Beyond Conflict In The News

Overview

Over the past 35+ years, Beyond Conflict (formerly known as the Project on Justice in Times of Transition) has been referenced in a multitude of publications including journals, magazines, books, radio shows, and TV programs. These references — varying in topic — speak to the breadth and diversity of work that Beyond Conflict has pursued throughout its history. A few notable references that communicate Beyond Conflict’s lasting impact and catalytic role are listed below.

Notable Mentions

• Boorstein, Michelle. “How neuroscience is offering hope for a more peaceful world.” The Washington Post, March 2015.
• Cullen, Kevin. “Cambridge group does important work in divided societies.” Boston Globe, December 2014.
• Graham, Renée. “Diplomatic Core.” Suffolk University Magazine, Winter 2015.
• Kritz, Neil J. “Project on Justice in Times of Transition: Report of the Project’s Inaugural Meeting.” United States Institute of Peace Press, 1995.
• Mouralis, Guillaume. “The Invention of Transitional Justice in the 1990s.” Dealing with War and Dictatorships, December 2013.
• TEDx Boston, Tim Phillips. “The neuroscience of social conflict.” November 2014.
• Ryback, Timothy W. “Violence Therapy for a Country in Denial.” New York Times Magazine, November 1997.
• Beyond Conflict (formerly the Project on Justice in Times of Transition) was featured in The Visionaries, Season 5, Episode 3 — “The Project on Justice in Times of Transition,” PBS.

Additional coverage spans The Washington Post, The New York Times Magazine, The Guardian, National Public Radio, BBC World News, The Nation, Human Rights Quarterly, The Huffington Post, and writings by Paige Arthur, Neil J. Kritz, Jeneen Interlandi, Gary Slutkin, and Alex Boraine.

Representative Press Coverage

General Press

• Beckwith, B. “Justice for All.” Harvard Magazine, October 2000.
• Featured in The Visionaries, Season 5, Episode 3 — “The Project On Justice In Times Of Transition,” PBS.
• Collins, J. “Project Aids Countries in Transition.” Harvard Law Bulletin, July 2000.
• Gewertz, K. “University-Wide Initiative Gives Peace a Chance.” Harvard Gazette, June 2000.
• “Harvard Project on Justice to co-sponsor peace program.” Harvard Gazette Archives, June 2000.
• “Lessons learned from the Central American Peace Process.” Tufts University, March 2006.
• Bird, A. “Mainstreaming Transitional Justice in US Foreign Policy.” ISA Annual Convention, March 2011.
• Moore, M. “Boston: Author Talk with Timothy Phillips, author of Beyond Conflict: 20 Years of Putting Experience to Work for Peace.” Best Events, November 2014.
• Wong, L.-M. “Conflict Resolution Workshop Looks for Common Ground.” Sampan Newspaper, November 2014.
• Graham, R. “Diplomatic Core.” Suffolk University Magazine, Winter 2015.
• “Tim Phillips of Beyond Conflict, Visits Dublin.” Dublin School, January 2015.
• “From San Salvador to South Africa, Reducing Conflict by Sharing Experiences: An Interview with Tim Phillips.” Solutions Journal, March 2016.
• Phillips, T., & Eisikovits, N. “Though The Heavens May Fall: It’s Time To Recognize The Armenian Genocide.” Cognoscenti, June 2016.
• Phillips, T. “Speaking freely, listening deeply.” The Boston Globe, December 2016.
• Wheelan, C. “Our politics fails us, so here’s what to do.” The Economist, March 2019.
• Brooks, D. “Why the Trump Ploy Stopped Working.” The New York Times, April 2020.
• French, D. “I’m Not Hateful, You Are.” The Dispatch, June 2020.

Television and Film

• Featured in The Visionaries, Season 5, Episode 3, PBS.

Podcasts and Radio

Coverage across National Public Radio, BBC World News, and various academic and policy podcasts. (Full list available on request.)

On Cuba

Coverage related to Beyond Conflict’s work on Cuban transitional justice processes. (Full list available on request.)

Brain and Behavioral Science

• Bernstein, K., & Barsa, M. “Brain and Behavioral Science-Informed Peacebuilding,” in Countering Hate and Violent Extremism, Peace Science Digest, Special Issue 2021.

Additional coverage on the brain and behavioral science work is available on request.

Displaced Communities

Coverage related to Beyond Conflict’s work with refugee and displaced communities. (Full list available on request.)

Beyond Conflict’s Role in Developing the Field of Transitional Justice

• McWilliams, M. “Stand Up, Speak Out.” Blackstaff Press, November 2021.
• Ameh, R. K. “Doing Justice After Conflict: The Case for Ghana’s National Reconciliation Commission.” Canadian Journal of Law and Society, April 2004.
• Sharp, D. M. “Justice and Economic Violence in Transition.” Springer, July 2005.
• Korostelina, K. V., & Rothbart, D. “Identity, Morality, and Threat: Studies in Violent Conflict.” Lexington Books, October 2006.
• Chandler, D., & Heins, V. “Rethinking Ethical Foreign Policy: Pitfalls, Possibilities and Paradoxes.” Routledge, January 2007.
• Arthur, P. “How ‘Transitions’ Reshaped Human Rights: A Conceptual History of Transitional Justice.” Human Rights Quarterly Vol. 31, No. 2, May 2009.
• Hammack, D. C., & Heydemann, S. “Globalization, Philanthropy, and Civil Society: Projecting Institutional Logics Abroad.” Indiana University Press, 2009.
• Bell, C. “Transitional Justice, Interdisciplinarity and the State of the ‘Field’ or ‘Non-Field’.” The International Journal of Transitional Justice Vol. 3, pp. 5–27, 2009.
• Hansen, T. O. “Facing the Challenges of Transitional Justice — Reflections from Post-Genocide Rwanda and Beyond.” Aarhus University School of Law, January 2010.
• Rombouts, H. “Victim Organizations and the Politics of Reparation: A Case Study on Rwanda.” Intersentia, June 2010.
• Yusuf, H. O. “Transitional Justice, Judicial Accountability and the Rule of Law.” Routledge, June 2010.
• Wüstenberg, R. K. “The Political Dimension of Reconciliation: A Theological Analysis of Ways of Dealing with Guilt during the Transition to Democracy in South Africa and (East) Germany.” International Journal of Systematic Theology Vol. 13, Issue 3, pp. 377–378, July 2011.
• MacLachlan, A., & Speight, A. “Justice, Responsibility and Reconciliation in the Wake of Conflict.” Springer Netherlands, December 2012.
• Mouralis, G. “The Invention of Transitional Justice in the 1990s.” Dealing with Wars and Dictatorships, December 2013.
• Gadzo, E. “The ICTJ and the Changing Environment of Global Human Rights.” Universität Leipzig, 2013.
• Eriksson, A. “Justice in Transition.” Routledge, May 2013.
• Klabbers, J. “Finnish Yearbook of International Law, Volume 22: Volume 2011.” Hart Publishing, August 2013.
• Jeffery, R. “Amnesties, Accountability and Human Rights.” University of Pennsylvania Press, April 2014.
• Lawther, C. “Truth, Denial and Transition: Northern Ireland and the Contested Past.” Routledge, March 2014.
• Arthur, P. “Identities in Transition: Challenges for Transitional Justice in Divided Societies.” Cambridge University Press, January 2014.
• Phillips, T. “What Iraq’s New Prime Minister Can Learn From Nelson Mandela.” Cognoscenti, August 2014.
• Andrieu, K. “Transitional Justice: A New Discipline in Human Rights.” Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence, March 2015.
• Borer, T. A. “Telling the Truths: Truth Telling and Peace Building in Post-Conflict Societies.” University of Notre Dame Press, June 2015.
• Esparza, M. “Legacies of State Violence and Transitional Justice in Latin America: A Janus-Face Paradigm?” Lexington Books, November 2015.
• Gal-Or, N., & Schwelling, B. “Global Cooperation in Transitional Justice: Challenges, Possibilities, and Limits.” Center for Global Cooperation Research, 2015.

This is a representative selection. The full source bibliography includes additional entries — please contact us for the complete list.