Join us virtually on Thursday, August 13, 2026 for the fifth GCIV Global Decisions virtual lecture, formerly known as Dunwoody Great Decisions.
Dr. Charity Butcher, Director of the School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development at Kennesaw State University (KSU), will present on the role of civil society in peacebuilding.
Be part of the conversation and join us for our webinar on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026 at 7:00 pm EST. Click the following link to register: https://secure.givelively.org/event/georgia-council-for-international-visitors-inc/2026-global-decisions-lecture-series
Registration is required to receive the event link. $40 for all 8 lectures or $10 for any individual lecture. Free for any students currently enrolled in high school or college and GCIV members at the Attaché level or higher.
Dr. Charity Butcher is the Director of the School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development and a professor of Political Science and International Affairs at Kennesaw State University (KSU).
She received her PhD in political science from Indiana University in May 2009. She is a registered mediator with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution (general civil mediation and domestic relations mediation) and a member of Mediators Without Borders International.
Dr. Butcher has published 20+ articles and four books. Her
research focuses on conflict management, human rights, the role of terrorism in civil wars and the importance of ethnicity and religion in international conflict.
She is the current Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Political Science Education. Dr. Butcher won the 2017 Jacqui Briggs EPS Prize for the best article published in its professional journal, European Political Science, for the article, “Using Dating as an Analogy to Teach IR Theory.” She also received the 2021 Distinguished Teaching Award from the American Political Science Association (APSA).