Dad, peacebuilder, @UMassBoston migration & conflict resolution prof, 🇪🇨Latin America. Southern exile. Author: The Invisibility Bargain (@OUPAcademic 2021).

Boston, MA
Joined February 2014
Really excited finally to hold in my hands my book The Invisibility Bargain after more than a decade of research and writing. I hope that it deepens knowledge & lifts up stories of Colombian migrants' creativity, resilience, and fighting against the odds. global.oup.com/academic/prod…
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🌉 More updates! GGHS UMass Boston shone at the PJSA conference at George Mason University! 👏 Clara Nithiaparan presented her paper on transitional justice 🏆 Pryanka Peñafiel-Cevallos won Best Graduate Dissertation! 🎉 Alum David Sulewski was runner-up (in absentia)!
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🌉 GGHS was well represented at the @BtGProjectDC 2026 New Era Workshop in Denver (Sept 24–26)! Our contingent: Beth Fascitelli (alum), Nurhati Tangging (student), Weston Marume (student), Olga Skaredina (former student) @jpugh00 #BridgingTheGap #GlobalGovernance
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New on PaxBlog: @UMassBostonCPDD (CPDD) Fellow Dominic Offei on "Wrestling for Peace" — how traditional wrestling tournaments in northern Benin are being used to build interethnic trust and prevent violent extremism blogs.umb.edu/paxblog/2026/0… #PreventingExtremism #WestAfrica #Benin
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Quick research roundup: Mehr Latif led a spring workshop, “Doing Research in Dangerous Places,” on fieldwork in conflict zones. Aamir Yaqoob wrapped a busy ISA convention as paper presenter, panelist, and discussant across three sessions. Great work, both. #Cpdd #Research
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Dr. Debidatta Mahapatra (CPDD Nonviolent Action & Social Change lab) on India's "Cockroaches" movement — a Gen Z protest wave that forced an education minister's resignation using Gandhian nonviolence. Read here: blogs.umb.edu/paxblog/2026/0…
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Could the rescued kidnap victims in Oyo State mark the beginning of a new era in Nigeria's counterterrorism strategy? CPDD Fellow @adebobolaOmowon explores how intelligence-led operations, strategic patience, and coordination may be reshaping Nigeria's security doctrine. Read 👇🏽:
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The National and Human Security Lab (co-organized by Jay Jang and Paul Kowert) is gearing up for its next session. This time with visiting Korean fellows joining the conversation. Six doctoral students and one graduate student and counting. #HumanSecurity #CPDD
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blogs.umb.edu/paxblog/2026/0… Send pitches to [email protected] — 500 to 1500 words, written for a broad audience. All scholars and practitioners welcome, not just UMass Boston affiliates. #Peacebuilding #GlobalHealth #DemocraticDevelopment
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PaxBlog is back! 🎉 CPDD co-directors Karen Ross and Jeff Pugh— @jpugh00 have relaunched our blog as a platform for bold ideas, sharp analysis, and global perspectives on peace, democracy, and development. Read the first post and submit your own article for consideration 👇
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⭐ Article Collection Spotlight: Migration, Diaspora, & Citizenship This collection explores refugees, transnational diaspora, citizenship, and belonging across Latin America. 📚 Explore the collection: marlasjournal.com/collection… #Migration #Diaspora #MARLAS #LatinAmerica
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Check out my conversation with Emmy-winning PBS host & scientist @Sheril_ Kirshenbaum, with whom I served as a @CFR_org International Affairs Fellow in Congress, about her insights on bridging the gap between research, policy, and public communication. Fascinating perspective!
Check out the latest episode of the PaxGlobal Voices podcast from UMass Boston's CPDD, which features a conversation with Dr. Sheril Kirshenbaum: Increasing Impact and Communicating Research and Science from PBS to the U.S. Senate! open.spotify.com/episode/1iw…
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Check out CPDD NV Action lab member Matteo Totime's recent Spanish-language article in En Movimiento blog: "La música como acción noviolenta en África Occidental" [Music as Nonviolent Action in W Africa] flacso.edu.ec/accionnoviolen… cc: @McCormackGrad @conresglobal @GastonInstitute
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🎙️ Podcast Spotlight Carlos Parada Ayala interviews Consuelo Hernández on poetry, rhythm, memory, and artistic expression. Related to MARLAS Vol. 9, No. 2 (2025). 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/4TT… #MARLASJournal #Podcast #LatinAmericanStudies #Poetry #Diaspora #CentralAmerica
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Check out my conversation with peacebuilder Myla Leguro, founder of the Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute in the Philippines, in Episode 2 of the PaxGlobal Voices Podcast! Myla shares her inspirational story &lessons learned over 30+ years of peacebuilding. open.spotify.com/episode/02q…
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CPDD announces the launch of its new podcast, Pax Global Voices, highlighting stories of peacebuilding, nonviolent action, human security, global health, democracy, and development. We talk to people doing exciting work to make the world a better place! open.spotify.com/show/3zTTmk…
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¡Es un gusto anunciar la publicación en español de mi libro, El pacto de invisibilidad: redes de gobernanza y seguridad de migrantes en Ecuador, con @AbyaYalaed. ¡Estoy muy agradecido a @pryankappc por su traducción excelente! abyayala.org.ec/gpd-el-pacto…
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Jeff Pugh and Matteo Totime of @UMassBoston CPDD's Nonviolent Action & Social Change Lab presented a workshop on Building Educational Infrastructures for Scaling Up Activist Networks in Latin America at @MaclasOrg on March 13, 2026. @McCormackGrad @conresglobal
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This week, we are featuring Carlos Parada Ayala’s introduction to the poetry of Consuelo Hernández: “Entre el ritmo y la herida: musicalidad poética en Consuelo Hernández.” Read the introduction: doi.org/10.23870/marlas.548 #LatinAmericanStudies #Poetry #MARLAS
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My first time publishing on China Leadership Monitor. In “China’s Economic Involution: State and Business Strategies,” I delved into the deeper causes for China’s economic involution by examining the self-reinforcing cycles among state bureaucrats and businesses and uncovering the dynamics underlying the real estate and EV sectors. Lots of interesting things to unpack here: 1/n prcleader.org/post/china-s-e…
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This week, we are featuring the essay, "Can you hear me? Do you see me? Invisible Voices: Women Victims of the Colombian Conflict: A Poetic Multimedia Artwork of Resistance" by Perla Sassón-Henry. The essay can be viewed here: doi.org/10.23870/marlas.506.
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