The Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP) was created in the spring of 2008 as one of the new research entities of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland.
The CCDP engages in innovative research into the connections between security and development in fragile states, or into situations of violence and insecurity. The research programme focuses on the factors and actors that are implicated in the production and reproduction of violence within and between societies and states, as well as on efforts at the international, state, and local levels to reduce violence and insecurity and enhance development and peacebuilding.
This overarching problematique is reflected in four concrete research streams: a) peacebuilding and reconciliation; b) post-conflict transitions and state-building; c) armed violence and development; and d) multi-stakeholder initiatives and the politics of monitoring and evaluation.
The CCDP also participates in and supports a variety of outreach initiatives, including training modules, lectures and briefings, publications and other activities designed to disseminate the fruits of its research projects to relevant stakeholders beyond the academic community.
The Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP), in collaboration with the NGO Coordination Committee in Iraq (NCCI), has the pleasure of inviting you to a public conference on March 18th, 2010, 6.00pm, at Villa Barton- S1 (132 Rue de Lausanne, 1202 Geneva)
"The future of Iraq; Challenges and Perspectives after the Elections"
With
Philippe Droz-Vincent, Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Paris Loulouwa Al Rachid, Senior Iraq Analyst,International Crisis Group Geraldine Chatelard, Institut Français du Proche-Orient, Amman Nasir Al-Samaray, Independent Political Analyst
The CCDP is looking to fill the post of Project Coordinator for its programme "Religion and Politics: Initiatives and Applied Research". The programme, funded by and co-directed with Political Affairs Division IV of the Swiss Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, conducts research on and facilitation of dialogue processes in conflicts with a religious dimension.
For more information on the job description and responsibilities, click here.
Interested candidates should send a CV and letter of motivation adressed to Oliver Jutersonke, CCDP Head of Research, at ccdp@graduateinstitute.ch
The deadline for application is 25 March 2010 and interviews will be held in April.
On wednesday, February 3rd, the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP) hosted a public conference on "Chinese Oil Politics and Strategy" by Prof. Xiaojie Xu, Head of the International Energy Program, Institute of World Economics and Politics, China Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing.
The Conference was moderated by Prof. Gilles Carbonnier, Deputy Director of the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP), the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), Geneva.
On Monday 7 December 2009, Thomas Biersteker, Gasteyger Professor of International Security at the Graduate Institute, and co-author of the 2006 “Watson Report”, presented an overview of the issue of targeted sanctions, the challenges they face and offered recommendations for addressing them. The event, hosted by the Graduate Institute was organised by the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP) with the support of UNO Academia. > Read more
The CCDP is pleased to announce the release of the latest volume of Contemporary Security Policy, entitled "Challenging the Weberian State: Armed Groups and Contemporary Conflicts."
The volume features several contributions that emerged from a conference co-hosted by the CCDP and the Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research at Harvard University on "Transnational and Non-State Armed Groups: Legal and Policy Responses." For more information, click here.
