Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations

HIPSIR
Type Institute within college
Established 2004 (2004)
Religious affiliation
Jesuit, Catholic
Academic affiliation
Hekima University College
The Catholic University of Eastern Africa
Chancellor Most Rev. Tarcisio G. Ziyaye
Principal Dr. Agbonkhiameghe Orobator, SJ
Director Dr. Elias Omondi Opongo, SJ
Location Kangethe and Ngong Roads
Nairobi City, Kenya
Campus Hekima University College
Nickname HIPSIR
Website HIPSIR

Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations (HIPSIR) is an institute within Hekima University College run by the Jesuits in Nairobi, Kenya. Founded in 2004, HIPSIR offers both certificate courses and a master's degree (MA), while sponsoring conferences that bring together experts from across the continent and from abroad.[1]

Mission

The Institute educates men and women in peacebuilding and conflict resolution. It aims "to build a society where human dignity is respected, human rights promoted, faith and justice upheld, economic and natural resources shared equitably, international relations founded on principles that promote and respect human life, individuals and institution in power are held accountable, and academic excellence is pursued with the aim of achieving full human potential for good."[2]

Programs

The Master of Arts Degree in Peace Studies and International Relations is a two-year programme on conflict resolution and transitional justice in post-colonial Africa.[3] The fourth semester is spent in research leading to a thesis/report.[4] The degree may be taken over four years, and in day or evening classes.[5] Students come from throughout Africa and from countries as diverse as Poland, Ireland, India, Costa Rica, Korea, Indonesia, and Venezuela.[6] Graduates have placements in academia as well as with NGOs, governments, and UN institutions.[7] In its first 10 years, 104 students graduated from the masters program.[8]
Courses taught at HIPSIR (incomplete list): African Culture & Conflict;[9] Communication for Conflict Resolution & Culture of Dialogue; Conflict Resolution; Diplomacy; Environment & Disaster Management; Ethics of War & Peacebuilding;[10] Identity & Conflict; International Economics;[11] International Human Rights Law; International Peacekeeping Missions; International Relations; International Security; Refugees, International Law, & African Politics; Regional Integration, Globalization, & Peace.[12]
HIPSIR attracts experts from Europe, the United States, and the United Nations to its conferences, like that on Transitional Justice in Post-Conflict Societies in Africa.[1]

Research and publications

HIPSIR publishes HIPSIR Newsletter and The Peace Dialogue.[8] Areas of concentration in the Institute can be gathered from the following articles and books published by its staff.

Collaborating Jesuit social centers in Africa and Madagascar

From information gathered in 2005, the Jesuit Secretariate in Rome gave this report on Jesuit social centers in the region that included a focus on education.[21] Foundational years are given in parenthesis.

References

  1. 1 2 Stormes et al., 2016, supra.
  2. "Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations — Mission". hipsir.hekima.ac.ke. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  3. Omondi, Opongo, Elias (2013-01-01). "Pour une justice transitionnelle". Relations (in French) (767). ISSN 0034-3781.
  4. US Embassy ARC
  5. "Peace Studies and International Relations". www.gradschools.com. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  6. "Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations — Students". hipsir.hekima.ac.ke. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  7. PCDM network
  8. 1 2 "Who we are". hipsir.hekima.ac.ke. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  9. "HIPSIR (@HekimaHIPSIR) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  10. "Human Rights Theologian Wins Catholic Press Association Award | St. John's University". www.stjohns.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  11. "James Stormes". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  12. "Hekima University College Courses offered List". www.studyinkenya.co.ke. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  13. "Building social conscience through the continuing formation of the laity : focus on Catholic professionals in SearchWorks". searchworks.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  14. Kyalo, Peter. "The Church We Want: Foundations, Theology and Mission of the Church in Africa -- Conversations on Ecclesiology". smallchristiancommunities.org. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  15. Indiana U.
  16. Murithi, Tim. "Handbook of Africa's International Relations : Tim Murithi - Book2Look". www.book2look.com. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  17. "Conflict and Peacebuilding in the African Great Lakes Region". Indiana University Press. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  18. "Agbonkhianmeghe Orobator S.J. | Vatican II | Creighton University". www.creighton.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  19. Marquette
  20. Lancaster U.
  21. 1 2 Secretariate
  22. "Google Translate". translate.google.com. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  23. "Google Translate". translate.google.com. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  24. "Google Translate". translate.google.com. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  25. Hakimani.
  26. "Narratives". www.sjweb.info. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  27. Apostolate, Jesam. "Social Centres". jesamsocialapostolate.org. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  28. Radunski, Milo. "Site Maintenance - Intuit Design". www.jctr.org.zm. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  29. "Kasisi Agricultural Training Centre". www.loyno.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-06.

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