Louis Kriesberg

Louis Kriesberg "received his Ph.D. in 1953 from the University of Chicago. He is Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Maxwell Professor Emeritus of Social Conflict Studies at Syracuse University. He was the founding director of the Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts (1986-1994) and continues as an associate of the program. His most recent book is Constructive Conflicts: From Escalation to Resolution (2nd ed., 2003, 1st ed. 1998). In addition to over 150 book chapters and articles, his other published books include: Social Processes in International Relations (ed., 1968), Social Conflicts (1973, 1982), Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change (ed., vols. 1-14, 1978-1992), Intractable Conflicts and Their Transformation (co-ed., 1989), Timing the De-escalation of International Conflicts (co-ed., 1991), and International Conflict Resolution: The U.S.-USSR and Middle East Cases (1992). He is currently doing research on American foreign policy and on reconciliation and changing accommodations between ethnic, religious, and other communal groups. He lectures and consults regarding Middle East issues, conflict resolution, peace studies, and national security." CV


 * Former President (1983-4), Society for the Study of Social Problems
 * Former Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Political and Military Sociology (1981‑1991) see CV
 * Former Member, Editorial Board, Peace and Change: A Journal of Peace (1981‑1995) see CV
 * 1996‑Present	Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Peace Studies
 * 1994‑Present	Member, International Advisory Board, Negotiation Journal
 * 1999-Present  	Member, TRANSCEND, A Peace and Development Network
 * Peace Scholar Award, Peace and Justice Studies Association, 2006
 * Ford Research Training Fellow, 1952‑1953
 * Fulbright Research Scholar, Cologne, Germany, 1956‑1957
 * Member, United Nations Association ‑ Central New York Chapter
 * Past Member, National Advisory Board of New York State, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute for Nonviolence
 * Review Board, Peace Studies Journal

Recent Articles

 * "Nature, Dynamics, and Phases of Intractability," in Grasping the Nettle: Analyzing Cases of Intractable Conflict, Chester A. Crocker, Fen Osler Hampson, and Pamela Aall, United States Institute of Peace Press, 2005, pp. 65-97.

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