Maria Hadjipavlou
Encyclopedia
Maria Hadjipavlou is a well-known expert in conflict resolution
and feminism
. She has promoted peace across the divide in Cyprus
for the last twenty-five years. She is a trainer in conflict resolution and gender-raising consciousness
. She has published widely in the fields of conflict resolution, Cyprus
and gender issues.
. She holds a PhD in Comparative Social and Political Change from Boston University
(1987). She has been a post-doctoral research associate of the Harvard Program in International Conflict Analysis and Resolution (PICAR). She represents Cyprus in COST Action IS0805: New Challenges of Peacekeeping and the European Union’s Role in Multilateral Crisis Management.
in 1996-97, she co-founded the Center for International Conflict Resolution
. She is also a founding member of the Cyprus Peace Center (1989; President for over ten years), of the Cyprus Conflict Resolution Trainers Group
and of the first international Cypriot Womens’ NGO, Hands Across the Divide (President for two terms).
Conflict resolution
Conflict resolution is conceptualized as the methods and processes involved in facilitating the peaceful ending of some social conflict. Often, committed group members attempt to resolve group conflicts by actively communicating information about their conflicting motives or ideologies to the rest...
and feminism
Feminism
Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
. She has promoted peace across the divide in Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
for the last twenty-five years. She is a trainer in conflict resolution and gender-raising consciousness
Consciousness raising
Consciousness raising is a form of political activism, pioneered by United States feminists in the late 1960s...
. She has published widely in the fields of conflict resolution, Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
and gender issues.
Academic
Maria Hadjipavlou is currently Professor at the Social and Political Science Department of the University of CyprusUniversity of Cyprus
The University of Cyprus is a public coeducational university established by the Republic of Cyprus in 1989. It admitted its first students in 1992 and has currently approximately 6000 students .-History:...
. She holds a PhD in Comparative Social and Political Change from Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
(1987). She has been a post-doctoral research associate of the Harvard Program in International Conflict Analysis and Resolution (PICAR). She represents Cyprus in COST Action IS0805: New Challenges of Peacekeeping and the European Union’s Role in Multilateral Crisis Management.
International pioneer in peace issues
As a visiting scholar at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) Columbia UniversityColumbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in 1996-97, she co-founded the Center for International Conflict Resolution
Center for International Conflict Resolution
The Center for Conflict Resolution , founded by Prof. Andrea Bartoli as the International Conflict Resolution Program in 1997, the center took its present name in January 2002, is a research center located within the Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University's School of...
. She is also a founding member of the Cyprus Peace Center (1989; President for over ten years), of the Cyprus Conflict Resolution Trainers Group
Cyprus Conflict Resolution Trainers Group
The Cyprus Conflict Resolution Trainers Group was founded in 1994 by about 30 Cypriot peace pioneers...
and of the first international Cypriot Womens’ NGO, Hands Across the Divide (President for two terms).
Key publications and Books
- Maria Hadjipavlou (2010). Women and Change in Cyprus: Feminisms and Gender in Conflict; I B Tauris & Co Ltd.
- Maria Hadjipavlou-Trigeorgis and Lenos Trigeorgis (1993). Cyprus: An Evolutionary Approach to Conflict Resolution. The Journal of Conflict Resolution. Vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 340-360.
- Maria Hadjipavlou (2006). No Permission to Cross: Cypriot women's dialogue across the divide. Gender, Place & Culture: A Journal of Feminist Geography. Volume 13, Issue 4, Pages 329 - 351
- Maria Hadjipavlou (2007). The Cyprus Conflict: Root Causes and Implications for Peacebuilding. Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 44 no. 3, 349-365.