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'''Kevin Avruch''' is Dean of the [[School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution]] at [[George Mason University]]. He is the Henry Hart Rice Professor of [[Conflict Resolution]] and Professor of [[Anthropology]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsdesk.gmu.edu/2013/09/kevin-avruch-named-dean-school-conflict-analysis-resolution/ |title=Kevin Avruch Named Dean of the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution |publisher=George Mason University News |date=2013-09-27 |accessdate=2014-06-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://scar.gmu.edu/people/kevin-avruch |title=Kevin Avruch - The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution |publisher= |date= |accessdate=2014-06-27}}</ref> He received his PhD in Anthropology from the University of California, San Diego in 1978, where he also received his MA in Anthropology in 1973. He received his AB from the University of Chicago. Dr. Avruch joined the faculty at George Mason University in 1980 after teaching at the University of Illinois and the University of California, San Diego. He has also taught at the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies at the University of Malta, the Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego<ref>{{cite web|url=http://catcher.sandiego.edu/items/peacestudies/IPJ-Compass-Newsletter-Spring-Summer-2009.pdf |title=Q & A With Kevin Avruch, Ph.D. |publisher=Peace & Justice Compass Newsletter, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice |date=Spring/Summer 2009 |accessdate=2014-06-30}}</ref>, the United Nations [[University for Peace]] in Costa Rica as well as for the Program in Conflict Resolution at [[Sabancı University]] in Istanbul. |
'''Kevin Avruch''' is Dean of the [[School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution]] at [[George Mason University]]. He is the Henry Hart Rice Professor of [[Conflict Resolution]] and Professor of [[Anthropology]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsdesk.gmu.edu/2013/09/kevin-avruch-named-dean-school-conflict-analysis-resolution/ |title=Kevin Avruch Named Dean of the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution |publisher=George Mason University News |date=2013-09-27 |accessdate=2014-06-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://scar.gmu.edu/people/kevin-avruch |title=Kevin Avruch - The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution |publisher= |date= |accessdate=2014-06-27}}</ref> He received his PhD in Anthropology from the University of California, San Diego in 1978, where he also received his MA in Anthropology in 1973. He received his AB from the University of Chicago. Dr. Avruch joined the faculty at George Mason University in 1980 after teaching at the University of Illinois and the University of California, San Diego. He has also taught at the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies at the University of Malta, the Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego<ref>{{cite web|url=http://catcher.sandiego.edu/items/peacestudies/IPJ-Compass-Newsletter-Spring-Summer-2009.pdf |title=Q & A With Kevin Avruch, Ph.D. |publisher=Peace & Justice Compass Newsletter, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice |date=Spring/Summer 2009 |accessdate=2014-06-30}}</ref>, the United Nations [[University for Peace]] in Costa Rica as well as for the Program in Conflict Resolution at [[Sabancı University]] in Istanbul. In 2011 he was a Fullbright Specialist at the Banaras Hindu University.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcpr-bhu.org/activities.html |title=Website of the Malaviya Centre for Peace Research at Banaras Hindu University|publisher= |date= |accessdate=2014-07-03}}</ref> |
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Dr. Avruch is notable for his contributions to the developing field of Conflict Analysis and Resolution and has championed the importance of culture in understanding conflict. His work provided a counter balance to the search for grand theories of human behavior and highlights the need for attending to particularities of culture in conflict analysis and conflict resolution. Together with Peter W. Black, another anthropologist at George Mason University, Avruch critiqued [[John Burton (diplomat)|John Burton]]'s theory of Basic Human Needs, asserting that it needed to recognize the fact that needs are understood and met differently in different cultures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beyondintractability.org/audiodisplay/avruch-k |title=Audio Interview with Transcript: Kevin Avruch, Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University |publisher=Beyond Intractability |date=2003 |accessdate=2014-06-30}}</ref> |
Dr. Avruch is notable for his contributions to the developing field of Conflict Analysis and Resolution and has championed the importance of culture in understanding conflict.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Brigg |first=Morgan |last2= |first2= |date=2014 |title=Book Review: Context and Pretext in Conflict Resolution: Culture, Identity, Power, and Practice |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10357718.2013.866189 |journal=Australian Journal of International Affairs |publisher=|volume=68 |issue=2 |pages= |doi=10.1080/10357718.2013.866189 |accessdate=03 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Hamel |first=Marie-Eve |last2= |first2= |date=2014 |title=Book Review of Kevin Avruch, Context and Pretext in Conflict Resolution: Culture, Identity, Power, and Practice |url=http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/CJS/issue/view/1411 |journal=Canadian Journal of Sociology/Cahiers Canadiens de Sociologie |publisher=|volume=39 |issue=1 |pages=120-123 |doi= |accessdate=03 July 2014}}</ref> His work provided a counter balance to the search for grand theories of human behavior and highlights the need for attending to particularities of culture in conflict analysis and conflict resolution. Together with Peter W. Black, another anthropologist at George Mason University, Avruch critiqued [[John Burton (diplomat)|John Burton]]'s theory of Basic Human Needs, asserting that it needed to recognize the fact that needs are understood and met differently in different cultures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beyondintractability.org/audiodisplay/avruch-k |title=Audio Interview with Transcript: Kevin Avruch, Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University |publisher=Beyond Intractability |date=2003 |accessdate=2014-06-30}}</ref> |
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==Notable works== |
==Notable works== |
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*{{cite journal |last=Avruch |first=Kevin |last2=Black |first2=Peter W. |date=January 1991 |title=The Culture Question And Conflict Resolution |url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-0130.1991.tb00563.x/abstract |journal=Peace & Change: A Journal of Peace Research |publisher=|volume=16 |issue=1 |pages=22-45 |doi=10.1111/j.1468-0130.1991.tb00563.x |accessdate=27 June 2014}} |
*{{cite journal |last=Avruch |first=Kevin |last2=Black |first2=Peter W. |date=January 1991 |title=The Culture Question And Conflict Resolution |url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-0130.1991.tb00563.x/abstract |journal=Peace & Change: A Journal of Peace Research |publisher=|volume=16 |issue=1 |pages=22-45 |doi=10.1111/j.1468-0130.1991.tb00563.x |accessdate=27 June 2014}} |
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*{{cite journal |last=Avruch |first=Kevin |last2=Black |first2=Peter W. |date=1987 |title=A “Generic” Theory of Conflict Resolution: A Critique |url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1571-9979.1987.tb00395.x/abstract |journal=Negotiation Journal |publisher=|volume=3 |issue=1 |pages=87-96 |doi=10.1111/j.1571-9979.1987.tb00395.x |accessdate=30 June 2014}} |
*{{cite journal |last=Avruch |first=Kevin |last2=Black |first2=Peter W. |date=1987 |title=A “Generic” Theory of Conflict Resolution: A Critique |url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1571-9979.1987.tb00395.x/abstract |journal=Negotiation Journal |publisher=|volume=3 |issue=1 |pages=87-96 |doi=10.1111/j.1571-9979.1987.tb00395.x |accessdate=30 June 2014}} |
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*{{cite book|url=http://scar.gmu.edu/book/conflict-resolution-cross-cultural-perspectives-contributions-ethnic-studies |title=Conflict Resolution: Cross-Cultural Perspectives | publisher=Praeger Publishers|year= 1991/1998|isbn= 0-275-96442-6}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| Born | 22 February 1950 Brooklyn, NY |
| Education | University of California, San Diego (PhD, MA) University of Chicago {AB) |
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Kevin Avruch is Dean of the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University. He is the Henry Hart Rice Professor of Conflict Resolution and Professor of Anthropology.[1][2] He received his PhD in Anthropology from the University of California, San Diego in 1978, where he also received his MA in Anthropology in 1973. He received his AB from the University of Chicago. Dr. Avruch joined the faculty at George Mason University in 1980 after teaching at the University of Illinois and the University of California, San Diego. He has also taught at the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies at the University of Malta, the Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego[3], the United Nations University for Peace in Costa Rica as well as for the Program in Conflict Resolution at Sabancı University in Istanbul. In 2011 he was a Fullbright Specialist at the Banaras Hindu University.[4]
Dr. Avruch is notable for his contributions to the developing field of Conflict Analysis and Resolution and has championed the importance of culture in understanding conflict.[5][6] His work provided a counter balance to the search for grand theories of human behavior and highlights the need for attending to particularities of culture in conflict analysis and conflict resolution. Together with Peter W. Black, another anthropologist at George Mason University, Avruch critiqued John Burton's theory of Basic Human Needs, asserting that it needed to recognize the fact that needs are understood and met differently in different cultures.[7]
Notable works
- Culture & Conflict Resolution. United States Institute for Peace. 1998. ISBN 9781878379825.[8]
- Context and Pretext in Conflict Resolution: Culture, Identity, Power, and Practice. Paradigm Publishers. 2012. ISBN 161205059X.
- Avruch, Kevin; Black, Peter W. (January 1991). "The Culture Question And Conflict Resolution". Peace & Change: A Journal of Peace Research. 16 (1): 22–45. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0130.1991.tb00563.x. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- Avruch, Kevin; Black, Peter W. (1987). "A "Generic" Theory of Conflict Resolution: A Critique". Negotiation Journal. 3 (1): 87–96. doi:10.1111/j.1571-9979.1987.tb00395.x. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- Conflict Resolution: Cross-Cultural Perspectives. Praeger Publishers. 1991/1998. ISBN 0-275-96442-6.
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References
- ^ "Kevin Avruch Named Dean of the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution". George Mason University News. 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ^ "Kevin Avruch - The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution". Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ^ "Q & A With Kevin Avruch, Ph.D." (PDF). Peace & Justice Compass Newsletter, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice. Spring/Summer 2009. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Website of the Malaviya Centre for Peace Research at Banaras Hindu University". Retrieved 2014-07-03.
- ^ Brigg, Morgan (2014). "Book Review: Context and Pretext in Conflict Resolution: Culture, Identity, Power, and Practice". Australian Journal of International Affairs. 68 (2). doi:10.1080/10357718.2013.866189. Retrieved 03 July 2014.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Hamel, Marie-Eve (2014). "Book Review of Kevin Avruch, Context and Pretext in Conflict Resolution: Culture, Identity, Power, and Practice". Canadian Journal of Sociology/Cahiers Canadiens de Sociologie. 39 (1): 120–123. Retrieved 03 July 2014.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Audio Interview with Transcript: Kevin Avruch, Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University". Beyond Intractability. 2003. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
- ^ "Mason S-CAR Dean's Book Awarded Top Prize by International Conflict Organization". George Mason University News. 2014-02-07. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
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