PREP celebrated its second anniversary on February 24 with an event at the Center for Global Affairs attended by approximately 50 students, professors, alumni, and friends of the program. PREP Director Thomas Hill provided an overview of PREP’s vision and recent work in Iraq, Colombia and Kuwait. Professor Brad Heckman and Research Scientist Katerina Siira spoke about PREP’s recent work in Baghdad with Iraqi youth and professors from the University of Anbar.

The event also served as a launch for Finding Peace in Colombia, the edited volume containing joint research conducted by former Master of Science in Global Affairs students and colleagues from the Escuela Superior de Administracion Publica (ESAP) in Colombia. All four MSGA alumni authors -- Marta Bautista Forcada, Rocio del Pilar Maradiegue, Dillan Jacobson and Alejandro Garcia -- were in attendance and offered their reflections on the participatory research process, as did volume co-editors Katerina Siira (PREP) and Nelson Rincon (ESAP). 

The event concluded with an open discussion about PREP’s work and future plans.