▁and ▁international ▁studies ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Research ▁Cent ers ▁ ▁Sh att uck ▁Center ▁on ▁Conf lict , ▁Neg ot iation ▁and ▁Rec overy ▁( CCN R ) ▁ ▁The ▁Sh att uck ▁brings ▁together ▁academ ics , ▁polic ym akers , ▁activ ists , ▁and ▁research ers ▁to ▁develop ▁an ▁effective ▁response ▁to ▁a ▁pressing ▁issue . ▁It ▁develop s ▁policy ▁tools ▁to ▁prevent ▁conflict ▁or ▁aid ▁in ▁the ▁recovery ▁from ▁violence . ▁ ▁Each ▁year ▁the ▁Sh att uck ▁Center ▁hosts ▁the ▁Lem kin ▁Re union , ▁a ▁gather ing ▁of ▁polic ym akers ▁involved ▁in ▁respond ing ▁to ▁at roc ity ▁cr imes ▁and ▁assess ▁the ▁less ons ▁they ▁learned . ▁It ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Rap ha el ▁Lem kin , ▁the ▁Polish ▁lawyer ▁who ▁lost ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁Hol oca ust ▁and ▁first ▁co ined ▁the ▁word ▁gen o cide . ▁ ▁The ▁Sh att uck ▁Center ▁launched ▁the ▁Ale ppo ▁Project ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁Ale ppo ▁Project ▁is ▁an ▁open ▁collaboration ▁among ▁Sy rian ▁refuge es , ▁students , ▁academ ics , ▁policy ▁exper ts , ▁and ▁others ▁to ▁propose ▁ideas ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁re build ▁urban ▁life ▁in ▁Ale ppo ▁after ▁the ▁conflict ▁ends . ▁The ▁Ale ppo ▁Project ▁is ▁developing ▁crowd - source ▁mapping ▁software ▁in ▁co operation ▁with ▁the ▁Columbia ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁of ▁Architecture , ▁Pl anning ▁and ▁Pres ervation ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Center ▁for ▁Media ,