Mission Statement

The International Journal of Conflict & Reconciliation is the official journal of the University of Missouri-Columbia Peace Studies Program supported by the College of Arts and Science. It is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal that seeks to further debate on the pursuit of peace in a non-violent manner. As a transformational forum, the International Journal of Conflict & Reconciliation aims to link all relevant areas of inquiry: the sciences, social sciences, humanities, policy analysis, environmental studies, gender studies, etc., to the quest for peace. The editors welcome research and theoretical articles, as well as activists' reports and book reviews that further global discussion on the nature of peace and its relevance to social and economic justice.

Co-Editors

Richard Hessler, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of Missouri-Columbia
hesslerr@missouri.edu

Tọ́lá Olú Pearce, Professor Emerita of Sociology and Women and Gender Studies, University of Missouri-Columbia
pearcei@missouri.edu

Editorial Staff

Daive Dunkley, Director of Peace Studies, Professor, Black Studies, University of Missouri-Columbia, dunkleyd@missouri.edu

Richard Hessler, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of Missouri-Columbia, hesslerr@missouri.edu

Grazvydas Jasutis, The Graduate Institute of International Development (IHEID), Geneva, Switzerland, Grazvydas.jasutis@gmail.com

Tọ́lá Olú Pearce, Professor Emerita of Sociology and Women and Gender Studies, University of Missouri-Columbia, pearcei@missouri.edu

DaiMontre Yancy, Graphic Designer/Cover Image Creator, University of Missouri-Columbia, macho.yancy@missouri.edu

Denise Brown, Editorial Assistant, Graduate Student, University of Missouri-Columbia, dmbkgf@missouri.edu

Book Review Editor

Unfortunately, the journal lost our book review editor with the passing of Andrew Twaddle. Anyone interested in the position should contact either Richard Hessler or Tọ́lá Pearce.

International Editorial Advisory Board

IJC&R was honored to have Archbishop Desmond Tutu on the international advisory board. Regrettably, he passed away in 2021.

Olabisi Aina, Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies, Fellow, Social Science Academy of Nigeria, Obáfémi Awólôwò University, Ilé-Ifè, Nigeria 

Ali Kazemi, Professor, Division of Psychology, Pedagogy and Sociology, University West, Trollhattan, Sweden

Hooshang Pazaki, Professor of Sociology, East Stroudsburg, University of Pennsylvania

Kjell Thornblom, Professor, Behavioral Sciences, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland

Takeshi Wada, Professor of Sociology and Social Thought, Latin American Studies, University of Tokyo, Japan

Sharon Welch, Professor of Religion and Society, Former Provost, affiliate faculty, Meadville Lombard Theological School, Chicago

Anna Kasafi Perkins, Senior Lecturer, University of the West Indies, Mona

Erika Gubrium, Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway.