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Michael Klare and Laura Reed are the staff
at the Five College Program in Peace and World Security Studies, based
at Hampshire College in Amherst,
Massachusetts. |
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- PAWSS Staff & Governance
The Five College Program in Peace and World Security Studies (PAWSS)
was established in 1982 by faculty from the Five College consortium (Amherst
College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and
the University of Massachusetts at Amherst) to enhance undergraduate education
in the field of peace and international security studies. The program
began with a faculty seminar on the nuclear arms race and has since grown
into a major educational effort entailing faculty workshops and institutes,
undergraduate course offerings at the Five Colleges, public lectures and
conferences, a student leadership program, publications, and professional
development in the field.
PAWSS's overarching goal is to enhance the contribution of the academic
community to the search for global peace, justice, and security. In pursuing
this goal, PAWSS has several specific objectives: (1) to increase and
improve the curricular offerings in the peace and security field at the
Five Colleges; (2) to enhance faculty, student, and public awareness of
vital international developments; (3) to encourage college students to
pursue lifetime careers and graduate education in peace and world security;
(4) to promote regional, national, and international communication among
educators in the field; and (5) to advance the state of the field generally.
Initially, these activities were focused primarily on issues arising
from the nuclear arms race and U.S.-Soviet relations; in recent years,
however, the program's focus has been expanded to include other significant
threats to peace and stability, including ethnic and religious strife,
social and political violence, environmentally-related conflict, human
rights abuses, and persistent Third World underdevelopment. In exploring
these issues, PAWSS seeks to present diverse points of view and to draw
upon a broad spectrum of academic and professional disciplines.
From its inception, PAWSS has endeavored to relate its projects and
activities to the changing international environment. As we approach the
onset of the 21st century, it is evident that the world faces a complex
array of both new and old dangers. To ensure that our faculty and students
will be able to participate in the search for constructive solutions to
these problems, PAWSS will continually redesign its programs and activities
in light of emerging international trends.
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