Webinar: Why do local peace agreements matter?
teaseWhat can we learn from local peace agreements about what conflict landscapes look like, and to what extent do our conceptualisations of armed conflict work? Join us for a...
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Covid Collective research platform launched to tackle global challenges caused by the...
teaseThe Political Settlements Research Programme is working with the UK’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and a group of world leading organisations to develop urgently needed research that...
Women's Rights in Armed Conflict under International Law: book launch marks key WPS...
teaseDr Catherine O'Rourke of the Transitional Justice Institute launched her new book, Women’s Rights in Armed Conflict under International Law, in an online event marking the anniversary of a...
A virtual tool for effective peace process support
teaseCeasefires in a Time of Covid-19, a digital tool developed to track ceasefires during the Covid-19 pandemic, has been featured in the KOFF Peacebuilding Magazine's special issue on digital...
PSRP research informs OECD's States of Fragility 2020
teaseResearch from the Political Settlements Research Programme has contributed to the OECD's report on States of Fragility 2020, which examines the dramatic impact of Covid-19 on the global state...
PeaceFem: Can Technology Support Inclusive Peacemaking?
teasePSRP and UN Women presented the new PeaceFem mobile app at the Virtual Torino Forum for Sustaining Peace on 8 September, and led a discussion on the potential of...
New visualisations explore global peace agreement data
teasePSRP's new data visualisations offer stunning new ways to represent and explore global peace agreements, using the PA-X Peace Agreements Database.
New book examines women's rights in conflict
teaseA new book examines how institutions and regimes interact to protect women's rights in conflict. Written by Dr Catherine O'Rourke of the Transitional Justice Institute at the University of...
Peace Talks from PSRP: New Webinar Series on Peace and Conflict
teaseJoin PSRP and special guests for a series of webinars on peace and conflict.
PSRP researcher secures Edinburgh Teaching Award
teaseThe Political Settlements Research Programme is delighted to announce that PSRP postdoctoral fellow Dr Kathryn Nash has recently successfully secured the Edinburgh Teaching Award.
PSRP researcher awarded Chancellor's Fellowship
teaseIn her new role, Dr Sanja Badanjak will focus on bringing together insights from political science, legal studies, and data science in order to better understand the processes though...
Role of amnesties in peace building explored in new database
teaseQueen’s University Belfast and the University of Edinburgh have launched the first public, open access database which explores amnesties that were granted during ongoing conflicts, or as part of...