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Centre for Research on Peace and Development (CRPD)
About CRPD
Welcome to the website of the Centre for Research on Peace and Development (CRPD). CRPD is a multidisciplinary research centre at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Leuven University (KU Leuven). CRPD’s multidisciplinary team conducts conceptual, empirical and applied research with the aim of improving our understanding of the causes of violent conflicts and the challenges of sustainable peace building. Read more ...
Guest lecture of the UNESCO Chair in Building Sustainable Peace
This lecture took place on Tuesday 17 April 2012, at the Faculty of Social Sciences, KU Leuven
"Economic Dimensions of a Two‐State Agreement between Israel and Palestine" by Prof. Gilbert Benhayoun, Paul Cézanne University and Chairman of the Aix Group [more information]
Research
CRPD undertakes conceptual, empirical and applied research on issues of conflict and sustainable peace building. Research on conflict and sustainable peace building is a broad field of study, which is reflected in the Centre’s three main research clusters:
- Governance
- Conflict causes and dynamics
- Challenges of sustainable peace building
UNESCO Chair in Building Sustainable Peace
In 2007, the United Nations Economic, Social and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the Faculty of Social Sciences of the KU Leuven agreed to establish the UNESCO Chair in Building Sustainable Peace.
The UNESCO Chair in Building Sustainable Peace is one of only seven UNESCO Chairs in Belgium and forms an integral part of the Centre for Research on Peace and Development (CRPD). Read more ...
CRPD Working Papers
Listed below are the most recent Working Papers of the Centre. The full list is available here.
| nr | date | Author(s) | Title | abstract | full text |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 2012-02 | Arnim Langer and Satoru Mikami | Relationship between Objective and Subjective Horizontal Inequalities: Evidence from Five African Countries | download abstract (pdf) | download full text (pdf) |
| 11 | 2012-01 | Sakiko Fukuda-Parr and Carol Messineo | Human security: a critical review of the literature | download abstract (pdf) | download full text (pdf) |
| 10 | 2012-01 | Leila Demarest | Towards a stronger non-proliferation regime? The role of nuclear disarmament, state interests, and institutions | download abstract (pdf) | download full text (pdf) |
| 9 | 2012-01 | Yf Reyckers | Peacekeeping als een evoluerend concept: een invloed op de effectiviteit? | download abstract (pdf) | download full text (pdf) |
