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PEP Lab Research

Peer-Reviewed Academic Publications

  • "The Building and Breaking of Peace: Corporate Activities in Civil War Prevention and Resolution." Molly Melin. 2021. Oxford University Press. (Link to Article)
  • "War and International Business: Insights from Political Science" Molly Melin, Andres Calle, Santiago Sosa, and Ivan Montiel. 2023. AIB Insights 23(1). (Link to Article)
  • "The Business of Peace: Understanding Corporate Contributions to Conflict Management." Molly Melin. 2021. International Interactions 47(1) 107-134. (Link to Article)
  • "Business, Peace and World Politics: The Role of Third Parties in Conflict Resolution." Molly Melin. 2016. Business Horizons: 59(5): 493-501. (Link to Article) 

OpEds and Policy

  • 'CEOs Beware: “Feel Good” Isolation of Russia Might Make Things Worse.' War on the Rocks. April 11th, 2022. (Link to Article)

Ongoing Research

  • "Violence and Peacebuilding in Chicago" (Molly Melin and Clifford Shultz with undergraduate student Michael Claussen and EAFIT Medellín’s Santiago Sosa). Working paper.
  • "MNCs and Peacemaking: The Role of Private Firms in Civil War Negotiations" (Molly Melin with LUC graduate student Mihir Modi and EAFIT Medellín’s Santiago Sosa).
  • "Civil Society, Entrepreneurship & Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland" (Molly Melin with Queen’s University Belfast graduate student Dale Pankhurst and EAFIT Medellín’s Santiago Sosa).
  • "Community Organizations and peacebuilding in Senegal." Molly Melin with Senegalese researcher Diodio Ndeye.
  • "International Organizations, Firms, and Peace Agreements." Alexandru V. Grigorescu and Molly M. Melin.
  • "The Individual Piece of Peace: Ex-combatant Entrepreneurship and Peacebuilding" (Molly Melin with Santiago Sosa).
  • "Post conflict entrepreneurs in Northern Uganda" (Molly Melin with Kenyan researcher Nelly Kibeto).
  • "The Missing Peace: Understanding Entrepreneurship in Conflict Prevention and Resolution" (Molly Melin with Santiago Sosa). Data collection and book manuscript.
  • "Economic Reintegration in Treaties and Peace Outcomes" (Molly Melin with LUC graduate student Elisa D’Amico and Santiago Sosa). Working paper.
  • "The impact of corruption on the relationship between PE & P - the case of the DRC." (Alexandru V. Grigorescu and Toussant Kafahire). Working paper.

Peer-Reviewed Academic Publications

  • "The Building and Breaking of Peace: Corporate Activities in Civil War Prevention and Resolution." Molly Melin. 2021. Oxford University Press. (Link to Article)
  • "War and International Business: Insights from Political Science" Molly Melin, Andres Calle, Santiago Sosa, and Ivan Montiel. 2023. AIB Insights 23(1). (Link to Article)
  • "The Business of Peace: Understanding Corporate Contributions to Conflict Management." Molly Melin. 2021. International Interactions 47(1) 107-134. (Link to Article)
  • "Business, Peace and World Politics: The Role of Third Parties in Conflict Resolution." Molly Melin. 2016. Business Horizons: 59(5): 493-501. (Link to Article) 

OpEds and Policy

  • 'CEOs Beware: “Feel Good” Isolation of Russia Might Make Things Worse.' War on the Rocks. April 11th, 2022. (Link to Article)

Ongoing Research

  • "Violence and Peacebuilding in Chicago" (Molly Melin and Clifford Shultz with undergraduate student Michael Claussen and EAFIT Medellín’s Santiago Sosa). Working paper.
  • "MNCs and Peacemaking: The Role of Private Firms in Civil War Negotiations" (Molly Melin with LUC graduate student Mihir Modi and EAFIT Medellín’s Santiago Sosa).
  • "Civil Society, Entrepreneurship & Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland" (Molly Melin with Queen’s University Belfast graduate student Dale Pankhurst and EAFIT Medellín’s Santiago Sosa).
  • "Community Organizations and peacebuilding in Senegal." Molly Melin with Senegalese researcher Diodio Ndeye.
  • "International Organizations, Firms, and Peace Agreements." Alexandru V. Grigorescu and Molly M. Melin.
  • "The Individual Piece of Peace: Ex-combatant Entrepreneurship and Peacebuilding" (Molly Melin with Santiago Sosa).
  • "Post conflict entrepreneurs in Northern Uganda" (Molly Melin with Kenyan researcher Nelly Kibeto).
  • "The Missing Peace: Understanding Entrepreneurship in Conflict Prevention and Resolution" (Molly Melin with Santiago Sosa). Data collection and book manuscript.
  • "Economic Reintegration in Treaties and Peace Outcomes" (Molly Melin with LUC graduate student Elisa D’Amico and Santiago Sosa). Working paper.
  • "The impact of corruption on the relationship between PE & P - the case of the DRC." (Alexandru V. Grigorescu and Toussant Kafahire). Working paper.