Are you interested in peace research? Are you considering a career in the peacebuilding sector? Are you contemplating pursuing a degree in peace and conflict? Or are you simply interested in partnering with institutions working on peace, security, and development issues? In this article, I will be sharing a list of governmental and non-governmental research institutes, think tanks, centres, that focus on peace research, advocacy, and dissemination, both at the national, regional, and international levels. The list is not extensive but I hope you find them useful.
- African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), Durban, South Africa
- Aland Islands Peace Institute, Finland
- Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR), Austria
- Berghof Research Centre for Constructive Conflict Management, Berlin
- Cato Institute, Washington D.C, United States
- Centre for Conflict Management and Peace Studies, University of Jos, Nigeria
- Centre for Global Peace and Conflict Studies (CGPACS), University of California, Irvine
- Centre for International Peace and Security Studies (CIPSS), Montreal, Canada
- Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPACS), University of Sydney, Australia
- Centre for Peace and Development Studies (CPDS), University of Limerick, Ireland
- Centre for Peace and Security Studies (CPASS), Georgetown University, Washington DC
- Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
- Centre for Peace Studies, Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, Nigeria
- Centre for Peace, Conflict and Mediation (CPCM), Australia
- Centre for Security Studies, Angelo State University, Texas, United States
- Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Washington D.C, United States
- Chatham House, United Kingdom
- Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Denmark
- Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, Sweden
- Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
- Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI), Pennsylvania, United States
- Global Peace Institute, London, United Kingdom
- Institute for Development and Peace, Germany
- Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR), Abuja, Nigeria
- Institute of Peace and Security Studies, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
- Institute of Peace and Strategic Studies (IPSS), University of Ibadan, Nigeria
- International Alert, United Kingdom
- International Institute of Peace and Development Studies (IIPDS), Thailand
- International Peace Institute (IPI), New York, United States
- International Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway
- Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, United States
- Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame, United States
- Martin Institute for Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Idaho, United States
- Peace Research and European Security Studies (PRESS), Germany
- Peace Research and European Security Studies, Germany
- Relief Web, New York City, United Stes
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Stockholm, Sweden
- Tampere Peace Research Institute (TAPRI), Finland
- The Brookings Institutions, Washington D.C, United States
- The Centre for Conflict Resolution (CCR), Cape Town, South Africa
- The Centre for International Development and Conflict Management (CIDCM), University of Maryland, United States
- The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR), Cape Town, South Africa
- The Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy, University of Hamburg, Germany
- The Institute for Security Studies (ISS), Pretoria, South Africa
- The Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF), Germany
- The Pew Research Centre, Washington D.C, United States
- The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), Johannesburg, South Africa
- United States Institute for Peace, United States
- University of Peace (UPEACE), Costa Rica
- Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars, Washington D.C, United States
Others include:
The Institute of Economics and Peace, Sydney, Australia.
Feel free to add others you know of in the comment section.