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PEACE AND JUSTICE
STUDIES | NYC
CO-CURRICULAR
The Peace and Justice Student
Association is dedicated to social
justice, exploring issues regarding
peace and justice, and discovering
how students can work for peace
and justice in their own communities.
The Peace and Justice Studies (PJS) Program on Pace University’s
New York City campus examines direct, structural and
environmental violence; theories and practice of nonviolence and conflict transformation; restorative justice;
and interdisciplinary perspectives on peace-building and
peace-making. The program reflects our commitment to
theory and practice in this interdisciplinary field and is
consistent with Pace University’s mission of civic engagement
and global citizenship. Pace University’s New York City campus
is centrally located, minutes from the financial district, United
Nations, World Trade Center, the Courts, theater district and
is immersed in a diverse, urban community. Drawing on
this setting, we offer faculty with specialties in peace and
conflict studies, restorative justice, nonviolence, gender,
humanitarian aid, religion and peace building, postcolonial
theory, developmental studies, and reconciliation and
transitional justice. Beyond the classroom, students engage
in a wide range of service learning placements and internships.
FACULTY
Emily Welty is the Director of the Peace and Justice Studies Program on the New York City campus. She is co-author of Unity
in Diversity: Interfaith Dialogue in the Middle East and Occupying Political Science: the Occupy Wall Street Movement from New
York City to the World. Dr. Welty has worked in a variety of cross-cultural and politically unstable contexts including Israel/
Palestine, Northern Ireland, Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti, Sri Lanka, Myanmar/Burma, South Africa, Uganda, Kenya and Sudan. Her
research specialty is in the religious dimensions of conflict and peacemaking and faith-based humanitarian and international
aid agencies.
PJS-NYC Faculty Advisory Board: Amy Foerster (Sociology), Susan Herman (Criminal Justice and Security Department), Chris
Malone (Political Science), Bill Offutt (History), Yvonne Rafferty (Psychology), Nancy Reagin (Women’s and Gender Studies)
and Ilan Safit (Philosophy and Religious Studies).
WHY STUDY PEACE AND JUSTICE STUDIES?
Peace and Justice Studies is an emerging field which draws on the insights from many different disciplines in order to address conflict and injustice, and critically reflect on peace and social justice issues. Studying PJS allows students from any
background or interest to examine issues which are both relevant to their daily lives as well as nationally and internationally. Having a minor in PJS prepares students to pursue careers in non-profits, humanitarian and international aid
work, international law, negotiation, diplomacy, mediation, economic development, poverty reduction, restorative justice
and more. The PJS minor is a 15-credit, interdisciplinary minor which consists of one mandatory course and 12 elective
credits. The only required course is: PJS 101 – Introduction to Peace and Justice Studies (3 credits, offered every semester,
AOK 1 and AOK5).
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