- INCORE Thematic Guide to sources on Business and
Conflict
This guide provides links to sources pertaining to economics in societal
reconstruction and the relationship between humanitarian organizations, businesses
and societies in conflict.
http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/services/cds/themes/business.html
- International Institute for Peace Through Tourism (IIPT)
"The International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) is
a not-for-profit
organization dedicated to fostering and facilitating tourism initiatives which
contribute to international understanding and cooperation, an improved quality
of environment, the preservation of heritage, and through these initiatives,
help to bring about a peaceful and sustainable world. It is founded on a vision of
the world’s largest industry, travel and tourism – becoming the world’s
first global peace industry; and the belief that every traveler is potentially an
'Ambassador for Peace.'”
http://www.iipt.org/index.html
- INCORE Guide to Internet sources on The Media and Conflict
http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/services/cds/themes/media.html
- Institute for War and Peace Reporting
The Institute for War & Peace Reporting strengthens local journalism
in areas of conflict. By training reporters, facilitating dialogue and
providing reliable information, it supports peace, democracy and development
in societies undergoing crisis and change. IWPR is led by senior journalists
and peace researchers, with staff drawn from established media such
as the BBC, The Guardian and Reuters.
http://www.iwpr.net
- African Artville
“African Artville” is the web site for a project called
Imagining Africa sponsored by the 21st Century African Youth Movement
(AYM) and conceived by its founder, Abu-Hassan (Askia) Koroma. Through
the arts, Imagining Africa seeks to build bridges of communication
between America and Africa and to tell the stories of Africa through
art. A major focus of the site is an exhibit entitled “Representations
of Violence: Art about the Sierra Leone Civil War.”
http://www.africanartville.org/africanartville/index.asp
- The Aids Memorial Quilt
The AIDS Memorial Quilt offers a unique opportunity to educate people
about HIV/AIDS and infection prevention, to remember those who have
died, and to comfort the grieving and help them heal. It shows the
humanity behind the statistics.
http://www.aidsquilt.org/displayhost.htm
- Americans for the Arts: National Arts Policy Database
The National Arts Policy Database is a comprehensive research/resource
tool containing approximately 7,000 items (published since 1960) documenting
information on the arts and culture in the United States. It includes
topics such as: Community Development and the Arts, Cultural Policy,
Arts Advocacy, Arts Participation, Public Art, etc.
http://www.artsusa.org/NAPD/modules/resourceManager/publicsearch.aspx
- Animating Democracy
A program of Americans for the Arts Institute for Community Development
and the Arts, Animating Democracy fosters arts and cultural activity
that encourages and enhances civic engagement and dialogue.
http://ww3.artsusa.org/animatingdemocracy/
- Anti-War.US
ANTI-WAR.US is dedicated to the free distribution of anti-war graphic material.
http://www.anti-war.us/mission/index.php
- Archeological Institute of America (AIA)
Task Force on the Cultural heritage of Iraq
In response to the recent looting of Iraqi museums and other cultural
institutions, the AIA has formed a Task Force on the Cultural Heritage
of Iraq, chaired by AIA President, Jane Waldbaum. They are working
with the State Department, other branches of the U.S. government,
and other cultural organizations to assist in the restoration of artifacts
and manuscripts stolen from Iraq.
http://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10214
- The Artists Network of Refuse and Resist!
This artists' group (part of the Refuse and Resist! political organization)
is dedicated to building "a culture and community of resistance"
through artistic expression. The site includes events calendars, news,
portions of exhibits, and a roster of participating artists.
http://www.artistsnetwork.org/
- Artists Without Borders
Artists Without Borders/Artistas Sin Fronteras brings psychological
relief to victims of war in the form of art and/or entertainment.
Art is no less important than food and water.
http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~artWB/e04.html
- Artslynx International Arts Resources: Arts Empowerment
Created in the aftermath of the Columbine High School tragedy and
expanded after September 11, 2001, this site is intended as a resource
to investigate the power of the arts as a force for positive change
in our lives and in our community. The site includes an alpha index,
a topic index and a link index.
http://www.artslynx.org/heal/index.htm
- Community Arts Network (CAN)
CAN’s Web site is an international resource focusing on the
work of artists and their community partners – projects and
programs that actively promote the arts as part of education, political
life, health recovery, prisoner rehabilitation, environmental protection,
community regeneration, electronic communication, and more. Community
Art is broadly defined by CAN to include art for social change (activist
art that intends to cure social ills) or public art (art installed
outdoors that intersects with daily community life) or public arts
policy (from arts funding to political involvement). The site is extensive
including information across several arts disciplines, various populations
(e.g. youth, the elderly, etc.), and social contexts (such as activism,
corrections, environment, etc.)
http://www.communityarts.net/
- Culture Shock
Begun in connection with the PBS TV series Culture Shock which tells
the stories of cultural controversy in now-classic works of art, in
literature, painting, film, and music, and explores the relevance
of these masterpieces today. The site expands upon these ideas providing
thought-provoking exercises and guides and resources for teachers.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/cultureshock/index_1.html
- Drawing Resistance
Drawing Resistance is a group art show of two-dimensional artwork
by 31 artists from North America. and speaks to matters that are vital
to understanding the world today. Included are subjects such as the
anti-globalization movement, working class rights, the destruction
of the environment, corporate control, police brutality, homelessness,
gentrification and the Zapatista liberation movement in Mexico. The
show, organized by Sue Simensky Bietila (Ashland, Wisconsin) and Nicolas
Lampert (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) first opened in Milwaukee on September
7, 2001. The site includes information, artist biographies, the show
schedule, press, in depth interviews and links.
http://drawingresistance.org/intro.htm
- Global Art Project for Peace
The mission of the Global Art Project (GAP) is to spread world peace
by promoting tolerance and non-violence through art.
http://www.global-art.org/index.html
- Images Against War
This site contains the images and statements of 559 artists.
http://www.imagesagainstwar.com/
- September 11 Digital Archive
The September 11 Digital Archive uses electronic media to collect,
preserve, and present the history of the September 11, 2001 attacks
in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania and the public responses to
them. Included on this site are links to stories, still images, moving
images, audio, documents and related web sites.
http://911digitalarchive.org/
- September 11 Web Archive
This site documents and provides links to the Web community response
(including virtual art, news accounts, memorials, etc.) to September 11, 2001.
http://september11.archive.org/index.html
- UNESCO Culture Sector
Safeguarding the cultural heritage is one of UNESCO’s chief
tasks. Their mission is also to mainstream cultural diversity into
policy agendas at national and international levels, protect the world’s
cultural diversity through cultural and natural heritage preservation,
encourage arts and crafts for sustainable development, and encourage
the use of arts and crafts to eradicate poverty. The site is rich
in information and links.
http://portal.unesco.org/culture
- UNESCO World Heritage
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) has created this site to support its mission to encourage
the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural
heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to
humanity.
http://whc.unesco.org/en/home/
- Conscientious
Objection in America: Primary Sources for Research
This web site was conceived in May 2002 by Anne M. Yoder as a response
to the many requests received at the Swarthmore College Peace Collection
for information about conscientious objection. The Peace Collection
has a very large amount of material by and about COs in the United
States, but even so, there are many other institutions with primary
sources that could be helpful to scholars and other researchers. The
goal for the site has been to provide information and as many links
as possible to archival sources in particular, as well as lists of
other resources available and background information about conscientious
objection in America.
http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/peace/conscientiousobjection/co%20website/default1.html
- Ethics, War and Peace
This site is a gateway to the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International
Affairs work on the ethical challenges of war and peace.
http://www.cceia.org/themes/ethics/index.html
- H-Peace
H-Peace is an international electronic network affiliated with the
Peace History Society that seeks to broaden understanding about historical
and contemporary peace, justice, and disarmament concerns.
http://www.h-net.org/~peace/
- Peace
History Resources (Online)
Hosted by the Swarthmore College Peace Collection, this page lists
links to web sites about the history of peace organizations and peace
advocates.
http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/peace/peacewebsite/peacehistorysites.html
- Peace History Society
The Peace History Society was founded in 1964 to encourage, and coordinate
national and international scholarly work to explore and articulate
the conditions and causes of peace and war, and to communicate the
findings of scholarly work to the public.
http://peacehistorysociety.org
- Poets Against War
Poets Against War continues the tradition of socially engaged poetry
by creating venues for poetry as a voice against war, tyranny and
oppression.
http://www.poetsagainstthewar.org/
- Pugwash: Conferences on Science and World Affairs
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, recipient of the
1995 Nobel Peace Prize, is an international scientific organization
dedicated to reducing the danger of armed conflict and seeking cooperative
solutions for global problems.
http://www.pugwash.org/
- World Science Day for Peace and Development (WSDPD)
Established by UNESCO in 2001, the WSDPD is celebrated on 10 November
each year. Its goals are to strengthen public awareness on the role
of science for peaceful and sustainable societies, to promote national
and international solidarity for a shared science between countries,
to renew national and international commitment for the use of science
for the benefit of societies, and to draw attention to the challenges
faced by science and raise support for the scientific endeavor.
http://www.unesco.org/science/index_wsd_2004.shtml
- American Red Cross
The Red Cross is committed to saving lives and easing suffering. It
serves humanity and helps by providing relief to victims of disaster,
both locally and globally.
http://www.redcross.org/
- Doctors
Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
is an international independent medical humanitarian organization
that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict,
epidemics, natural and man-made disasters, and exclusion from health
care in nearly 70 countries. It includes volunteer doctors, nurses,
logisticians, water-and-sanitation experts, administrators, and other
medical and non-medical professionals.
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/aboutus/index.cfm
- International Committee of the Red
Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross is an independent, neutral
organization ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for victims
of war and armed violence.
http://www.icrc.org/
- International Federation of Red Cross
and Red Crescent Societies
Founded in 1919, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies is the world's largest humanitarian organization,
providing assistance without discrimination as to nationality, race,
religious beliefs, class or political opinions.
http://www.ifrc.org/
- International Medical
Corps (IMC)
International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization
dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care
training, relief and development programs. It was established in 1984
by volunteer doctors and nurses as a private, voluntary, nonpolitical,
nonsectarian organization with a mission to improve the quality of
life through health interventions and related activities that build
local capacity in areas worldwide where few organizations dare to
serve.
http://www.imcworldwide.org/index.shtml
- Medical Bridges
Founded in the Summer of 1997, Medical Bridges, Inc. is a non-profit
organization dedicated to procuring medical and surgical equipment
for donation to qualified providers of charitable medical care in
developing countries.
http://www.medicalbridges.org/
- Medicine for Peace
Medicine for Peace is an organization of physicians and nurses caring
for mothers and children who are victims of war. The roots of Medicine
for Peace were planted during the El Salvadoran Civil War when a group
of concerned American physicians supplied medicine to clinics in villages
devastated by the war. Since that time, we have been steadfast in
our mission - to provide medical care and humanitarian assistance
to children who are victims of war.
http://www.medpeace.org/
- INCORE guide to Internet sources on Psychology and Conflict
http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/services/cds/themes/psyc.html
- Peace Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association
Established within the American Psychological Association (APA) in
1990, its purpose is to increase and apply psychological knowledge
in the pursuit of peace. Peace here is defined broadly to include
both the absence of war and the creation of positive social conditions
which minimize destructive conflicts and promote human well-being.
http://www.webster.edu/peacepsychology/
- OTRP (Office of
Teaching Resources in Psychology) Teaching Resources: Diversity
This site offers links to three documents which include annotated bibliographies, recommended
resources, and curriculum materials on the Psychology of Peace and Mass Violence. These items
are in PDF format.
http://teachpsych.org/otrp/resources/resources.php?category=Diversity
- Peace Psychology Links
This page has links related to peace, nonviolence, terrorism, conflict
resolution, and more.
http://www.socialpsychology.org/peace.htm
- Psychologists for Social Responsibility [PsySR]
The mission of PsySR is to use psychological knowledge and skills to
promote peace with social justice at the community, national and
international levels.
http://www.psysr.org/
- American University Center for Global Peace
http://www.american.edu/academic.depts/acainst/cgp/
- Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (University of Sydney)
http://www.arts.usyd.edu.au/centres/cpacs/
- Earlham College Peace and Global Studies
http://www.earlham.edu/~pags
- Georgetown College Program on Justice and Peace
http://www.georgetown.edu/departments/pjp/
- Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (University of Waterloo)
http://grebel.uwaterloo.ca//academic/ipacs/index.shtml
- The Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies (University of Notre Dame)
http://www.nd.edu/~krocinst/
- PAWSS: The Five College Program in Peace and World Security Studies
http://pawss.hampshire.edu/
- Peace and Conflict Studies Program (Swarthmore College)
http://www.swarthmore.edu/socsci/peace/
- TAPRI: Tampere Peace Research Institute (University of Tampere, Finland)
http://www.uta.fi/laitokset/tapri/eindex.html
- TRANSCEND Peace University On-Line [“The World’s First Online Peace University”]
http://www.transcend.org/tpu/
- University of Bradford Department of Peace Studies
http://www.bradford.ac.uk/acad/peace/
- University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Peace Studies Program
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/Peace
- Breakthrough: Building Human Rights Culture
Breakthrough is an international human rights organization that uses
media, education and pop culture to promote values of dignity, equality
and justice.
http://www.breakthrough.tv
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Founded in 1910, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is
a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing cooperation
between nations and promoting active international engagement by the
United States. The Endowment's web site provides many full-text publications
on topics such as: China, Russia and Eurasia, South Asia, Democracy
and Rule of law, non-proliferation, trade, equity and development;
as well as information about the Endowment and its programs.
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/
- The Center of Concern
Promoting global justice and peace since 1971, the Center for Concern
envisions a world in which every woman, man and child can survive,
thrive, and contribute back to our communities, enhancing life for
all who share the planet. Through research, analysis, networking,
public education and advocacy, the Center works to advance more just,
sustainable and authentically human development for all.
http://www.coc.org
- CPNN-USA
A project of the United Nations International Decade for a Culture
of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, CPNN-USA
is a site of the Culture of Peace News Network (CPNN), a global network
of interactive Internet sites in many languages where readers exchange
information about events, experiences, books, music, and web news
that promote a culture of peace.
http://cpnn-usa.org
- Extreme Peace Missions
"Extreme Peace Missions" is a non-profit organization, established
by passionate citizens who were drawn together to create the story
of "Breaking the Ice" [A 2004 Antarctic expedition of Israelis
and Palestinians.] It is based on the premise that memorable experiences
can bring people together for life. It is committed to the idea that
these experiences can fuel a sustainable form of conflict resolution
- because nothing connects people better or more permanently than
the shared experience of facing and overcoming a challenge.
http://www.breaking-the-ice.de/index.php
- The Forgiveness Project
The Forgiveness Project is a new organization working with grassroots
projects in the fields of conflict resolution, reconciliation and
victim support. Founded by Marina Cantacuzino and set up by a small
team working purely independently with no religious or organizational
affiliation, it consists of a touring exhibition ("The F Word")
that will build on an evolving collection of narratives. The Forgiveness
Project also aims to raise the profile of, and funds for, relevant
grassroots projects.
http://www.theforgivenessproject.com/stories/
- International Forgiveness Institute
Established in 1994 as a private, non-profit organization, the International
Forgiveness Institute was an outgrowth of the social scientific research
done at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 1985 by Robert Enright
and his colleagues. It was created as a way to disseminate the findings
of that research, and the research and writings by others exploring
forgiveness.
http://www.forgiveness-institute.com
- International Peace Bureau
Established in 1892 and having U.N. consultative status, the International
Peace Bureau is the world’s oldest and most comprehensive international
peace federation, bringing together people working for peace: pacifists,
women, youth, and people from labor, religious and professional bodies.
http://www.ipb.org
- Institute of World Affairs
The Institute of World Affairs (IWA) was founded in 1924 as a non-profit,
non-partisan, tax-exempt organization devoted to international understanding
and the peaceful resolution of conflict.
http://www.iwa.org/
- Nonviolence.org
Started by Martin Kelly in 1995, it is a "portal for nonviolence
and one of the most highly-visible and visited peace websites. The
site includes a news section,a discussion board, links to Martin Kelly's
blogsite on nonviolence and peace issues, and a wonderful collection
of links.
http://www.nonviolence.org/
- Nonviolent Peaceforce
The mission of the Nonviolent Peaceforce is to build a trained, international
civilian peaceforce committed to third-party nonviolent intervention.
There are American affiliates in St. Paul, MN and San Francisco, CA.
and a local chapter in Madison, WI.
http://www.nonviolentpeaceforce.org
- Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA)
The PJSA is a non-profit organization that was formed in 2001 as a result of a merger
of the Consortium on Peace Research, Education and Development (COPRED) and the Peace
Studies Association (PSA). Both organizations provided leadership in the broadly
defined field of peace, conflict and justice studies. The site includes organizational
conference and publication information along with a wide selection of very useful links.
http://www.peacejusticestudies.org/index.php
- Peace Brigades International
Peace Brigades International (PBI) is a non-governmental organization
(NGO) which protects human rights and promotes nonviolent transformation
of conflicts.
http://www.peacebrigades.org/
- PEACE.CA
PEACE.CA is the Web site of the Canadian Centres for Teaching Peace.
Its purpose is to bring together all peoples of the world in the promotion
of lasting peace through "thinking globally and acting locally",
building peace in the community, strategic action planning, networking,
information sharing, etc.
http://www.peace.ca/index.htm
- Peace Science Society International
Headquartered at Penn State University, Peace Science Society International
is a Scientific Association of Individuals Developing Theory and Methods
for the Study of Peace.
http://pss.la.psu.edu
- PeaceWeb
PeaceWeb has a 22-year history as The National Conference on Peacemaking
and Conflict Resolution (NCPCR). Eleven international conferences
have been held in different parts of North America and brought together
thousands of youth and adult peacemakers and conflict resolution practitioners
who have inspired and challenged one another with peace building stories,
research, presentations, and performances.
http://www.apeacemaker.net
- Search for Common Ground
The mission of Search for Common Ground is to transform the way the
world deals with conflict by emphasizing cooperative solutions, pursued
on a realistic scale and with practical means. Their goal is to make
"the search for the common ground, the common thing."
http://www.sfcg.org/index.html
- Tabula Rasa Institute
The Tabula Rasa Institute is a nonprofit organization that promotes
peace, understanding, and cooperation between people, groups, and
nations by providing the resources, education, and leadership necessary
to improve our world.
http://www.trinstitute.org/
- Toda Institute
Founded in 1996 to honor the life and work of Josei Toda, the second
president of Soka Gakkai (The Society for Value Creation, a lay Buddhist
organization,) the Toda Institute is an independent, nonpartisan,
nonprofit organization committed to the pursuit of peace through peaceful
means and a complete abolition of war.
http://www.toda.org/
- Waging Peace (Web
Site of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation)
Founded in 1982, the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation initiates and supports
worldwide efforts to abolish nuclear weapons, to strengthen international
law and institutions, to use technology responsibly and sustainably,
and to empower youth to create a more peaceful world. The Foundation
is comprised of individuals and organizations worldwide who realize
the imperative for peace in the Nuclear Age.
http://www.wagingpeace.org/index.htm
- Seeds of Peace
Seeds of Peace is an organization dedicated to empowering young leaders
from regions of conflict with the leadership skills required to
advance reconciliation and coexistence. Starting with 46 Israeli,
Palestinian and Egyptian teenagers in 1993, the organization still
focuses on the Middle East but has expanded its programming to
include young leaders from South Asia, Cyprus and the Balkans.
http://www.seedsofpeace.org/site/PageServer
- Exploring Global Conflict: An Internet Guide to the Study
of Conflict
Developed and edited for the 1998 Global Studies Summer Institute
(GSSI) entitled "Cultural Differences in an Interdependent World:
Exploring Global Conflict," this guide features a variety of
Internet resources related to conflict, peace, current news sources,
human rights and humanitarian aid, educational resources, as well
as information related to specific conflicts around the world including:
Northern Ireland, the Middle East, the Great Lakes region in Africa,
and the former Yugoslavia.
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CIS/conflict/congeneral.html
- INCORE
Established in 1993, INCORE (International COnflict REsearch) is
a joint project of the United Nations University and the University
of Ulster. Combining research, education and comparative analysis,
INCORE addresses the causes and consequences of conflict in Northern
Ireland and internationally. Click on the “Services” header
to find a link to the Conflict Data Service which includes the
latest information on conflicts around the world, a listing of
peace agreements, thematic guides to the internet, a listing
of organizations and institutes concerned with peace and conflict,
and a link to the Ethnic Conflict Research Digest, a publication
of the organization.
http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/
- Peace Research Information Unit Bonn (PRIUB)
PRIUB is a national and international advice, information, and
service center which puts scholars in touch with one another;
provides information on organizations, concerns and findings
of peace and conflict research; and organizes discussion groups
and work groups. It produces a semiannual newsletter “AFB-INFO
and occasional publications in the “AFB-TEXTE” series
dealing with basic issues of peace and conflict research and
peace education. Also provided on its web site is the AFB Peace
Research Index, based on a continuous survey of institutions
and scholars involved in peace and conflict research, it lists
over 300 organizations and their areas of concern.
http://www.priub.org/index_en.html
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
The purpose of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
is to conduct research on questions of conflict and cooperation
of importance for international peace and security, with the
aim of contributing to an understanding of the conditions for
peaceful solutions of international conflicts and for a stable
peace.
http://www.sipri.org/
- Swisspeace
Swisspeace was founded in 1988 as the "Swiss Peace Foundation" with
the goal of promoting independent peace research in Switzerland.
During recent years it developed into an internationally renowned
institution in peace and conflict research focusing on environmental
conflicts, early warning, human security, business & peace,
and gender. The site provides listings for and/or links to many
publication in all of these areas.
http://www.swisspeace.org
- American Friends Service Committee
The American Friends Service Committee carries out service, development,
social justice, and peace programs throughout the world. Founded by
Quakers in 1917 to provide conscientious objectors with an opportunity
to aid civilian war victims, AFSC's work attracts the support and partnership
of people of many races, religions, and cultures.
http://www.afsc.org/
- Buddhist Peace Fellowship (BPF)
The mission of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship (BPF), founded in 1978,
is to serve as a catalyst for socially engaged Buddhism. BPF's programs,
publications, and practice groups link Buddhist teachings of wisdom
and compassion with progressive social change.
http://www.bpf.org/html/home.html
- Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR)
The oldest interfaith peace organization in the United States, since
1915 the FOR has carried on programs and educational projects concerned
with domestic and international peace and justice, nonviolent alternatives
to conflict, and the rights of conscience. A Nonviolent, Interfaith
organization, it promotes nonviolence and has members from many religious
and ethnic traditions; it is a part of the International Fellowship
of Reconciliation (IFOR), which has affiliates in over 40 countries.
http://www.forusa.org/
- INCORE Guide to Internet sources on Religion and Conflict
http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/services/cds/themes/religion.html
- Institute for Peace and Justice (IPJ)
The Institute for Peace and Justice (IPJ) is an independent, interfaith,
not-for-profit organization that creates resources, provides learning
experiences, and advocates publicly for alternatives to violence and
injustice at the individual, family, community, institutional and
global levels. The IPJ was founded in 1970 by Dr. James McGinnis as
a Peace Studies program at St. Louis University and in 1975, it became
an interfaith center.
http://www.ipj-ppj.org/
- Life & Peace Institute
The Life & Peace Institute is an international and ecumenical
centre for peace research and action. Founded in 1985 by the Swedish
Ecumenical Council, LPI aims to further the causes of justice,
peace and reconciliation through a combination of research, seminars
and publications.
http://www.life-peace.org
- Peace and Justice Support Network of Mennonite Church USA
The Peace and Justice Support Network (PJSN) of Mennonite Church USA was
created during the spring of 2002 to communicate and promote the peace and
justice work of the Mennonite Church. It includes a broad assortment of
links useful to secular and religious seekers of peace.
http://peace.mennolink.org/
- Religions for Peace
The World Conference of Religions for Peace is the largest international
coalition of representatives from the world's great religions
who are dedicated to achieving peace. The organization’s
work focuses on effecting change in the following areas: conflict
transformation and reconciliation, the child and the family,
disarmament and security, development and ecology, human rights
and responsibilities, and peace education.
http://www.religionsforpeace.org/RforP/RFP_1_MAIN.html
- The Shalom Center
Founded in 1983, the Shalom Center is a network of American Jews
who draw on Jewish tradition and spirituality to seek peace,
pursue justice, heal the earth, and build community.
http://www.shalomctr.org
- Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding
In 1992, the Tanenbaum Center was established to carry on the work
of Rabbi Marc H. Tanenbaum, a world-renowned pioneer in interreligious
understanding, and a prominent activist on behalf of social justice
and human rights. Today, the organization that bears his name
continues his work - using the tools he honed to address the
theological roots of prejudice and to encourage religious beliefs
that build mutual respect. The Tanenbaum Center also builds on
his work by using new tools that create interreligious understanding
among children, help work-places operate in ways that recognize
religious differences, and inspire religiously motivated peacemakers.
http://tanenbaum.org
- Bat Shalom
Bat Shalom is an Israeli national feminist grassroots organization
of Jewish and Palestinian Israeli women working together for a
genuine peace grounded in a just resolution of the Israel-Palestine
conflict, respect for human rights, and an equal voice for Jewish
and Arab women within Israeli society
http://www.batshalom.org
- Code Pink: Women for Peace
Code Pink is a women initiated grassroots peace and social justice
movement that seeks positive social change through proactive,
creative protest and non-violent direct action.
http://www.codepink4peace.org/
- INCORE guide to Internet sources Gender and Conflict
http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/services/cds/themes/gender.html
- Peace,
Conflicts, and International Women’s Human Rights
This web site originated as a product of the Internet Workshop
at the 24th Annual Conference of the UW System Women's Studies
Consortium and the 15th Annual Conference of the Wisconsin Institute
for Peace and Conflict on October 22, 1999. It contains an almost
exhaustive list of links to women’s peace organizations from
around the world.
http://womenst.library.wisc.edu/resources/research/international/peacebuilding.html
- PeaceWomen
A Project of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom,
PeaceWomen was developed in 2001 to monitor implementation of
UN Resolution 1325 (on women, peace and security) and advocate
for its full and rapid implementation. The website provides accurate
and timely information on women, peace and security issues and
women's peace-building initiatives in areas of armed conflict
http://www.peacewomen.org/wpsindex.html
- Women for Women International
Women for Women International was founded in 1993 to help women overcome
the horrors of war and civil strife in ways that can help them rebuild
their lives, families, and communities. This includes direct financial
and emotional support; fostering awareness and understanding of women’s
rights; offering vocational skills training; and providing access to income
through the issuance of generation support and microcredit loans. Women
for Women International has assisted more than 33,000 women in Croatia,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rwanda, Kosovo, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Colombia,
Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
http://www.womenforwomen.org
- Women’s
International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
is the oldest women's peace organization in the world. It is an
international NGO with Sections in 37 countries, covering all continents.
http://www.wilpf.org/international/default.htm
- Women Waging Peace
Women Waging Peace is a network of women peacemakers from conflict
areas around the world, ranging from Sudan to Sri Lanka, Colombia
to Bosnia, the Middle East to Sierra Leone. “Waging” was
launched in 1999 to connect these women with each other and with
policy shapers. Goals of the organization are to build a network
of women peacemakers, to make the case that women make vital
contributions to conflict prevention, peace negotiations, and
post-conflict reconstruction efforts; and to shape public policy
by generating support from policymakers for women's agency in
promoting security. The site includes organizational and related
publications and links to other useful and related sites.
http://womenwagingpeace.net
- WomenWarPeace.org: A Portal on Women, Peace & Security
Maintained by UNIFEM (The United Nations Development Fund for Women),
this portal strives to provide access to the information and
analysis that is currently available on the impact of armed conflict
on women and women's role in peace-building.
http://www.womenwarpeace.org
- American Arbitration Association: Dispute Resolution Services Worldwide
The American Arbitration Association offers up-to-the-minute information about all
forms of dispute prevention and resolution including mediation, arbitration, fact-finding,
partnering, dispute review boards and other related alternative dispute resolution processes.
http://www.adr.org
- CRInfo: The Conflict Resolution Information Source
CRInfo is a free, online clearinghouse, indexing more than 25,000 peace- and conflict resolution-related
Web pages, books, articles, audiovisual materials, organizational profiles, events,
and current news articles.
http://v4.crinfo.org/index.jsp
- INCORE Guide to Internet Resources on Mediation
http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/services/cds/themes/mediation.htm
- Mediate.com: The World's Conflict Resolution Channel
Founded by John Helie and Jim Melamed in 1996, Mediate.com is the most visited
conflict resolution web site in the world.
http://www.mediate.com
- Candlelight Coalition
The Candlelight Coalition is a Milwaukee area organization that brings
people together to work for just and peaceful resolutions of conflicts
in the world. They organize community events to foster dialog and understanding,
and to assist the victims of violence and injustice.
http://www.candlelightcoalition.org/index.html
- CAIN [Conflict Archive on
the Internet]: Northern Ireland Conflict, Politics & Society
This site contains information and source material on 'the Troubles'
in Northern Ireland from 1968 to the present. There is also information
on politics in the region and Northern Ireland society.
http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/
- International Crisis Group
Based in Brussels, the International Crisis Group (Crisis Group) is an
independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization, with 120 staff
members on five continents. The organization works to prevent and resolve
deadly conflict by using field-based analysis and high-level advocacy
working closely with governments and those who influence them, including
the media. Their web site provides a wealth of information including reports
and briefing papers documenting activities in close to 60 countries, conflict
histories, and links to early warning resources and maps. Also, they publish
CrisisWatch, a twelve-page monthly bulletin which provides succinct regular
updates making it easy to follow developments in conflict situations. The
site includes an archive of the bulletin going back to September 2003.
http://www.crisisgroup.org/
- Peace and Security, United Nations
The Peace and Security web site presents documents and information
about United Nations peacekeeping missions and peacekeeping policies.
Included are: maps, descriptions, and detailed information about
current and completed (fifty years plus) United Nations peacekeeping
operations; a research guide to United Nations documents on peacekeeping;
general information on landmines, electoral assistance, and disarmament;
and separate sections on the Question of Palestine, United Nations
Mission in East Timor, the United Nations in Kosovo, the Report
of the Eminent Panel on Algeria, and UNSCOM and Iraq.
http://www.un.org/peace/
- Asia-Pacific
Regional Resource Center for Human Rights Education (AARC)
AARC is an institute and a network for human rights education in the
Asia-Pacific region, providing human rights training, workshops, development
and exchange of instructional and other relevant materials, research
and human rights education campaigns.
http://www.arrc-hre.com/home_frameset.html
- Contemporary
Conflicts in Light of the Cold War
Sponsored by the UCSB Center for Cold War Studies (CCWS), this site
serves as an online teaching guide for high school and college teachers
based on a week-long workshop held in August 2004 at UC-Santa Barbara.
It features lesson plans and background materials organized around
five themes: Crisis Diplomacy, Israel/Palestine and the Cold War,
International Terrorism, Nuclear Proliferation, and International
Peacekeeping.
http://www.history.ucsb.edu/projects/ccws/conflicts/
- Educators for Social Responsibility
Educators for Social Responsibility (ESR) helps educators create safe,
caring, respectful, and productive learning environments. It is a
national non-profit organization that was founded in 1982. Its mission
is to make teaching social responsibility a core practice in education
so that young people develop the convictions and skills to shape a
safe, sustainable, democratic, and just world.
http://www.esrnational.org/home.htm
- Peace
Education Programme [Ireland]
Since 1978 the Irish Council of Churches and the Irish Commission
for Justice and Peace (a commission of the Roman Catholic Church)
has had a program for peace and understanding. It has focused on such
things as the production of educational materials for school and church
use; working with teachers, church leaders, parents and others to
promote “Education for Mutual Understanding; and the promotion
and distribution of resources.
http://www.irishchurches.org/Peace_Education_Programme/body_peace_education_programme.html
- Peace Games
Inspired by Dr. Francelia Butler, a professor of children’s
literature, originally as a one-day festival uniting hundreds of children
to share their visions and plans for peace, it was brought to Harvard
University in 1992 and developed more fully. Today, Peace Games empowers
students to create their own safe classrooms and communities for forming
partnerships with elementary schools, families and young volunteers.
http://www.peacegames.org
- Peace Learning Center
Located in Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis, Indiana and conceived
in February 1997, the Peace Learning Center demonstrates what can
be accomplished through community collaboration with its mission of
being a proactive force for transformation and positive change in
the community through holistic peace education initiatives that enhance
respect for self, others, and the environment.
http://www.peacelearningcenter.org/
- Peace Studies
Section of the International Studies Association
The aim of the Peace Studies Section of the International Studies
Association (PSS/ISA) is to seek a better understanding of the causes
of war and violence and of the conditions of peace in the international
system. Thus the Peace Studies Section links scholars of various disciplines
and methodologies, develops, encourages, and disseminates research,
and facilitates research-based teaching in peace and conflict studies.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/peacestudies/index.htm
- Teachers College Peace Education
Center [at Columbia University]
The Teachers College Peace Education Center's (TCPEC) mission is to
further the development of the field of peace education, focusing
on issues of security, war and peace, human rights and social justice,
sustainable development and ecological balance. The Peace Education
Center was established to provide outreach, resources, training and
in-service education.
http://www.tc.edu/PeaceEd/
- Teaching and
Learning for Peace Noticeboard
On the Noticeboard are featured peace-building activities and peace-building
materials that individuals, families, teachers, communities or organizations
wish to share such as: published peace-building stories, storytellers,
information on peace-building programs operating throughout the world,
international peace-building activities especially for children and
youth, peace-building books and other resources, and activities for
children in classrooms.
http://www.tlpeace.org.au/noticeboard.htm
- Tolerance.org
A web project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, Tolerance.org provides:
daily news about groups and individuals working for tolerance and
fighting hate; guidebooks for adult and youth activists; practical
resources for parents and teachers; and entertaining and educational
games for young children.
http://www.tolerance.org/
- UN Cyberschoolbus:
Peace Education
Part of a global teaching and learning project of the United Nations,
it includes curricular materials for students aged 8 -14+ , materials
on peace education theory and pedagogy and numerous links to related
Web sites and pertinent UN documents..
http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/peace/index.asp
- United States Institute of Peace
Established in 1984, the United States Institute of Peace is an independent,
nonpartisan federal institution created by Congress to promote the
prevention, management, and peaceful resolution of international conflicts.
It does this with programs, including research grants, fellowships,
professional training, education programs from high school through
graduate school, conferences and workshops, library services, and
publications.
http://www.usip.org
- United States
Institute of Peace (USIP) Teaching Guide on Peace Education for English
Language Learners
The USIP developed this guide on conflict resolution as a resource
for students and educators to help students develop the skills necessary
to negotiate the world and to be effective, responsible individuals.
It is divided into 5 sections (trust building, defining conflict,
prejudice reduction, communication, conflict management) and includes
lesson plans, handouts and instructions.
http://www.usip.org/class/guides/conflict.html
- Wisconsin Institute
for Peace and Conflict Studies
The Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies is a consortium
of public and private institutions of higher learning in Wisconsin
dedicated to encouraging and legitimizing teaching and research on
the roots of violence, national and global security issues (including
ecological security) and on all factors necessary for a just global
peace.
http://www.uwsp.edu/history/WIPCS/WIPCS1.htm
- The Carter Center
Founded by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter in 1982, the Carter
Center in Atlanta, Georgia is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy
institute. The Center is dedicated to fighting, conflict and discrimination
through collaborative initiatives in the areas of democratization
and development, global health, and urban revitalization.
http://www.cartercenter.org/
- The King Center
The King Center's mission is to educate people all over the
world about Dr. Martin Luther King's life, work and his philosophy
and methods of nonviolent conflict-reconciliation and social change.
http://thekingcenter.org/tkc/index.asp
- M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence
The mission of the Gandhi Institute is to promote and apply the
principles of nonviolence locally, nationally, and globally, to
prevent violence and resolve personal and public conflicts through
research, education, and programming.
http://www.gandhiinstitute.net/home.html
- Nobel Peace Prize
This site is the official site of the Nobel Peace Prize awarded
by the Norwegian Nobel Committee. This site contains information
exclusively concerning the Norwegian Committee, the Norwegian
Nobel Institute and the Nobel Peace Prize. The prize, first given
in 1901, has been awarded for advocacy of human rights, mediation
of international conflicts and arms control and disarmament,
humanitarian work and peace movements.
http://www.nobel.no/
- Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)
Founded in 1969 by faculty members and students at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology who were concerned about the misuse of
science and technology in society, the UCS is a nonprofit partnership
of scientists and citizens combining rigorous scientific analysis,
innovative policy development and effective citizen advocacy
to achieve practical environmental solutions.
http://www.ucsusa.org/
- Conflict Management in Higher Education Report
A project of Campus Conflict Resolution Resources, it is a quarterly
journal that focuses specifically on conflict resolution activities
within higher education.
http://www.campus-adr.org/Main_Library/periodicals.html
- CRInfo: The Conflict Resolution Information Source--Online Journal
List
This is an annotated list of 98 online journals having to do with conflict
resolution.
http://www.v4.crinfo.org/action/search-portal.jsp?pid=5020&nid=1044
- Ethnic Conflict Research Digest
Produced by INCORE and available in PDF format, the Ethnic Conflict
Research Digest publishes peer reviews of recently published
books, journal articles and research papers on the dynamics and
management of ethnic conflict.
http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/services/ecrd/
- International Institute for Peace Through Tourism (IIPT) Newletter
Published approximately three to six times annually, this newsletter highlights
the activities of the
IIPT and its member constituents.
http://www.iipt.org/newsletter.html
- The Journal for the Study of Peace and Conflict
The Journal for the Study of Peace and Conflict, the journal of the Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies,
publishes a variety of scholarly articles, essays, and poetry on topics such as war, peace, global cooperation, domestic
violence and interpersonal conflict resolution, questions of military and political security, the global economy, and
global environmental issues. It is published as an annual.
http://www.uwsp.edu/history/WIPCS/journal.html
- OJPCR: Online Journal of Peace and Conflict Resolution
Published by the Tabula Rasa Institute, OJPCR is a resource for
students, teachers and practitioners in fields relating to the
reduction and elimination of destructive conflict. It is published
irregularly.
http://www.trinstitute.org/ojpcr/
- The Peace Chronicle
The Peace Chronicle is a 32 page newsletter published by the Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA)
three times a year. It features new scholarship and literature, the latest developments in peace research,
peace studies and peace education, central issues in the peace and justice movement, book and film reviews
and other selected resources for educators and activists.
http://www.peacejusticestudies.org/resources/index.php
- Peace Colloquy
Peace Colloquy is published semi-annually by the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International
Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame and seeks to highlight important contributions to the
ongoing dialogue on peace at
the Institute through feature articles by faculty, visiting lecturers, and alumni.
http://www.nd.edu/~krocinst/colloquy/index.html
- Peace,
Conflict and Development: An Interdisciplinary Journal
Peace, Conflict and Development is a peer-reviewed online journal which has
been managed by PhD research students in the Department of Peace Studies
at Bradford University [UK] since 2002. It is published twice annually -
in January and July.
http://www.peacestudiesjournal.org.uk
- PeaceWatch Online
PeaceWatch is published six times a year by the United States Institute
of Peace
http://www.usip.org/peacewatch/
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