Department of Political Science
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. The Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University, 2003
Fields: conflict analysis and resolution, ethnicity and race, identity conflicts, social identity, peacekeeping, peacemaking and peace processes, religion and conflict, environmental conflict, methodology
Dr. Hancock teaches courses for both the Center for Applied Conflict Management and the Department of Political Science. Current research projects include a comparative analysis of Local Zones of Peace located in Latin America, the Philippines and elsewhere; an examination of events associated with the Oslo Peace Process on the identities and views of ordinary Israelis; and a meta-analysis of the relationship between identity and threat (the latter two studies are funded by the Solomon Asch Center at the University of Pennsylvania).
Dr. Hancock was awarded a Peace Scholar fellowship from the United States Institute of Peace for his dissertation, Peace from the People: Identity Salience and the Northern Irish Peace Process. He was also a summer fellow at the Solomon Asch Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict at the University of Pennsylvania and a research fellow at RESOLVE, Center for Environmental Conflict Resolution, Research and Education.
Prior to coming to KSU, Dr. Hancock taught courses at the University of Baltimore’s Center for Negotiations and Conflict Management; American University’s Washington Semester Program; and George Mason University’s Institute for Conflict Analysis & Resolution, New Century College and Department of Sociology.
Dr. Hancock’s publications include:
Hancock, Landon E. “Ethnic Identities and Boundaries: Anthropological, Psychological and Sociological Approaches” In The International Studies Association Compendium. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers Inc. Forthcoming.
Hancock, Landon E., and C. R. Mitchell, eds. 2007. Zones of peace. Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian Press. 256 pp.
Hancock, Landon E. 2007. El Salvador's post-conflict peace zone. In Zones of peace, edited by L. E. Hancock and C. R. Mitchell. Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian Press. pp. 105-122.
Hancock, Landon E., and Pushpa Iyer. 2007. The nature, structure and variety of "peace zones". In Zones of peace, edited by L. E. Hancock and C. R. Mitchell. Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian Press. pp. 29-50.
Hancock, Landon E. 2005. Significant events in the Northern Irish peace process: Impact and implementation. In From power sharing to democracy: Post conflict institutions in politically divided societies. Ed. S. Noel. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press. pp. 67-84.
"Significant Events in the Northern Irish Peace Process: Impact and Implementation." In From Power Sharing to Democracy: Post Conflict Institutions in Politically Divided Societies. Ed. S. Noel. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press. 2005.
"The Pecos River Case: Sharing a Resource Among Old Rivals." In Braving the Currents: Evaluating Environmental Conflict Resolution in the American West. Eds. Tamra Pearson d’Estrée and Bonnie G. Colby. Norwell, MA: Kluwer, 2004 (with Annette Hanada).
Hanada, Annette and Landon Hancock. 2004. The Pecos River case: Sharing a resource among old rivals. In Braving the currents: Evaluating environmental conflict resolution in the American West. Eds. Tamra Pearson d’Estrée and Bonnie G. Colby. Norwell, MA: Kluwer. pp. 157-176.
"Pushing for Peace and Stability: Some Comments on Colin Irwin’s Polls." Forum: Northern Ireland in The Global Review of Ethnopolitics. Vol. 2, Nos. 3-4, pp. 83-84. 2003.
"To Act or to Wait: A Two Stage View of Ripeness." International Studies Perspectives. Vol. 2, No. 2 (May), pp. 195-205. 2001.
"A Skeletal Solution to an Enigmatic Puzzle: A Framework for Intervening to Prevent Violent Ethno-identity Conflict." The CASID Connection. Vol. 16, No. 1 (Summer), pp. 38-58. 2000 (with Joshua N. Weiss and Valery Perry).
"The Role of European Security Organizations in the Prevention of Violent Conflict and Post-conflict Peacebuilding: A Preview of OSCE and WEU Capabilities, Strengths, and Weaknesses." Peace Research Abstracts. Vol. 37, No. 5. 2000 (with Valery Perry and Allison Frendak).
"The Indo-Sri Lankan Accord: An Analysis of Conflict Termination." Civil Wars. Vol. 2, No. 4 (Winter), pp. 83-105. 1999.
Soldier, Scientist, Diplomat, Mediator: The Multi-Disciplinary Context of Conflict Resolution. Lead Editor. Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Fairfax, VA. 1999.
"The Conflict Within: The Interpersonal Conflict Between Arafat and Netanyahu." The On-line Journal of Peace and Conflict Resolution. Issue 2:2. 1999 (with Joshua N. Weiss). Electronic publication at universal resource link http://www.trinstitute.org/ojpcr/2_2hanwei.htm
"The Patterns of Ethnic Conflict." Ethnos-nation. Vol. 6, Nos. 1-2. 1998.
"Northern Ireland: Troubles Brewing." Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN). Londonderry/Derry, Northern Ireland. UK. 1998. Available at: http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/othelem/landon.htm.
e-mail: lhancoc2@kent.edu
