Peace and Conflict Studies - Spring 2014

Peace and Conflict Studies Volume 21, Number 1 3 Ashley Kalagian Blunt completed her Master of Cultural Studies at the University of Sydney, and currently teaches for the University of Winnipeg. She has lived and worked in Canada, South Korea, Peru, Mexico and Australia. Her research interests include genocide, diaspora, intercultural communication, and cultural identity. Email : a.blunt@uwinnipeg.ca Faruk Ekmekci earned his PhD in Political Science at the Florida State University in 2008. He is currently an assistant professor in the Department of International Relations at Ipek University, Ankara, Turkey. His main research and teaching interests include international political economy, international conflicts, terrorism, and (Kurdish) nationalism. His latest publications were published in Ethnic and Racial Studies and Romanian Journal of Political Science . Email : fekmekci@hotmail.com