Welcome to the PJSA

The Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) serves as a professional association for scholars in the field of peace and conflict studies. PJSA is dedicated to bringing together academics, educators, and activists to explore alternatives to violence and share visions and strategies for peacebuilding, social justice, and social change. We welcome all peace institutions, peace instructors, peace practitioners and peace activists to become members of our dynamic organization.

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2024 PJSA Conference Program

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Member Resources

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Job Listings

‘Visiting Professor’: Gender and Peacebuilding MA Program at the University for Peace

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Conflict Resolution Specialist / Relationship Mediator, Pollack Peacebuilding, Washington, DC

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Temporary Project Assistant: Peace,Security and Democratic Resilience Initiative, National Democratic Institute, Washington, DC

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Career & Educational Opportunities

5-day Workshop on Youth in Conflict Areas: Healing and Peace-building through Social Engagement

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Free Online Course on Civil Resistance this Fall

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Atlas Corps Fellowship (USA)

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Calls For Papers

CFP: ““Protect our Waters”: Indigenous Women’s Activism and Climate Justice”

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CFP: “Access to information: Freedom and Censorship”

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CFP: “Information Studies, Race and Racism”

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Open Resources

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Organizational Statements

On the Ongoing War in Ukraine

Hello PJSA, Just like many of you, we have been closely following the activity in Ukraine as the Russian invasion continues and escalates. Many of […]

Want to help Ukraine? 27 organizations looking for aid!

The Ukrainian Humanitarian Fund & Other Verified GoFundMe Campaigns GoFundMe has set up a hub with links to all of the fundraiser campaigns the charity site […]

Ground Rules for Community Engagement

The PJSA Board has been in conversation over the past several months about what it means to be a community of activists, educators, and scholars […]