[CR Alumni Talk] Nonviolent Action, the Rule of Law, and Intersections with Conflict Resolution and Just Peace

In this talk, Nick Zaremba (G’17) will discuss his career working on nonviolent action at the U.S. Institute of Peace and the rule of law at the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative. Specifically, drawing on research and programs that he’s managed in East Africa, West Africa, and the Sahel, he will talk about how programs focused on supporting civil resistance, human rights, access to justice, and transitional justice can have meaningful impacts on conflict resolution and just peace. Nick will also discuss practical challenges to implementing these types of programs.

This is a virtual event that will be hosted via Zoom. Register for the link.

Speaker Bio

Nick Zaremba serves as a Program Manager with the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative’s Africa Division, managing a portfolio of programs related to access to justice, judicial system strengthening, countering trafficking in persons, constitution making, transitional justice, and human rights across the Sahel and West Africa. During his time at ABA ROLI, Nick has completed a fellowship with the National Endowment for Democracy’s Penn Kemble Forum on Democracy. Previously, Nick spent six years at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), where he most recently served as a program officer with the Program on Nonviolent Action. In this role, he managed a global training program called Synergizing Nonviolent Action and Peacebuilding – an initiative that supports activists and civil society leaders to design and implement actions to improve democratic governance, defend human rights, and advance sustainable peace. Throughout his tenure at USIP, his geographical areas of focus included Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and the East Africa region. Additionally, at USIP, Nick served as a research assistant with the Learning, Evaluation, and Research team. Before coming to USIP, Nick served as a program officer at the Kaizen Company’s office in Liberia, where he supported a project called Mitigating Local Disputes in Liberia. Nick holds an M.A. in Conflict Resolution from Georgetown University and a certificate in Refugees and Humanitarian Emergencies from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. Nick has a B.A. in Government from the College of William & Mary.

About CR Alumni Talk

CR Alumni Talk is a virtual speaker series hosted by Georgetown University’s Master of Arts in Conflict Resolution. Each installment is lead by an alum of the program who presents on a topic reflecting their expertise and/or trajectory as a professional. Past speakers have included Kathryn Nash, PhD (G’10) who presented on her book African Peace (2021), Claire Crawford, PhD (G’18) talked about her scholarly work on Southern hip-hop and politics, and Mike Jobbins (G’08) who discussed his trajectory and work at a major peacebuilding NGO. This series provides alumni an opportunity to talk to each other and to current students.