Borislava Manojlovic

Borislava Manojlovic is a Senior Research Fellow and Professor at the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University. With more than two decades of experience as a researcher, educator, and peacebuilding practitioner, she specializes in conflict resolution, international relations, negotiation, transitional justice, and peace education.

Dr. Manojlovic has developed and led peacebuilding programs and training initiatives in South Korea, Brazil, Spain, Croatia, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Her experience of living through the wars in the Balkans during the 1990s profoundly shaped her dedication to understanding the roots of violent conflict and fostering sustainable peace. Before entering academia, she worked with the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on minority rights and reconciliation initiatives in Croatia and Kosovo.

Her interest in education as a vehicle for peacebuilding inspired her 2018 book, Education for Sustainable Peace and Conflict-Resilient Communities. She is the recipient of the 2023–2024 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award, through which she conducted research and advised on integrating conflict resolution practices into higher education in Serbia. Her recent scholarship explores the intersection of environmentalism and social activism, including a journal publication on Extractivism, Environmental Justice, and Conflict in Serbia and the DRC.

Dr. Manojlovic holds a master’s degree from Brandeis University and a Ph.D. from the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University.