution in both universities in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. She authored a training book in 1988, which could be used particularly in the conflict in Northern Ireland, called Community Conflict Skills. It has since been translated into Indonesian, Serbo-Croatian, and other languages in countries rife with ethnic strife. It gives over 50 ways of looking at issues of justice, political choices, and bridge building.
From 1990 to 1997 she was the Founding Director of the Community Relations Council, which was funded by both British and European funds, but was independent. It developed and funded many of the conflict resolution initiatives in Northern Ireland.
From 1997 to 2003, she was the Director of UNU/INCORE, a joint initiative of the United Nations University
United Nations University
The United Nations University is an academic arm of the United Nations established in 1973, which serves purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The UNU undertakes research into the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of...
and the University of Ulster
University of Ulster
The University of Ulster is a multi-campus, co-educational university located in Northern Ireland. It is the largest single university in Ireland, discounting the federal National University of Ireland...
, where she held a chair in conflict Resolution. UNU/INCORE conducts policy relevant international research on conflict issues around the world.
Degrees
- New University of Ulster, Ph.D
- Queen's University, Belfast Diploma
- University of UlsterUniversity of UlsterThe University of Ulster is a multi-campus, co-educational university located in Northern Ireland. It is the largest single university in Ireland, discounting the federal National University of Ireland...
, MAMaster's degreeA master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice... - University of Ulster, Diploma.
- Trinity College Dublin, Diploma
- University College DublinUniversity College DublinUniversity College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...
(UCD), BABachelor of ArtsA Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
Quotes
Nobody wants the final compromise to come too quickly ... because it's the end of the dream for both sides. It will have to be a perforated border as opposed to a united Ireland. And unionists will have to abandon dreams of unity forever with the motherland ... Sinn Féin will sell the compromise on the basis of its being a transitional agreement. People really are quite weary of the warSelected writings
- Fitzduff, Mari Christine & Stout, Chris, The Psychology of War, Conflict Resolution and Peace. 3 Vols. Publisher: Praeger, 2006
- Fitzduff, Mari and Church, Cheyanne, Eds.NGO's at the Table. Rowman and Little 2004
- Mari Fitzduff, Gordon Peake, Cathy Gormley Keenan, War Lords versus Peace Lords, Publisher: UNU/INCORE, 2005
- Fitzduff, Mari. Beyond Violence: Conflict Resolution Processes in Northern Ireland. UN University Press/Brookings. (2002)
- Fitzduff, Mari. Community Conflict Skills: Anti-sectarian work in Northern Ireland. 1988;
External links
- http://israel.usembassy.gov/publish/speakers/fitzduff.html
- http://www.beyondintractability.org/audio/10479/