The objective of the Collaborative Graduate Program in Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction is to provide students with interdisciplinary instruction in Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction. Students will explore aspects of societal and state transition relating to development, democracy, the environment, the economy, human rights, politics, peace agreements and justice before, at the time of and post-transition. The purpose of the program will be to familiarize students with the emerging debates surrounding transitional justice and post-conflict reconstruction, and to allow for real-world application of theoretical constructs and explanations.

The Collaborative Graduate Program will augment the training received in the student’s home department by providing specialized training in scholarship related to Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction: peace building, justice after atrocity and social rebuilding. The program will be open to master’s students and doctoral students from History, Political Science, Sociology, English, French, Women’s Studies and Feminist Research, Law, and Theology.