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Gijsbert van Iterson Scholten teaches international relations and peace studies at the University of Amsterdam’s Department of Political Science. His academic specializations include peacebuilding and positive conceptions of peace. He obtained his PhD from Vrije Universiteit in 2018 with a dissertation on the meanings of peace as understood by those who enact it. This work was published in 2020 by Palgrave Macmillan in the 'Rethinking Peace Conflict Studies' series. Since 2017, he has been employed as a lecturer at the University of Amsterdam, where he investigates how peace is formed at the local level in conflict areas as well as in the Netherlands. His current research particularly focuses on positive notions of peace that extend beyond the mere absence of war.
University of Amsterdam • Amsterdam
Teaches courses on international relations and peace studies.
Pax • Middle East
Led the Middle East team for the peace organization.
PvdA Alkmaar • Alkmaar
Elected member of the local government.
Includes departments like Economics, Business Administration, Finance, and Marketing.