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The Institute
for Conflict Analysis and Resolution
The Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution
offers the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and the Master of Science (M.S.)
degrees in Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Both degree programs are
among the first in this field and are part of the mission of the Institute:
to advance the understanding and resolution of significant and persistent
human conflicts among individuals, small groups, communities, ethnic groups,
and nations. Enhancing the Institute's degree programs are
three additional components: research and publication, a clinical and
consultancy program, and public education. Major research interests include
the analysis of deep-rooted conflicts and their resolution; the exploration
of conditions attracting parties to the negotiation table; the role of
third parties in dispute resolution; and the testing of a variety of conflict
intervention methods in community, national, and international settings.
A clinical program is offered to students through the Applied Practice
and Theory Program (two semesters), and through consultant work with individual
Institute faculty, associates, and affiliate organizations. Community
outreach is accomplished through the publication of books and articles,
public lectures, conferences, seminars, and special briefings on the theory
and practice of conflict resolution. The Institute collaborates on a range
of projects with other academic programs and practice organizations.
International
Peace Academy (IPA)
International Peace Academy (IPA) is an
independent, international institution dedicated to promoting the prevention
and settlement of armed conflicts between and within states through policy
research and development. Founded in 1970, IPA has built an
extensive portfolio of activities in fulfillment of its mission: Symposia, workshops and other forums that facilitate
strategic thinking, policy development and organizational innovation within
international organizations, policy research on multilateral efforts to
prevent, mitigate or rebuild after armed conflict, Research, consultations
and technical assistance to support capacities for peacemaking, peacekeeping
and peace building in Africa, professional development seminars for political,
development, military, humanitarian, and non-governmental personnel involved
in peacekeeping and conflict resolution,
facilitation in conflict situations where its experience, credibility
and independence can complement official peace efforts, Outreach to build
public awareness on issues related to peace and security, multilateral,
and the United Nations, IPA works
closely with the United Nations, regional and other international organizations,
governments and non-governmental organizations as well as with parties
to conflicts. Its efforts are enhanced by its ability to draw on a worldwide
network of statesmen, scholars, business leaders, diplomats, military
officers and leaders of civil society. IPA is a non-profit organization
governed by an international Board of Directors. Philanthropic foundations,
voluntary contributions from governments, provide financial support and
individual donors.
The International
Relations and Security Network (ISN)
The International Relations and Security Network (ISN)
is an initiative designed to promote the free flow of unclassified information
and to facilitate cooperation through training and education using modern
information technology. The ISN consists of a range of high-quality services
for people working in international relations and security policy. These
services include news bulletins and backgrounds on current events, a limited
area search service, annotated links directories, research reports and
publications, distance learning modules, educational and training activities,
and conferences and seminars. The ISN's main objective is to promote networking,
dialogue and cooperation in the international security community, focusing
on the Partnership for Peace region. To achieve this objective the ISN
has developed an extensive network of organizations and research institutes,
all of which contribute to the ISN, providing a high-quality, comprehensive
and wide-ranging resource through a single website.
Supported by the Swiss Government as part of its contribution
to the Partnership for Peace, the ISN is run by the Center for Security
Studies and Conflict Research at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
in Zurich.
The Joan B. Kroc
Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame
The Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace
Studies at the University of Notre Dame conducts educational, research,
and outreach programs on international peace. The Institute's programs
emphasize international norms and institutions; religious, philosophical,
and cultural dimensions of peace; conflict transformation; and social,
economic, and environmental justice. The Institute is founded on the belief
that peace is inseparable from the resolution of violent conflicts and
the promotion of social justice and equitable development. This comprehensive understanding of peace is rooted in the Catholic
social tradition and a broadly
ecumenical tradition of moral wisdom that stresses the necessity for justice
in bringing about peace. The Institute thus helps the University of Notre
Dame remain faithful to its mission of creating a sense of human solidarity
and concern for the common good that will bear fruit as learning becomes
service to justice. The Institute's mission embraces both the
prevention of violence or war, sometimes called "negative peace,"
and the building of cooperative, just relations between people, or "positive
peace." Among many college and university programs in peace and conflict
studies, the Kroc Institute is a leader in addressing political, cultural,
religious, social, and economic factors that lay the foundation for positive
peace. The Institute pursues its mission through innovative,
interdisciplinary educational programs on the graduate and undergraduate
levels, path-breaking peace research by its own faculty and visiting fellows,
and public outreach aimed at bringing ethically sensitive, policy-relevant
research by faculty, graduates, and visiting scholars to the public and
policymakers in the United States and elsewhere throughout the world.
The Nonviolence
Web
The Nonviolence Web informally grew out of New Society
Publishers, a collectively run publishing house that produced books on
nonviolence. In 1995, one of the offices of NSP closed due to financial
difficulties. The need to re-invent activist organizing and publishing
for the 1990s became obvious. One of the earliest manifestos and introductions
to the Nonviolence Web was an essay called "The Revolution Will be Online." Originally written in 1995,
it was an era when a lot of people were wondering whether this "internet
thing" was a fad that would blow over. A more formal follow-up to
this was the original invitation to national U.S. peace groups to "Join
the Nonviolence Web!"
The Online Journal
of Peace and Conflict Resolution
The Online Journal of Peace and Conflict Resolution
is intended as a resource for students, teachers and practitioners in
fields relating to the reduction and elimination of conflict. It desires
to be a free, yet valuable, source of information to aid anyone trying
to work toward a less violent and more cooperative world.
OJPCR is only published on the Internet. As a result,
we are able to keep production costs at a minimum and also provide a wide
variety of formats and can be more creative than a standard print journal.
OJPCR accepts submissions from its readers. Please
examine our submission requirements here.
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