A Conversation with Molly Mellin
- November 5, 2021
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 CST
- Virtual
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The Baumhart Center
The Baumhart Center, baumhartcenter@luc.edu - Open to the public.
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We invite you to join us on Friday, November 5 from 12 - 1 p.m. Chicago/CT for a conversation with Molly Mellin, Associate Professor of International Relations about her new book The Building and Breaking of Peace: Corporate Activities in Civil War Prevention and Resolution.
About Professor Mellin
Professor Melin¿s research and teaching interests are in the areas of international relations and foreign policy decision-making, with emphasis on international conflict and conflict management. Her current research focuses on third party interventions in ongoing international conflicts, the role of the private sector in conflict prevention, and UN peacekeeping. She regularly teaches classes on international conflict processes, business and world politics, and conflict management, as well as the introductory International Relations course. She runs short study abroad courses to Colombia and Northern Ireland to teach students about civil war and peace building. Her book, The Building and Breaking of Peace: Corporate Activities in Civil War Prevention and Resolution, examines corporations¿ conflict roles in building and preventing peace using original data and in-depth case analyses of corporate actions and outcomes in Colombia, Northern Ireland, and Tunisia.
