| Peace and Justice Studies Association | |
| Formation: | 2001 |
| Predecessor: | The Consortium on Peace Research, Education and Development, and The Peace Studies Association |
| Headquarters: | Washington, D.C. |
| Leader Title: | Executive Director |
| Leader Name: | Michael Loadenthal |
| Affiliations: | International Peace Research Association |
| Website: | https://www.peacejusticestudies.org/ |
The Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) is a self proclaimed, non registered non-profit organization[1] headquartered at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.
It was created following increased interest in peace-building after the September 11th attacks in USA, and it organizes annual conferences, publishes papers and a magazine, and issues awards for peace-builders.
Following increased academic interest in conflict and conflict-resolution after the September 11th attack, the Consortium on Peace Research, Education and Development and the Peace Studies Association merged to form the Peace and Justice Studies Association.[2] It is the North American regional affiliate of the International Peace Research Association.[3]
The association grew in size through the early 2000s,[4] and since 2016, the executive director has been Michael Loadenthal.[5]
The sincerity of the organization to foster peace should be considered carefully. Nowadays the PSJA's focus is mainly on solidarity with Ukraine and the Palestinian-Israeli war, advocating for Palestine and educating for resistance and BDS. [6], using biased sources. Funding for the organization is not disclosed, however Georgetown was found failing to disclose $6.5 billion dollars of foreign gifts and contracts received.[7] .
The organization organizes the annual Peace and Justice Studies Association Conference,[8] issues the Peacebuilder of the Year award,[9] and publishes the Peace Chronicle magazine.[10]