Our Three Core Components
The Inclusive Global Leadership Initiative (IGLI) at the Sié Chéou-Kang Center at the University of Denver aims to elevate and amplify the work that women-identified activists are doing at the grassroots to promote peace, justice, security, and human rights around the world. IGLI embraces a commitment to nonviolence and feminist principles of leadership.
Research
IGLI’s ongoing research focuses on the limits of women’s rights reforms after war, and the necessity of grassroots movements for securing gender justice and rights. The Women's Rights After War (WRAW) project asks which women benefit from new opportunities, suggesting that the implementation of gender egalitarian laws and policies often maps onto existing socio-political cleavages.
Programming
Each year, IGLI runs a speaker series and a practitioner-in-residence program for an activist to teach a course to Korbel students. These programs are part of our effort to convene conversations that catalyze inclusive leadership related to global peace and security. These guests conduct innovative programming that actively includes members of the broader community in Denver and beyond.
IGLI is housed at the University of Denver's Sie Cheou-Kang Center for International Security
IGLI Institutes
The Inclusive Global Leadership Initiative's annual Summer Institute brings women-identified activists working on the frontlines to promote peace, justice and human rights around the world together to receive advanced training in waging successful nonviolent movements for social change. The Institute is designed to strengthen their role as leaders in movements by offering women activists evidence-based training, networking opportunities and a space to exchange stories about their particular struggles and successes.
