Testimonial
"As a Rotary World Peace Fellow, I had the possibility of choosing from among eight top universities in the world to pursue my master's degree...A set of specific, yet flexible courses, coupled with the academic excellence given both by its faculty and its fellows, make PIDP the perfect program for mid-career professionals seeking to address the current challenges affecting peace and development in a globalized world."
Bautista Logioco
Specialist, Department of Crisis Prevention and Special Missions Organization of American States, Argentina
PIDP 2004
Rotary International
Duke-UNC Rotary Center
One of only six such centers in the world, the Duke-UNC Rotary Center for International Studies in Peace and Conflict Resolution is funded by a grant from the Rotary Foundation. The center’s mission is to promote peace through a holistic approach to training, which combines conflict resolution methods, peace building, and conflict prevention with an emphasis on more sustainable economic, political and human development.
Each year, five scholars enroll at Duke in the Program in International Development Policy (PIDP) and five scholars enroll at UNC in one of several master’s degree programs in the Social Sciences (e.g. Anthropology, Economics, Education, Political Science, Sociology, City and Regional Planning) or Public Health.
For more information please visit the Duke-UNC Rotary Center.
CURRICULUM
Four core courses have been designed specifically for Rotary World Peace Scholars and serve as the foundation for the Rotary curriculum at Duke-UNC:
International Conflict Management
This course focuses on skill-building that is useful in managing international conflicts.
Students engage in mock negotiations—systematically preparing, conducting and reviewing their own actions. Based on the theoretical and experiential frameworks presented in the course, students analyze a number of conflict situations around the world.
International Development, Conflict and Cooperation: Crucial Linkages
This course exposes students to key concepts and different analytical frameworks in the field of international conflict and cooperation as well as development studies. Students examine emerging trends and cutting edge issues through case studies of actual international conflicts and learn basic skills of analysis in relation to international and domestic development disputes.
Fundamentals of Peace and Conflict Resolution
This three-part seminar will look at (a) issues of democracy in divided societies, (b) migration and identity, and (c) ethics, culture and ethnography.
Rotary Center Capstone Seminar
The first part of this seminar deals with the design of development projects, and ensuring that they will mitigate the risks of conflict and promote peace. The second part is intended to cross-fertilize the scholars’ academic experience and coach them regarding their future leadership roles after graduation.
Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to research the Duke and UNC academic programs thoroughly before applying.
CONTACT INFORMATION
UNC Office:
Duke-UNC Rotary Center
UNC Center for for Global Initiatives
301 Pittsboro St.
CB # 5145
Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA
Tel: 919.843.2792
Fax: 919.962.5375
Duke Office:
Duke-UNC Rotary Center
Duke Center for International Development
018A Sanford Institute, Duke University
Durham, NC 27708-0237 USA
Tel: 919.613.9222
Fax: 919.684.2861
Program Staff:
Susan Carroll, Program Coordinator
Tel: 919.843.2792
Email: scarroll@duke.edu
Terry Meyer, Program Assistant
Tel: 919.843.4887
Email: terry_meyer@unc.edu