Ken Conca

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Ken Conca is an American professor of international relations specializing in global environmental politics, [1] including peacebuilding, water politics and governance, and the United Nations. [2] Since 2010, he has worked at the Department of Environment, Development & Health, at the School of International Service of the American University in Washington, D.C. He is the author of multiple award winning books, [3] and has received numerous awards for his teaching and service at American University. He is also known for helping to initiate the environmental peacebuilding field, together with co-author Geoff Dabelko. [4]

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Education

Conca studied geological Science at Brown University, and completed his undergraduate degree in 1982. [5] He then obtained an MS at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. [6]

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References

  1. "Ken Conca". www.wilsoncenter.org. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  2. "Ken Conca". Earth System Governance. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  3. "Ken Conca | SESYNC". www.sesync.org. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  4. Hegazi, Farah (20 July 2023). "Environmental Peacebuilding and Sustainable Peace". Peace News Network. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  5. "Class of 1982". www.brownalumnimagazine.com. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  6. "Professor". American University. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Harold & Margaret Sprout Award". www.isanet.org. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  8. "Chadwick Alger Prize [IO]". www.isanet.org.
  9. "Al-Moumin Lectures - Environmental Peacebuilding". 6 June 2024. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. "UN must rethink its approach to environmental problems" (PDF). Grawemeyer Announcement Ken Conca. Retrieved 8 May 2025.