Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, and Peacebuilding

Research on peacekeeping, biographies of scholars in the field, and overviews of programs and events.

The Center "is engaged in innovative research on the problem of political violence within the structural context of the dynamic global system, that is, global systems analysis. The Center supports scientific research and quantitative analysis in many issue areas related to the fundamental problems of violence in both human relations and societal-systemic development processes." Taken from their website.

The CRN's vision is to create a conflict-resolving community in a culture of peace and social justice. It does this by researching, developing, teaching, and implementing the theory and practice of conflict resolution throughout a national and international network.

The International Crisis Group is an independent organization working to prevent wars and shape policies that will build a more peaceful world.

The International Institute for Peace was created in 2011 as part of UNESCO. Its mission is to foster a culture of peace through education, research, and practice by strengthening the human potential for dialogue and negotiation.

The 2020 Vision Campaign is the primary campaigning body of Mayors for Peace. It arose out of the “Emergency campaign to ban nuclear weapons” launched by Mayors for Peace in 2003, and its focus is nuclear disarmament, although the Mayors for Peace Covenant gives the organization a mandate to work on a broad range of issues from the elimination of poverty to the protection of the environment.

"An alliance of organizers and advocates throughout the United States taking the work of peace building from the margins of society into the centers of national discourse and policy priorities. Our network includes volunteer grassroots teams in cities, towns, colleges and high school campuses across the nation. The Peace Alliance is a 501(c)4 nonprofit. The Peace Alliance Educational Institute is a 501(c)3 "

"The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) conducts research on the conditions for peaceful relations between states, groups and people. Researchers at PRIO seek to understand the processes that bring societies together or split them apart. We explore how conflicts erupt and how they can be resolved; we investigate how different kinds of violence affect people; and we examine how societies tackle crises – and the threat of crisis. We document general trends, seek to understand processes, and inform concrete responses."

"Data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources, to policymakers, researchers, media, and the interested public."

Statistics, Policy Guidance, Reports, and Publications.

"The United States Institute of Peace works to prevent, mitigate, and resolve violent conflict around the world. USIP does this by engaging directly in conflict zones and by providing analysis, education, and resources to those working for peace. Created by Congress in 1984 as an independent, nonpartisan, federally funded organization, USIP’s more than 300 staff work at the Institute’s D.C. headquarters, and on the ground in the world’s most dangerous regions."

An international organization of veterans and others, investigating and informing the public of the "true" costs of war, seeking justice for victims of war, and preventing conflicts.

Think tank that regularly hosts discussions and publishes papers on peace-building.

a website and blog on Alternative Dispute Resolution topics.

A blog about arbitration and the law by Liz Kramer.

A professional organization enhancing the practice and public understanding of conflict resolution.