The Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs today announced the establishment of the Center for Peace and the Global Good. The new center - which aligns with the school's mission and values in its dedication to academic rigor, interdisciplinary study, research, teaching, and policy engagement on peace and human welfare - will support faculty, visiting fellows, scholars, and students working on a wide range of issues, such as peacebuilding, human rights, global health, conflict resolution, peace and reconciliation social entrepreneurship, and the applied principles of strategic nonviolence.
At a time of deep global uncertainty and conflict, the center is expected to position the school at the forefront of scholarship and practice dedicated to building a more just and stable world, equipping rising leaders with the vision, knowledge, and practical skills to build that world and to lessen, or even avert, future conflict, school leaders say.
The center's launch was made possible by a transformational gift from John '67 and Susan Jackson.
"This gift gives Yale Jackson the resources to turn scholarship on peace and the global good into work that shapes policy and practice, not just the academic conversation," said Jim Levinsohn, Charles W. Goodyear Professor of Global Affairs and dean of the Jackson School. "We expect this center to become a place where research and study translate directly into impact - for policymakers, for practitioners, and for the students who will carry this work forward."
Jackson School leaders say establishing a Peace Center at Yale could not be more timely. Active wars continue in Asia, Africa, and Europe, civil political discourse has grown more divided in many countries, and basic human rights face new challenges in places where they were long taken for granted.
