The Ph.D. in International Conflict Management (INCM) at Kennesaw State University (KSU) currently has students from around the world, creating a dynamic, yet intimate, educational environment. INCM is a field that currently has few opportunities for advanced training. This Ph.D. program offers several key elements unavailable in most other doctoral programs in this field to top-quality, advanced graduate students. Each doctoral student, after completing the core courses, is given the flexibility to focus their studies in their desired area. The ability to drive their curriculum in the direction of their dissertation and region allows them to further their expertise in their academic discipline.
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Dissertations from 2024
Networking for Indigenous Rights: Evolving Relationships between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Civil Society Organizations, Jonathan Taylor Downs
"Something Else Called Order": Mental Inertia and Mentacide in African American and Native American Oral Histories, Steven Gayle
Decolonizing Mediation: An Exploration of Justice System Impact on Community-Based and Court-Connected Mediation Service Providers and Intercultural Communities, Teni-Ola Ogunjobi
MAKING AGREEMENTS LAST IN AFRICA: A LOGISTIC PARADIGM-SHIFT ANALYSIS OF THE PEACE PROCESS FRAMEWORK USING AN IMPLEMENTATION-GOAL MODEL, Odion Omovbude
“Haiti is my Heart”: Exploring Return Migration Experiences Among the Haitian American Diaspora, Semline Singleton
National Identity Constructions in United States Foreign Policy Approaches to International Conflict, Frederick W. Tillman II
Dissertations from 2023
UNITY IN TRAGEDY? PREDICTING LEBANON’S FUTURE THROUGH HOPES, FEARS, OPTIMISM, AND SOCIAL COHESION., Isaac Andakian Mr.
Inscribing Violence: Quantifying the Impact of World Heritage Site Inscription on Direct and Structural Violence., Anne Chance
SELF-REPAIR OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA IN THE AMERICAS, Charen Glasgow
Moral Injury, Identity Dissonance, and Reintegration: A Compendium of Reintegration and Survey of United States Military Veterans, Thomas Hodges
Dissertations from 2022
EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT DISCOURSE: A CASE STUDY OF WOMEN’S NARRATIVES IN OMAN, Hania Bekdash-Muellers
The Myth of Meritocracy and Colorblindness in France: Experiences of Black Professionals in the French Workplace, Catherine Dietsch
Violence Interruption And The Epidemiological Approach: A Systematic Review Of Cure Violence, Charles Elliott
Intractable Intra-Ethnic Conflicts: The Case of Offa-Erinle Conflict, Kwara State, Nigeria., Yakub Yahaya
Dissertations from 2021
Sound Of “Di” Police: Community Policing and Crime Abatement in Post-Colonial Jamaica, Bradley Gardner
Applied Theatre’s Many Roles at a School for Students With Refugee Backgrounds, Jessica Hill
Assembly and Maintenance Required: The Institutional Work Supporting Court-Connected Mediation Programs, Vittorio Indovina
Disease, Development, and Disorder: Examining the Effect of Health on Subnational Development and Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa, Dlorah C. Jenkins
The Social Market Economy as a Formula for Peace, Prosperity, and Sustainability, Almuth D. Merkel
Intercultural Digital Literacy – Approach and Emphasis of Educators as Agents in Polarized Areas, Audrey Redmond
No Soldier Left Behind? Breaking the Silence on Military Service, Values and Identity in Israel, Lina Tuschling
Dissertations from 2020
Regional Economic Communities in Africa as a Conflict Mitigation Mechanism: The Case of the Economic Community of West African States, Jean-Marc Akakpo
Taking Terrorists at Their Word: Testing the Co-Religionist Hypothesis in Islamic State Propaganda, Joel Elliott
Am I My Brother’s Keeper? : Local and Global Responsibility in the Digital Age, David Gethings
THE ROLE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IN IMPROVING ELECTORAL INTEGRITY: HOPE OR JUST HYPE?, Ziaul Haque
The “Why” Generation: Traits and Conflict Styles of Millennials From the Workplace to the Future of Society, Cynthia Pearce LeMay
Strategic Consequences: How Executive and Organizational Decision-Making Impacts the Outcome of Unconventional Warfare, Joseph Osborne
Drawn to Peace: Comics as Multimodal Narratives in Peace and Conflict Education, Laurence Stacey
Dissertations from 2019
Changing the Guards: Expanding Cultural Diversity Training in Correctional Officer Basic Training, Herman Ayers
Beyond Resettlement: The Role of Ethiopian Refugee Diaspora in Homeland Peacebuilding, Etsegent Endale
Kurds Under Threat: The Role of Kurdish Transnational Networks During Peace and Conflict (2004-2017), Deniz Gumustekin
Perceptions and Grievances: Impact of Resource Governance on Protracted Conflicts in Nigeria's Niger Delta, John B. Idamkue
A Woman Surrounded: Exploring the Reintegration of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Survivors in Nigeria, nicole junker
Does Aid Really Help? The Nexus Between Development Aid and State-Society Resilience in Fragile Situations, Cyrel San Gabriel
Post-Conflict Justice and Legal Traditions: A New Conceptual Framework, Maureen E. Wilson
Dissertations from 2018
Art & Agency: Transforming Relationships of Power Through Art in Iraqi Kurdistan, Autumn Cockrell-Abdullah
Schisms and Conflict Management in New African Immigrants’ Religious Organizations in the Greater Atlanta Area, Christina Edwards
THE INCLUSION OF WOMEN’S ISSUES IN PEACE NEGOTIATION AGREEMENTS: GUATEMALA, EL SALVADOR, AND COLOMBIA, Natalia F. Meneses
Conflict Sensitivity and Conservation: Evaluating Design, Implementation & Practice, Amanda S. Woomer
Dissertations from 2017
R00ting the Ingroup: Anonymous and Social Identities in the Digital Sector, Crystal Armstrong
Governance Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Land Guards and Land Protection in Ghana, David Kwasi Bansah
Rebuilding Relationships after Civil War: Relational Justice and Ex-Combatant Reintegration in Liberia, Ferdinand Kwaku Danso
Combining Grievance and Feasibility: Improving our Understanding of Civil Conflict Onset, Kimberly Fletcher
Warrior to Civilian: The Impact of Social Identity and Emotional Well-being on the Community Reintegration of US Service Members and Veterans, Mary E. Fortson-Harwell
Dissertations from 2016
Paradiplomacy and Protodiplomacy in World Practice: A Comparative Case Study of Conflict and International Development in Quebec, Catalonia and Kurdistan, Haluk Baran Bingol
Perilous Decisions Humanitarian Security and Risk Management in a Complex World, Amanda Guidero
From the Creeks to the Community: The Reintegration of Ex-combatants in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, Maureen E. Kperogi
Peacebuilding in the Context of Displacement: Women’s Groups in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Settlements in Kenya, Catherine A. Odera
Refugee Resettlement and Peacebuilding: Exploring the Roles of Human and Social Capital of Caseworkers in Fulfilling Grassroots Refugee Needs, Pranaya S. Rana
Dissertations from 2015
Lending a Megaphone to the Muted: The Merits of Comprehensive Conflict Engagement through Photovoice in Refugee Resettlement Communities, Birthe C. Reimers
Dissertations from 2014
Corruption in Oil Revenue Distribution and Conflict in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, Chux Ibekwe