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Bosnia & Herzegovina
Peace Education Hub
A group of academics from the Institute of Development Studies (University of Sussex), the University of the Arts (London), the University of Rwanda, the University of Sarajevo and Los Andes University (Bogota, Colombia) are involved in an AHRC research project looking at Peacebuilding Pedagogies in Higher Education. Among many goals that this Research Network has set in its project, the following are some of the underlying principles that guide the activities of our collaborative efforts:
to develop peace hubs of academics from our different countries and regions;
to discuss and reflect on how we might develop a culture of peacebuilding with our students through educational initiatives and collaborative research in peace building pedagogies;
to work on educating students and teachers on how to work for peace and nonviolence in their classrooms, in their schools and in education in general.
It is within this Network that the idea was born to start the University Peace Education Hub Sarajevo which is seen as a space where different forms of knowledge will be brought together and provide an entry point into the university where community members, community organizations, practitioners and all alternative forms of knowledge, will collaborate for a critical exchange and learning with the members of the academia and university students, in order to explore the possibilities of collaborative projects and work on peace building and promoting the culture of peace.
Post-Conflict Research Center
Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC) is a women-led, peacebuilding organization and research center dedicated to fostering a culture of peace and preventing violent conflict in the Western Balkans by creating, implementing, and supporting evidence-based, multidisciplinary, and innovative approaches to peace education, creative multimedia, conflict prevention, post-conflict research, human rights, and transitional justice.
Brazil
Instituto Igarapé
The Igarapé Institute is an independent think and do tank based in Rio de Janeiro, devoted to integrating security, climate and development agendas. It focuses on citizen security, digital security, climate security and drug policy, combining research, new technologies and partnerships with governments and civil society across Latin America and beyond to propose data-driven solutions for preventing and reducing violence.
Instituto Sou da Paz
Instituto Sou da Paz is a São Paulo-based civil society organisation working to reduce violence in Brazil. It grew out of a disarmament campaign launched by students in 1997, at a time when Brazil had the world's highest number of firearm deaths, and has since become a leading voice on gun control and public security. Combining research, monitoring of public policy, advocacy and community projects in the areas most affected by homicide, it works for effective, evidence-based public security policies that respect human rights.
Núcleo de Educação para a Paz (NEP-UEPG)
The Núcleo de Educação para a Paz (Peace Education Centre) is an official extension project of the State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG) in Paraná, linked to the university's Graduate Programme in Education. It promotes peace education in schools and communities through teacher training, research and outreach, working towards a culture of peace, nonviolence and respect for human rights.
Núcleo de Estudos da Violência (NEV-USP)
The Center for the Study of Violence (Núcleo de Estudos da Violência) at the University of São Paulo is one of Brazil's leading research centres on violence, human rights and democracy. Founded in 1987, during Brazil's transition to democracy, NEV-USP studies police violence, the prison system, homicide, violence against women and public trust in institutions, and is a Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center (CEPID) funded by FAPESP. Its data and publications inform public policy and the wider public debate.
Núcleo de Estudos para a Paz e os Direitos Humanos (NEP-UnB)
The Núcleo de Estudos para a Paz e os Direitos Humanos (NEP) is a thematic research centre of the Centre for Advanced Multidisciplinary Studies (CEAM) at the University of Brasília. It brings together researchers from different disciplines to study peace, conflict and human rights, and connects academic work in Brazil's capital with education, extension activities and public debate on rights and the peaceful resolution of conflicts.
REBRAPAZ - Brazilian Research Network on Peace Operations
The Brazilian Research Network on Peace Operations (Rede Brasileira de Pesquisa sobre Operações de Paz, REBRAPAZ) was launched in 2016 as an unprecedented initiative in Brazil, bringing together public and private, civilian and military institutions that work on research and teaching about peace operations. Its partners include the Brazilian Joint Peace Operations Centre (CCOPAB), the Institute of International Relations at PUC-Rio, the Instituto Igarapé and several university research groups. The network co-organises seminars and joint publications to strengthen knowledge about peace operations in Brazil.
Viva Rio
Viva Rio is a Rio de Janeiro civil society organisation founded in December 1993 in response to the Candelária and Vigário Geral massacres. For three decades it has worked on violence prevention, disarmament, public security and social development, combining research, community programmes and public campaigns with work in the city's favelas and peripheral neighbourhoods. Today it also operates as a social health organisation, while continuing to seek a society built on social justice, opportunity and humanity.
Burundi
CENAP - Centre d'Alerte et de Prévention des Conflits
The Centre d'Alerte et de Prévention des Conflits (CENAP) is a Burundian non-governmental research and dialogue centre based in Bujumbura. It conducts participatory action research on the causes of conflict in Burundi, organises dialogue between political and social actors, and works on early warning, governance, land issues and memory, with the aim of preventing violence and consolidating peace.