Heribert Adam
"... Seeking humane solutions to entrenched ethnic and racial conflicts."
— A letter of nomination
From South Africa's transition from apartheid to democracy to the seemingly intractable conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, SFU sociologist Heribert Adam has spent his academic career immersed in the thorough and rigorous study of some of the most volatile political situations on the planet. The Sterling Prize honors his extraordinary contribution to the understanding of conflict in ethnically divided societies. Now professor emeritus, he continues to teach in Graduate Liberal Studies. A prolific author, his most recent book is "Seeking Mandela: Peacemaking Between Israelis and Palestinians," co-authored with UBC's Kogila Moodley.
- Heribert Adam's Acceptance Lecture
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- Controversy, conflict, democracy
- Biography - Heribert Adam
- Heribert Adam's Wikipedia Entry
Winners of the Prize
- 2011 Bruce Lanphear, Faculty of Health Sciences
- 2010 Mark Jaccard, School of Resource and Environmental Management
- 2009 Michael Worobey, Biology
- 2008 Heribert Adam, Sociology
- 2007 Bruce Alexander, Psychology
- 2006 Roy Miki, English
- 2005 Kim Rossmo, Criminology
- 2004 Herb Grubel, Economics
- 2003 Zamir Punja, Biology
- 2002 Charles Crawford, Psychology
- 2001 Gary Mauser, Business Administration
- 2000 Doreen Kimura, Psychology
- 1999 Ezzat Fattah, Criminology
- 1998 Mark Winston, Biology
- 1997 John Lowman, Criminology
- 1995 Russel Ogden, MA student, Criminology
- 1994 Parzival Copes, Economics