The Judith Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) is an interdisciplinary program devoted to research and teaching on the problems of war and peace, arms control and disarmament, and more generally, instances of collective violence. Our focal areas include climate change and conflict, nuclear security, governance of emerging technologies, and human rights, race, and gender.
This lecture discusses the concept of peace agreements as platforms for constructive social change, which requires authentic engagement and institutional transformations.
In this paper, I argue that state repression of peaceful activism boosts support for militant organizations, whilst activist mobilizing propaganda promoting peaceful means diminishes support
