discuss that i'm now joined by several of us there professor of political science at barnard college columbia university and the scholar of peacekeeping professor out us or it's great pleasure talking to you thank you very much for your time thank you so much for having me professor let me start with a personal question i know you spent years studying african conflicts which happen to be some of the dadley of conflicts on this planet and you started them primarily through field work rather than social media issues to be a custom these days what made you saw attracted to these inherently dangerous subject well it's an inherently dangerous subject but it's also fascinating and the impact that research can have if we can get things right if we can understand how to build peace what works in building peace that can impact the lives of millions of people so to me it's really worth it if i remember it may sound like a sexist question but as a woman who worked in conflict zones i think i can ask you that violence and sexual violence is prevalent in most conflict zones and i assume africa is no exception did yo

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welcome back to worlds apart this severin officer professor of political science at barnard college columbia university professor artists are these more localized more grassroots approach that you are advocating presumes that there's a genuine interest in and doing all those conflicts can the one really presume that in this day in each wall of four people who are victims of the conflict or living in the conflict zones yes the overall majority of the people i've met whether again we're talking about people in afghanistan in congo in israel in the palestinian territories. i would say ninety nine percent of them told me that the absolutely want peace they want to have a way to send their children to school to feed their family to have a career without swearing whether tomorrow they're going to be killed they're going to be torture of they're going to be dead well professor i say i can fully attest to the fact that for most people in conflict zones peace is the ultimate value but that puts them at odds with me in the other war x.-prize and politicians who publicly advocate for armed resistance as a way to

discuss that i'm now joined by several of us there professor of political science at barnard college columbia university and the scholar of peacekeeping professor out us there is great pleasure talking to you thank you very much for your time thank you so much for having me professor left me.