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Center for the Study of Youth & Political Conflict
Each year, hundreds of thousands of adolescents around the world are exposed to or participate in political conflict. Until now, much of the programming on behalf of conflict youth has been based on incomplete science and untested assumptions.
The Center for the Study of Youth and Political Conflict was founded on the belief that much can be done to better understand young people’s experience of political conflict and to strengthen efforts to assist them in leading constructive lives. The Center engages in research, interventions, program evaluations, and dissemination of information about youth and political conflict. The goal of all our work is to provide research-based information for practitioners and policy-makers who seek to address the needs of this unique population.
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In Memorium
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New
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- "Ready for the World" Refugee Partnership brings community engagement award to UT. Click here for more details.
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Follow the progress on the PAL project with weekly blog postings from Center staff.
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The Middle East is in the midst of an epic set of revolutions. Follow the news from Egypt with daily blogs posted by Dr. Brian Barber.
Students: Get Involved!
Opportunities are available for student internships, research and service learning.
Internships:
Contact Carolyn Spellings at cturnley@utk.edu
Research:
Contact Professor Brian Barber at bkbarber@utk.edu
Service Learning:
Contact Professor Denise Bates at dbates2@utk.edu

CPC Membership
Since 2008 the Center has been a member of the Care and Protection of Children in Crisis-Affected Countries (CPC) Network of Columbia University in leading the network’s efforts on behalf of youth and political violence. The Impact of Political Conflict on Youth project is the Center’s contribution to the CPC. For more information about CPC, please visit www.cpcnetwork.org/partners.php
Contact Information
Center for the Study of
Youth & Political Conflict
2110 Terrace Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37916
Voice: 865–974–2269
Fax: 865–946–0990
youthconflict@tennessee.edu







