Dr. Patrick G. Coy

Email: pcoy@kent.edu

Office: (330) 672-2875

 

    

 

POSITION:

Assistant Professor of Political Science; August, 1996.

 

EDUCATION:

B.S.; Marian College; 1979,Theology.

M.A.; Syracuse University;1994; Political Science.

M.A.; Marquette University Theology,1982; Theology and Social Ethics.

Ph.D.; Syracuse University; 1997; Social Science.

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Ethics; Analysis and Resolution of Conflict

 

CURRICULUM VITA:

Education:

  • Ph.D. in Social Science, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs,
    Syracuse University, 1997.
  •  M.A. in Political Science, Syracuse University, 1994.
  • M.A. in Theology, concentration in Social Ethics, Marquette University, 1982.
  • B.S. in Theology, minor in Secondary Education, Marian College, 1979, Summa Cum Laude.

Employment:

  • Assistant Professor, Center for Applied Conflict Management and Department of Political Science, Kent State University, 1996 -present, tenure-track.
  • Fellow, The Albert Einstein Institution, 1993-95.
  • Adjunct Faculty, Public Affairs Program, Syracuse University, Spring, 1993.
  • Teaching Assistant, Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts, Syracuse Univ., 1990-92.
  • Executive Director, Lentz Peace Research Laboratory, 1988-1990.
  • Coordinator of Peace and Justice Ministry, St. Louis University, 1981-1987.
  • Community member, Karen Catholic Worker House of Hospitality, 1983-1990.
  • Lecturer, Theological Studies, St. Louis University, 1984-86.
  • Teaching Assistant, Marquette University, 1979-1981.

Honors and Awards:

  • "Award of Merit for In-depth Coverage by a Magazine," from Associated Church Press, guest editorship of Fellowship issue on Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Movement, 1997.
  • Ph.D. dissertation passed with "Distinction," Syracuse University Graduate School, 1997.
  • Fellowship, The Albert Einstein Institution, 1993-94; renewed, 1994-95.
  • Roscoe Martin Fellowship, Syracuse University Graduate School, 1993.
  • Creative Research Award, Syracuse University Graduate School, 1993.
  • Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Syracuse University Graduate School, 1992.
  • Summer Fellowship, Sryacuse University Graduate School 1991, 1992.
  • A Revolution of the Heart chosen as November, 1988 feature selection of Catholic Book Club.
  • Catholic Press Association Award for Book Reviews, 1987.
  • Honorary member, Alpha Sigma Nu (Jesuit Honor Society), 1987
  • St. Louis University International Students Association Award for "Humanitarian Service to the Community," 1986.
  • Marian College graduation award for "Outstanding Achievement in Theological Studies," 1979.
  • Summa Cum Laude graduation, Marian College, 1979.

Ph.D. Dissertation:

  •  "Protecting Human Rights: The Dynamics of International Nonviolent Accompaniment by Peace Brigades International in Sri Lanka," (passed with "Distinction").
  • Advisor: Louis Kriesberg, Maxwell Professor of Social Conflict Studies, Syracuse University.


    • PUBLICATIONS

    Editorships

    Series co-editor and Volume editor for annual research series, Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change, JAI Press, beginning with Volume 22, 2000.

    Books:

    1. Collective Identity and Social Conflict, co-editor (with Lynne Woehrle,) Rowman and Littlefield Publishers (forthcoming).
    2. A Revolution of the Heart: Essays on the Catholic Worker, Temple University Press, 1988, and New Society Publishers, 1992 (editor), 394 pages.

    Monographs:

    Overcoming Obsessive Anticommunism: A New Look at Some Old Questions About the Soviet Union, Fellowship Publications, 1989, 24 pages.

    Book Chapters:

    1. "Collective Identity and the Development of Conflict Analysis" (with Lynne Woehrle), in Social Conflict and Collective Identity, co-editor (with Lynne Woehrle), Rowman and Littlefield (forthcoming).
    2. "Cooperative Accompaniment and Peace Brigades International in Sri Lanka," in Transnational Social Movements and Global Politics: Solidarity Beyond the State, Jackie Smith, Charles Chatfield, and Ron Pagnucco, eds., Syracuse University Press, 1997.
    3. "Conscription and the Catholic Conscience in World War II," in American Catholic Pacifism, Anne Klejment and Nancy Roberts, eds., Praeger, 1996.
    4. "Protective Accompaniment: How Peace Brigades International Secures Political Space and Human Rights Nonviolently," in Nonviolence: Social and Psychological Issues, V.K. Kool, ed., University Press of America, 1993.
    5. "The Personalist Nonviolence of Thomas Merton," in The Universe Bends Toward Justice, Angie O'Gorman, ed., New Society Publishers, 1989.
    6. "Introduction to the Second Edition," A Revolution of the Heart, Patrick G. Coy, ed., 1992.
    7. "Introduction," A Revolution of the Heart, Patrick G. Coy, ed., 1988.
    8. "The One Person Revolution of Ammon Hennacy," in A Revolution of the Heart, Patrick G. Coy, ed., 1988; 1992.

    9. "Houses of Hospitality: A Pilgrimage into Nonviolence," in A Revolution of the Heart, Patrick G. Coy, ed., 1988; 1992 (with Angie O'Gorman).

    Journal Articles

    1. "Community Mediation and the Court System: The Ties that Bind," Mediation Quarterly (forthcoming, with Timothy Hedeen)
    2. "Disabilities and Mediation Readiness in Court-Referred Cases: Developing Screening Criteria and Service Networks," Mediation Quarterly, Vol. 16, No. 2, 1998 (with Timothy Hedeen).
    3. "Nonviolent Intervention and the Peace Team Idea," Peace and Change, Vol. 22, No. 2, 1997 (review essay).
    4. "Constructing Identity and Oppositional Knowledge: The Framing Practices of Peace Movement Organizations During the Persian Gulf War," Sociological Spectrum, Vol. 16, No. 3, 1996 (with Lynne Woehrle).
    5. "The Incarnational Spiritualilty of Dorothy Day, Spirituality Today, Vol. 37, No. 2, 1987.

    Encyclopedia Articles

    1. "Peace Brigades International," An Encyclopedia of Nonviolent Action, Roger S. Powers, et al, editors., Garland Publishing, 1997.
    2. "The Catholic Worker Movement," An Encyclopedia of Nonviolent Action, Roger S. Powers, et al, editors., Garland Publishing, 1997.
    3. "Thomas Merton," An Encyclopedia of Nonviolent Action, Roger S. Powers, et al, editors., Garland Publishing, 1997.

    Syllabi Published in Professional Association Anthologie

    1. "Introduction to Conflict Management," course syllabus, in Conflict Resolution Syllabi Anthology, 1998, Juliana Birkoff, editor, Washington, D.C., National Institute of Dispute Resolution, 1998.
    2. "Theories of Conflict Management," course syllabus, in Conflict Resolution Syllabi Anthology, 1998, Juliana Birkoff, editor, Washington, D.C., National Institute of Dispute Resolution, 1998.
    3. "Nonviolent Action and Social Change: The Vietnam War and the Social Movements of the Sixties," in Syllabi and Teaching Resources for Courses on Collective Behavior and Social Movements, Kelly Moore, editor, Washington, D.C.: American Sociological Association, 1997.

    A Select Listing of Op-Eds in Major Daily Newspapers, and Articles in Periodicals:

    1.  "Kosovo Peace Elusive, but Possible," National Catholic Reporter, April, 23, 1999 (also in Akron Beacon-Journal, Fellowship, Peace Action, and numerous other venues).
    2. "The Peace Movement and the Gulf War: Creating Public Discourse and Oppositional Knowledge," Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts Newsletter, Fall, 1997 (with Lynne Woehrle).
    3. "Going Where We Otherwise Would Not Have Gone: Accompaniment and Election Monitoring in Sri Lanka." PARC Newsletter, Jan., 1995; Fellowship, Sept./Oct., 1995.
    4. "Don’t Mark War Anniversary with Stamp." Syracuse Post-Standard, Dec. 7, 1994.
    5. "Keeping Watch in Sri Lanka," Maxwell Perspective, Sept., 1994.
    6. "Putting the Government on Probation," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 9, 1993 (with H. Epstein).
    7. "Government Already Spies on Citizens," Syracuse Post-Standard, July 21, 1992.
    8. "What About Foreign Policy?" Syracuse Post-Standard, April 17, 1992.
    9. "Gulf War's Various Kinds of Hell," Cleveland Plain Dealer, Dec. 11, 1991.
    10. "Democracy, American-Style: A Long-distance Love Affair," National Catholic Reporter, Sept. 13, 1991. (Also in St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and Syracuse Post-Standard).
    11. "No To The Drug War," Progressive, July, 1991.
    12. "Let Medicines Reach Iraq," Syracuse Post-Standard, March 27, 1991.
    13. "Wars Leave Little To Celebrate," National Catholic Reporter, August 24, 1990.
    14. "Conscientious Objection To The Drug War," Christianity and Crisis, August, 6, 1990.
    15. "Low-Intensity Conflicts Replace Cold War," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 5, 1990.
    16. "Spirituality and Solidarity with the Oppressed," Fellowship, Jan., 1988.
    17. "When People Lived in Horse Stalls: Interning Japanese-Americans," Fellowship, Dec. 1988.
    18. "'Amerika' The Benighted: ABC Goes Beyond Fair Play," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Feb. 6, 1987.
    19. "The Lesson According to Rambo," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Dec. 12, 1986.
    20. "Dropping the Bomb to Keep the Russians Straight," Baltimore Sun, August, 6, 1986.
    21. "Challenger Shuttle Military's Trojan Horse," National Catholic Reporter, March 21, 1986.
    22. "Civil Disobedience: An American Tradition," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Feb. 22, 1985.
    23. "Mirrors That Reflect False Images," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Feb. 22, 1982.
    24. "Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Bishops' Peace Letter," Christian Century, April 4, 1984.

    Book Reviews

    1. "Disarmed and Dangerous: The Radical Lives and Times of Daniel and Phillip Berrigan,"
      Murray Polner and Jim O’Grady, Basic Books, 1997, forthcoming in Moblization.
    2. "Peace by Peaceful Means: Peace and Conflict, Development and Civilization," Johan Galtung, Sage, 1997, in Peace and Change, Vol. 23, No. 2, 1997.
    3. Film Review of "Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story," directed by Michael Rhodes, Paulist Productions, 1997, in Fellowship, Vol. 63, No. 11-12, November-December, 1997.
    4. "Being in the Middle by Being at the Edge: Quaker Experience of Non-Official Political Mediation," Sue and Steve Williams, Sessions Ltd., Viewpoints, 1996-97.
    5. "Nonviolent Story: Narrative Conflict Resolution in the Gospel of Mark," Robert Beck, Orbis, Sojourners, July/August, 1996.
    6. "Religion, The Missing Dimension of Statecraft," Douglas Johnston and Cynthia Sampson, eds., Oxford University Press, Fellowship., Jan./Feb., 1996.
    7. "The Struggle is One: Voices and Visions of Liberation," Mev Puleo, SUNY Press, Sojourners, Jan./Feb., 1996.
    8. "Voices from the Catholic Worker," Rosalie Riegle Troester, Temple University Press, Sojourners, July, 1994.
    9. "Peace as a Women's Issue," Harriet Hyman Alonso, Syracuse University Press, Sojourners, April, 1994.
    10. "Rescuers: Portraits of Moral Courage in the Holocaust," Gay Block and Malka Drucker, Holmes and Meier, Sojourners, Oct., 1992.
    11. "Explorations at the Edge of Time," Richard Falk, Temple Univ. Press, Sojourners, July, 1992.
    12. "The Nicaraguan Church and Revolution," Joseph Mulligan, Sheed, Sojourners, May, 1992.
    13. "Relentless Persistence: Nonviolent Action in Latin America," Philip McManus and Gerald Schlabach, (eds.), New Society Publishers, Sojourners, April, 1992.
    14. "Building the Beloved Community: Maurice McCrackin's Life for Peace and Civil Rights," Judith Bechtel and Robert Coughlin, Temple University Press, Sojourners, Feb./March, 1992.
    15. "From Warism To Pacifism: A Moral Continuum," Duane Cady, Temple University Press, International Social Science Review, Winter, 1991.
    16. "Freedom Under Fire: U.S. Civil Liberties in Times of War," Michael Linfield, South End Press, Sojourners, 
      Nov. 1990.
    17. "The Times Discipline," Philip Berrigan and Liz McAlister, Fortkamp, Fellowship, July, 1990.
    18. "Nuclear Empire," Robert Aldridge, New Star, Fellowship, March, 1990.
    19. "The Spirit of the Earth," John Hart, Paulist Press; and "The Cry of the Environment," Phillip Joranson and Ken Batigan, (eds.), Bear, Sojourners, Dec., 1986.
    20. "Disarming the Heart: A Vow of Nonviolence," John Dear, Paulist, Fellowship, Dec., 1988.
    21. "Let the Trumpet Sound: The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.," Steven Oates, Harper and Row, New Catholic World, October, 1986.
    22. "Meeting the Expectations of the Land: Essays in Sustainable Agriculture," Wendell Berry,
      et. al, editors, North Point Press, Catholic Rural Life, Sept., 1986.
    23. "Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Foundations of Nonviolence," James Hanigan, University Press of America, Horizons, Spring, 1986.
    24. "The Simple Life: Plain Living and High Thinking in American Culture," David Shi, Oxford University Press, Sojourners, March, 1986.
    25. "Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker," Nancy Roberts, SUNY Press, Sojourners, Dec., 1985.
    26. "Breaking Bread: The Catholic Worker and the Origins of Catholic Radicalism in America," Mel Piehl, Temple University Press, Journal of Religion and Intellectual Life, Winter,1985.

    Poetry:

    • "Images of Justice," Theology Today, Jan., 1984.
    • "A Friend's Wife: A Meditation on Suicide," Fellowship, April/May, 1985

    Paper Presentations at Professional Meetings:

    1. "Contradictions and Consistencies: Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Movement," Women and Peace Conference, Baker Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA, October 1, 1999.
    2.  "Participant Observation, Shared Risks, and the Search for the Research Self Amidst Political Violence," American Sociological Association, Chicago, IL, August 7, 1999.
    3.  "Putting the Community Back in to Community Mediation: Searching for Productive Partnerships Among the Courts, the Police, Social Welfare Agencies, and Advocacy Groups," National Conference on Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution, Bi-annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, May 29, 1999 ( with Timothy Hedeen).
    4. "An Experiment in Personalist Politics: The Catholic Worker Movement and Nonviolent Direct Action," Peace Studies Association, April 9, 1999.
    5. "Disabilities and Mediation Readiness in Court-Referred Cases," Ninth New York State National Conference on Dispute Resolution, Rochester, NY, September 25, 1998 (with Timothy Hedeen).
    6. "Sprouting the Seeds of Nonviolence: The Catholic Worker Movement and Nonviolent Action," Centenary Conference on Dorothy Day, Marquette University, October 11, 1997.
    7. "Biting the Hand that Feeds You: Ensuring Mediation Fitness in Court-Referred Cases," National Conference on Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution, Bi-annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, May 24, 1997 (with Timothy Hedeen).
    8. "Conscription and the Catholic Conscience in World War II," Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, Oct. 28, 1995, and organizer of panel on the Catholic Worker Movement.
    9. "Ethnicity and the Internationality of International Observers in a Post-Colonial Society," National Conference on Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution, Bi-annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, May 28, 1995.
    10. "Constructing Identity and Oppositional Knowledge: The Framing Practices of Peace Movement Organizations During the Persian Gulf War," with Lynne Woehrle, Peace Studies Association, Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, March 10, 1995.
    11. "What’s A Third Party To Do?: Nonviolent Protective Accompaniment in Sri Lanka with Peace Brigades International," International Studies Association, Annual Meeting, March 30, 1994, Washington, D.C.
    12. "Transnational Citizen Peacekeeping," Symposium on Nonviolence, State University of New York-Utica, Utica, NY, May 22, 1992.
    13. "Timing and Frame Alignment: Pax Christi and the Persian Gulf War," Syracuse University Working Group on Social Movement Research, February 7, 1992.
    14. "Hostages and Track Two Diplomacy: The Fellowship of Reconciliation in the Persian Gulf Crisis," Consortium on Peace, Research, Education and Development, Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., August 9, 1991.

    15. "The Ironic and Satirical Nonviolence of Thomas Merton," Merton Symposium, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, March 18, 1988.

      Panel Participation:

    16. Discussant for panel on "Peacemaking in Bosnia: Opportunities and Illusions," New York State
    17. Peace Studies Network Annual Conference, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, November 5, 1994.
    18. Organizer, Presenter, and Chair of Roundtable on Ammon Hennacy, Centenary Conference on Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Movement, Marquette University, October 11, 1997

    Research Currently Under Review, or in Progress:

    • "Beyond the Ballot Box: The Catholic Worker Movement and Nonviolent Direct Action," chapter written for a book edited by Professor William Thorn, for submission to Marquette University Press.
    • "Participant Observation, Shared Risks, and the Search for the Research Self Amidst Political Violence," a draft form journal article.
    • "A Contingency Approach to Nonviolent Protective Accompaniment," invited book chapter,
      Professor Ronald McCarthy, editor, to be submitted to Praeger Press.
    •  "Community Mediation and the Search for Effective Partnerships," with Timothy Hedeen.
    •  "Nonviolent Theory..." with Barry Gan.
    • "The Functions of Public Apologies in the Reconciliation and Resolution of Social Conflicts."

    Professional Experience:

  • University Classroom Teaching, course titles:
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    • Nonviolence: Theory and Practice, Kent State University
    • Mediation Practicum, Kent State University
    • Public Policy and Conflict Management, Kent State University
    • Human Rights and Third World Development, Kent State University
    • Theories of Conflict Management, Kent State University
    • Mediation in the Public Sector, Kent State University
    • Introduction to Conflcit Management, Kent State University
    • Introduction to Public Administration, Kent State University
    • The Vietnam War and the Social Movements of the Sixties, Syracuse University
    • Spirituality and Social Justice, St. Louis University
    • American Catholic Spirituality: The Spiritualities of Thomas Merton and Dorothy Day, St. Louis Univeristy

    Professional Experience, continued:

  • Nontraditional Education:
    •
    • Established Peace and Justice Education Program at St. Louis University, including: coordinating service and education trips to Appalachia, the rural south, Native American Nations, Mexico, and Latin America, using an integrated learning pedagogy and action/reflection principles; directing an extensive student volunteer community service program; and giving retreats.

    Dispute Resolution:

    • Certified mediator, Unified Court System of New York State.
    • Mediator, Dispute Resolution Center of Onondaga County, 1992-1996.
    • Trainer, Conflict Resolution Consulting Group of Syracuse University, 1993-1996.
    • Trainer, Peace Brigades International Sri Lanka Project, 1993-1994.

    Manuscript Refereeing and Editing:

    • Peace History Society Referee for The Charles DeBennedetti Prize in Peace History, 1997-98, for outstanding journal article on peace history published in 1997-98.
    • Temple University Press referee for book manuscripts (twice).
    • Orbis Press referee for book manuscript.
    • Editorial committee, The Round Table, 1983-90 (quarterly Catholic Worker journal).

    University Service:

    • Member of KSU leadership team for American Association of Higher Education’s "Peer Collaboration and Review of Teaching" project, a multi-year collaborative effort by sixteen campuses to create new roles for faculty in improving the quality of teaching and learning, enhance the scholarship of teaching, and make teaching "community property."
    • Faculty\staff committee that researched and wrote policy on sexual harassment for St. Louis University, 1983-85.

    Fellowship of Reconciliation:

    • Guest editor, Fellowship magazine special issue on Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker movement, Vol. 63, No. 11-12, 1997.
    • National chairperson, Fellowship of Reconciliation (F.O.R.), 1990-92.
    • Fellowship of Reconciliation national council, 1998-present; 1986-1993
    • Member of F.O.R. third party peacemaking delegations to Soviet Union, Libya, and Jordan and Iraq during the Persian Gulf Crisis.

    Other Professional and Community Service:

    • North American Board of Directors, Peace History Society, 1995-present.
    • Board of Directors, Onondaga Park Association, 1993-present.
    • Board of Directors, Morro House, 1982-86, a St. Louis inner-city tutorial center.

    Speaking Engagements:

    • Over 100 talks, lectures, and workshops in the past fifteen years, including college commencement address, keynote speech at state-wide conference on peace education, and talks at universities, schools, and civic groups. Extensive work with broadcast media, including radio and TV talk shows.

    Current Professional Association Memberships:

    • International Peace Research Association

    • American Sociological Association

    • ASA Section Memberships: Collective Behavior and Social Movements; Peace, War and Social Conflict

    • Peace Studies Association

    • National Institute for Dispute Resolution

    • Peace History Society (revised: October, 1999)
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