Career Options
While changes in the world community have been unprecedented, conflict has continued unabated. Thus, interest remains high in developing more effective means to resolve conflicts between nations and peoples. This creates opportunities in many fields, both domestically and internationally, for persons able to analyze and resolve conflict.
Because PACS is an interdisciplinary field and because conflicts know no boundaries, conflict resolution positions can be found in a wide variety of organizations not necessarily thought of as "peace groups." For example, large, well-known development organizations are increasingly recognizing the effects of conflict on development and the need for more effective conflict mediation efforts. Even governments and international institutions like the World Bank are recognizing the need for mediation services.
Below is a list of potential employers, many of whom have long been interested in graduates with training in peace and conflict resolution. As a result, this select list represents only a starting point for those interested in a vocation of conflict transformation.
Alliance for International Conflict Resolution
American-Mideast Education and Training Services
American Friends Service Committee
Amnesty International
Carter Center
CARE, Inc.
Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Catholic Relief Services
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
The Fund for Peace
International Conflict Research Institute
Institute for International Mediation and Conflict Resolution
Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy
Instiute for Policy Studies
Institute for World Affairs
International Alert
International Crisis Group
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice
Mennonite Central Committee
Mennonite Conciliation Service
National Peace Foundation
Mercy Corps
Non-Violence International
Peace Brigades International
Peace Makers Trust
Peace Vox
Search for Common Ground
TransAfrica
US Institute of Peace
The United Nations
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Woodrow Wilson International Center
World Policy Institute