George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution records
George Mason University. Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution
R0039
/repositories/2/resources/227
6 Linear Feet
10 boxes
1979-2008
This collection contains records such as memoranda, correspondence, and publications pertaining to the organization and operation of the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution and its predecessor, the Center for Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Both of these entities were precursors to today's Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution (2021-). The ten boxes contain six linear feet of materials dated 1979 to 2008.
English
Conditions Governing Access
None
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Records must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Preferred Citation
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution records, R0039, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Materials transferred from the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution to Special Collections Research Center between 1990 and 2008.
Processing Information
Collection processed and guide authored by Robert Vay in May 2026.
Scope and Content
The materials in this collection describe the establishment and operation of the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR) and its predecessor, the Center for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (CCAR).
Types of materials include: memmoranda, correspondence, newsclippings, budgetary materials, scholarly papers, newsletters, and reports. Topics covered include the creation of conflict analyis programs at George Mason University, the Edwin and Minnie Lynch Lecture Series, conflict analysis and resolution initiatives as described by scholars at George Mason University and the creation of the United States Institute of Peace as aided by members of the faculty at George Mason.
The date range of the materials is 1979-2008. The collection does not contain materials which describe any of the activities of the later iterations of CCAR and ICAR, most notably, the current Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Peace and Conflict Resolution (2020-).
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into eight series:
Series #1. Administrative records Center for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (CCAR, 1979-1991) and Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR, 1991-2010). Contains records documenting the early years of the above entities, particularly memoranda, correspondence, course information and subject files. These records date from 1979 to 2004. Boxes 1-3.5
Series #2. Brochures for CCAR and ICAR. 1982-2007. Box 3.6-3.17
Series #3. Records pertaining to the Conflict Clinic, Inc. Contains two manuscript reports created by the Conflict Clinic, Inc., a unit within ICAR which practiced dispute-resolution while teaching student practitioners in the program. 1990-1991. Box 3.18-3.19
Series #4. CCAR and ICAR Newsletters and ICAR News. 1989-2008. Box 4
Series #5. ICAR faculty meeting minutes. February 2002-May 2005. Boxes 5 and 6
Series #6. Occasional papers and records pertaining to Edwin and Minnie Lynch Lecture Series. 1987-2002. Box 7.1-7.13
Series #7. Other Occasional papers and monographs produced by ICAR faculty, students and visiting faculty. 1988-2001. Boxes 7.14-7.21 and Box 8
Series #8: Records of Henry Barringer and Bryant Wedge pertaining to the creation of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). Contains materials created and/or obtained by CCR Directors Henry Barringer and Bryant Wedge regarding their participation in the formation of the USIP inclusing: correspondence, general office records, USIP Board of Directors and Executive Committee records, testimonials by key figures and draft by-laws for USIP. 1979-1985. Boxes 9 and 10
Historical/Biographical Note
During the late 1970s, faculty members at George Mason University began exploring the idea of creating an academic program focused specifically on conflict resolution. At the time, no dedicated graduate degree in conflict resolution existed anywhere in the world. The effort was influenced in part by national discussions about creating a U.S. peace academy and by growing interest in alternative approaches to resolving social and international conflicts.
In 1981, Mason established the Center for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (CCAR), marking the formal beginning of the program under the leadership of Drs. Henry Barringer and Bryant Wedge. The program attracted influential scholars such as John Burton, Louis Kriesberg, James H. Laue, and Kenneth Boulding, whose work helped define modern conflict resolution theory and practice. It began offering a master's degree in Conflict Analysis and Resolution in the early 1980s. In 1988, it became the first institution in the world to award PhDs in Conflict Analysis and Resolution. The center was elevated to the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR) in 1989. The institute expanded its research, doctoral education, and practical engagement in mediation, peacebuilding, and international conflict intervention.
During the 1990s and 2000s, ICAR gained international recognition for combining scholarship with real-world practice. Its faculty and graduates worked on conflicts ranging from community disputes in the United States to peacebuilding efforts abroad.
In 2011, boasting graduate and undergraduate majors and certificate programs in Conflict Analysis, ICAR was elevated to the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR). This reflected both its size and its status as one of the world's leading institutions devoted exclusively to peace and conflict studies.
In 2020, Mason renamed S-CAR as the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution. The change was intended to honor the peacebuilding legacy of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter and to emphasize the school's commitment to peace, human rights, dialogue, and social justice. The renaming took effect on July 1, 2020.
Today, the Carter School operates across Mason's campuses in Fairfax and Arlington and maintains international partnerships and research centers focused on peacebuilding, reconciliation, mediation, genocide prevention, religion and conflict, and community engagement. It remains one of the largest degree-granting institutions in the world dedicated specifically to peace and conflict studies.
Conflict management
Series 1: Administrative records for Center for Conflict Resolution and Intitute for Conflict Ananysis and Resolution/repositories/2/archival_objects/3979791979-20041-3[Early proposals and correspondence regarding George Mason University Center for Conflict Analysis and Resolution]/repositories/2/archival_objects/3979801979-198211[Early Center for Conflict Analysis and Resolution records regarding establishment]/repositories/2/archival_objects/397981198712Center for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, administrative files [1 of 2]/repositories/2/archival_objects/3979821981-198313Center for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, administrative files [2 of 2]/repositories/2/archival_objects/3979831981-198314Graduate Courses in Conflict Analysis and Resolution [course informtion and correspondence]/repositories/2/archival_objects/3979841982 and 198815Matching Funds, Center for Conflict Analysis and Resolution [correspondence and reports]/repositories/2/archival_objects/3979851984-198616Bryant Wedge, biographical/repositories/2/archival_objects/3979861983-198417Center for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Newsclippings/repositories/2/archival_objects/397987198418Conflict Resolution Programs - Uppsala and University of Ulster/repositories/2/archival_objects/3979881985-198719Survey of Conflict Resolution Professionals and Foundations: Original Relationships and Project Ideas, Maire Dugan, Ph. D/repositories/2/archival_objects/3979891985110CCAR Letterhead/repositories/2/archival_objects/3979901988111George Mason University Center for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Information Folder/repositories/2/archival_objects/3979911987112Fundraising packet., Center for Conflict Anaysis and Resolution/repositories/2/archival_objects/3979921990113First International Conferenceof the Conflict Management Group/repositories/2/archival_objects/3979931986-1987114In Search of National Interest: Security, Defense, and Conflict Resolution/repositories/2/archival_objects/3979941985115German Marshall Fund of the United States/repositories/2/archival_objects/3979951982-198621Dekker, Loet D./repositories/2/archival_objects/397996198822Feagin, Joseph R./repositories/2/archival_objects/397997198723Francis, Robert/repositories/2/archival_objects/397998198724Gabison, Victoria D./repositories/2/archival_objects/397999198725Huddie, Norrie, Keeprah Holistic System for Community Development/repositories/2/archival_objects/398000February 198326Koth , Kent/repositories/2/archival_objects/398001198827Muller, Diedrichs and Malan, Jannie C./repositories/2/archival_objects/398002198628Rogers, Carl/repositories/2/archival_objects/3980031986-198729Sherman, Arnold K./repositories/2/archival_objects/3980041986210Strongerg, Joel B./repositories/2/archival_objects/3980051980s211Hall, Francoise M.D./repositories/2/archival_objects/3980061985212Conflict Analysis and Resolution new faculty search [1 of 3]/repositories/2/archival_objects/3980071980s-1990213Conflict Analysis and Resolution new faculty search [2 of 3]/repositories/2/archival_objects/3980081980s-1990214Conflict Analysis and Resolution new faculty search [3 of 3]/repositories/2/archival_objects/3980091980s-1990215Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution staff/repositories/2/archival_objects/3980101993-2003216Conflict Analysis and Resolution: An Annotated Bibliography/repositories/2/archival_objects/3980111993217Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Academic Programs and course syllabi/repositories/2/archival_objects/398012Fall 1994 and Spring 1995218ICAR conference, Youth and Violence Intergrating Community Approaches/repositories/2/archival_objects/3980131997219Conflict Resolution Programs for Faculty of Bethlehem University, Final Report/repositories/2/archival_objects/3980141999210Advisory Board and Directors' Report/repositories/2/archival_objects/3980152004221Committe for Professional Development/repositories/2/archival_objects/398016198331Northern Virginia Dispute Resolution Center/repositories/2/archival_objects/398017198632Consortium on Peace Research, Education, and Development/repositories/2/archival_objects/398018198633Policies and Procedures, National Conference on Peacemaking/repositories/2/archival_objects/398019Circa 198734[South African Mediation]/repositories/2/archival_objects/398020198835Series 2: Flyers and Brochures for Center for Conflict Analysis and Resolution and Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution/repositories/2/archival_objects/3980211982-20073The Center for Conflict Resolution [brochure]/repositories/2/archival_objects/398022198236The Center for Conflict Resolution [brochure]/repositories/2/archival_objects/398023198337The Center for Conflict Resolution [brochure]/repositories/2/archival_objects/398024198438Ph.D in Conflict Analysis and Resolution and M.S. in Conflict Management/repositories/2/archival_objects/398025198739Conflict Analysis and Resolution [brochure and information packet]/repositories/2/archival_objects/3980261990310Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution and Point of View [brochures]/repositories/2/archival_objects/3980271990s311Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution [brochure]/repositories/2/archival_objects/3980282002312B.A. or B.S. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution [flyer]/repositories/2/archival_objects/3980292002313Wrestling with War and Peace: The Question of Iraq/repositories/2/archival_objects/398030Circa 2003314Northern Virginia Mediation Service/repositories/2/archival_objects/3980312004-2005315Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution and Point of View/repositories/2/archival_objects/3980322004-2005316Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution [brochures]/repositories/2/archival_objects/3980332007317Series 3: Records pertaining to the Conflict Clinic, Inc./repositories/2/archival_objects/3980341990-19913Resolving Development Disputes: A Workshop on Negotiations and Joint Problem-Solving Tools.../repositories/2/archival_objects/3980351990318Cross-Cultural Conflict and Consensus-Building Opportunities in the GMU Community, Executive Summary/repositories/2/archival_objects/3980361991319Series 4: CCAR and ICAR Newsletters/repositories/2/archival_objects/3980371989-20084CCAR Newsletter V.1, N. 1/repositories/2/archival_objects/398038198941CCAR Newsletter V.3, N. 3/repositories/2/archival_objects/398039Spring 199142ICAR Newsletter V.5, N.1/repositories/2/archival_objects/398040Spring 199243ICAR Newsletter V.5, N.2/repositories/2/archival_objects/398041Summer 199244ICAR Newsletter V.5, N.3/repositories/2/archival_objects/398042Winter 199345ICAR Newsletter V.5, N.4/repositories/2/archival_objects/398043Spring 199346ICAR Newsletter V.5, N.5/repositories/2/archival_objects/398044Summer 199347ICAR Newsletter V.5, N.6/repositories/2/archival_objects/398045Fall 199348ICAR Newsletter V.7, N.1/repositories/2/archival_objects/398046Spring 199549ICAR Newsletter V.7, N.2/repositories/2/archival_objects/398047Summer 1995410ICAR Newsletter V.7, N.3/repositories/2/archival_objects/398048Winter 1995411ICAR Newsletter V.8, N.1/repositories/2/archival_objects/398049Fall/Winter 1996412ICAR Newsletter V.9, N.1/repositories/2/archival_objects/398050Spring 1997413ICAR Newsletter V.9, N.2/repositories/2/archival_objects/398051Fall 1997414ICAR Newsletter V.9, N.3/repositories/2/archival_objects/398052Spring 1998415ICAR Newsletter V.9, N.4/repositories/2/archival_objects/398053Fall 1998416ICAR Newsletter V.10, N.1/repositories/2/archival_objects/398054Spring 1999417ICAR Newsletter V.10, N.2/repositories/2/archival_objects/398055Fall 1999418ICAR Newsletter V.11, N.1/repositories/2/archival_objects/398056Spring 2000419ICAR Newsletter V.11, N.2/repositories/2/archival_objects/398057Fall 2000420ICAR Newsletter V.13, N.1/repositories/2/archival_objects/398058Spring 2001421ICAR Newsletter/repositories/2/archival_objects/398059Winter 2002422ICAR News/repositories/2/archival_objects/398060Spring 2003423ICAR News/repositories/2/archival_objects/398061January-February 2008424Series 5: Minutes for ICAR faculty meetings/repositories/2/archival_objects/3980622002-20055-6Faculty Board/repositories/2/archival_objects/398063February 8, 200251Faculty Board/repositories/2/archival_objects/398064March 1, 200252Faculty Board/repositories/2/archival_objects/398065April 5, 200253Faculty Board/repositories/2/archival_objects/398066May 3, 200254Faculty Board/repositories/2/archival_objects/398067August 27, 200255Faculty meeting/repositories/2/archival_objects/398068September 6, 200256Faculty meeting/repositories/2/archival_objects/398069October 4, 200257Faculty meeting/repositories/2/archival_objects/398070November 8, 200258Faculty Board/repositories/2/archival_objects/398071December 6, 2002 and February 14, 200359Faculty Board/repositories/2/archival_objects/398072March 7, 2003 and April 4, 2003510Faculty Board/repositories/2/archival_objects/398073May 2, 2003 and September 5, 2003511Faculty meeting/repositories/2/archival_objects/398074October 10, 2003512Faculty Comittee memberships/repositories/2/archival_objects/398075Octobr 7, 2003513Faculty Board/repositories/2/archival_objects/398076November 7, 2003 and December 5, 200361Faculty meeting/repositories/2/archival_objects/398077March 5, 200462Faculty meeting/repositories/2/archival_objects/398078April 2, 200463Faculty meeting/repositories/2/archival_objects/398079May 7, 200464Faculty meeting/repositories/2/archival_objects/398080August 26, 200465Faculty meeting/repositories/2/archival_objects/398081September 10, 200466Faculty Board meeting/repositories/2/archival_objects/398082October 8, 200467Faculty meeting/repositories/2/archival_objects/398083November 5, 200468Faculty meeting/repositories/2/archival_objects/398084December 3, 200469Executive Committee/repositories/2/archival_objects/398085January 28, 2005610Faculty meeting/repositories/2/archival_objects/398086February 11, 2005611Executive Committee/repositories/2/archival_objects/398087February 24, 2005612Faculty meeting/repositories/2/archival_objects/398088March 4, 2005613Executive Committee/repositories/2/archival_objects/398089March 24, 2005614Executive Committee/repositories/2/archival_objects/398090April 28, 2005615Executive Committee/repositories/2/archival_objects/398091July 14, 2005 and August 1, 2005616Faculty meeting/repositories/2/archival_objects/398092April 8, 2005617Faculty meeting/repositories/2/archival_objects/398093May 13, 2005618Series 6: Occasional papers and records pertaining to Edwin and Minnie Lynch Lecture Series/repositories/2/archival_objects/3980941997-20027Resolution: Transforming Conclict and Violence [1st Lynch Lecture]/repositories/2/archival_objects/398095198771On The Need for Conflict Prevention [2nd Lynch Lecture]/repositories/2/archival_objects/398096198972The Dialectics and Economics of Peace [3rd Lynch Lecture]/repositories/2/archival_objects/398097199073On Taking Sides: Lessons of the Persian Gulf War [4th Lynch Lecture]/repositories/2/archival_objects/398098199374Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution: A Decade of Development [5th Lynch Lecture]/repositories/2/archival_objects/398099199375Cities after the 1960s: Where Have All the Promises Gone? [6th Lynch Lecture]/repositories/2/archival_objects/398100199376Negotiation Theory through the Looking Glass of Gender [7th Lynch Lecture]/repositories/2/archival_objects/398101199477Peace and Identity: Some Reflections on the South Asian Experience [8th Lynch Lecture]/repositories/2/archival_objects/398102199578Global Projections of Deep-Rooted U.S. Pathologies [9th Lynch Lecture]/repositories/2/archival_objects/398103199679Conceptions of World Order: Building Peace in the Third Millennium/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981041997710Forgiveness in PoliticsL Making Wrong Right/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981051998711Reflections on the Practice of Iterative Conflict ResolutionThirty Years out [12th Lynch Lecture]/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981061999712On the Frontline of Forgiveness : A South African Prespective [14th Lynch Lecture]/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981072002713Series 7: Occasional and working papers and larger monographs, Center for Conflict Analysis and Resolution and Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981081988-20017-8Group Violence in America/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981091988714Conflict Resolution as a Political System, Burton, John/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981101988715Conflict Resolution and Civil War: Reflections on the Sudanese Settlement of 1972/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981111989716Interpreting Violent Conflict: A Conference for Conflits Analysists and Journalists/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981121990717Negotiating Military Base Rights with Spain, The Philippines, and Greece: Lessons Learned/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981131990718The OAU and African Conflicts: Past Successes, Present Paralysis, and Future Prospectives/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981141992719Prospects for a Settlement of the Falklands/Malvinas Dispute/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981151992720Conflict Resolution in the Post-Cold War Era: Dealing with Ethnic Violence in the New Europe/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981161992721Personal Change and Political Action: The Intersection of Conflict Resolution and Social Movement Mobilization in a Middle East Dialogue Group/repositories/2/archival_objects/398117199281Conflict Resolution as a Political System, Burton, John/repositories/2/archival_objects/398118199382A Willingness to Talk/repositories/2/archival_objects/398119199383International Accompaniment for the Protection of Human Rights: Scenarios, Objectives, and Strategies/repositories/2/archival_objects/398120199484Microenterprise Development: A Tool for Addressing the Structural Conflict Between Rich and Poor/repositories/2/archival_objects/398121199485Frameworks for Interpreting Conflict: A Handbook for Journalist/repositories/2/archival_objects/398122199486Cutting Losses: Reflections on Appropriate Timing/repositories/2/archival_objects/398123199587Conflict Resolution and Power Politics: Global Conflict After the Cold War, two lectures/repositories/2/archival_objects/398124199688Researching Practitioner Skills in Conflict ResolutionL Micro Decision Making and Neuro Linguistic Programming/repositories/2/archival_objects/398125199689Evaluating the Relative Effectiveness of Conflict Resolution Processes: Applications to Southwestern Water Conflicts, Final Report/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981261998810Intervention Design in Conflict Analysis and Resolution: Theory, Practice and Research/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981271998811An Intervenor's Role and Values: A Study of a Peace Committee Report in Grahamstown, South Africa/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981282000812A Journey from the Laboratory to the Field: Insights on Resolving Disputes through Negotiation/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981292001813Conflicts in the Second World: A View on Track 2 Diplomacy/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981302001814The Liberian Crisis: Lessons for Intra-state Conflict Management and Prevention in Africa/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981312001815Peace and Security in Post-Coldwar Europe: A "Community of Values" in the CSCE/OSCE?/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981322001816Series 8: Records of Henry Barringer and Bryant Wedge Pertaining to the Creation of the United States Institute of Peace/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981331979-19869-10National Peace Academy Campaign correspondence, Barringer and Wedge/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981341982-198491National Peace Academy Campaign Finance [1 of 2]/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981351979-198392National Peace Academy Campaign Finance [2 of 2]/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981361979-198393National Peace Academy Campaign, general [1 of 3]/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981371979-198594National Peace Academy Campaign, general [2 of 3]/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981381979-198595National Peace Academy Campaign, general [3 of 3]/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981391979-198596National Peace Academy Campaign: testimony notes/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981401979-198097National Peace Academy Campaign, Board of Directors/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981411981-198298National Peace Academy Campaign, Executive Committee/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981421982-1984101National Peace Academy Campaign, Executive Committee/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981431982-1986102National Peace Institute Foundation/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981441984-1985103National Peace Academy, Bylaws/repositories/2/archival_objects/398145Sugust 29, 1978104National Peace Academy Foundation Planning Retreat in Support of the U.S. Academy of Peace, Mr. Henry Barringer/repositories/2/archival_objects/398146November 2-3, 1984105U.S. Academy of Peace/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981471980-1984106U.S. Academy of Peace/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981481979-1983107Testimonies for U.S. National Academy of Peace [1 of 3]/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981491982108Testimonies for U.S. National Academy of Peace [2 of 3]/repositories/2/archival_objects/3981501982109Testimonies for U.S. National Academy of Peace [3 of 3]/repositories/2/archival_objects/39815119821010