Chapters 11: Peace
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Chapters 11: Peace
Name / Web address / AboutAssociation for Conflict Resolution (ACR). / / ACR is a professional organization dedicated to enhancing the practice and public understanding of conflict resolution. ACR represents and serves a diverse national and international audience that includes more than 6,000 mediators, arbitrators, facilitators, educators, and others involved in the field of conflict resolution and collaborative decision-making.
H-Peace / / H-Peace is an international electronic network affiliated with the Peace History Society that seeks to broaden understanding about historical and contemporary peace, justice, and disarmament concerns.
International Peace Research Association (IPRA) / / Founded in 1964, IPRA promotes peace research and peace education. With over 1300 members from some 90 countries, IPRA is one of the most respected scholarly associations in the field. IPRA has links with more than 200 research institutions and is a member of the International Social Science Council.
Peace Agreements Digital Collection / / The Peace Agreements Digital Collection, part of the Margarita S. Studemeister Digital Library in International Conflict Management, strives to contain the full text of agreements signed by the major contending parties ending inter- and intra-state conflicts worldwide since 1989. It is a collection constantly under development by the Jeannette Rankin Library Program as a means to strengthen worldwide access to information on peaceful means to end international conflict.
The Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) / / PJSA is a non-profit organization that was formed in 2001 due to a merger of the Consortium on Peace research, Education, and Development (COPRED) and the Peace Studies Association (PSA). The organization is dedicated to bringing together academics, K-12 teachers and grassroots activists to explore alternatives to violence and share visions and strategies for peace-building, social justice, and social change. PJSA also serves as a professional association for scholars in the field of peace and conflict resolution studies.
The Peace History Society / / Founded in 1964 to encourage and coordinate national and international scholarly work exploring and articulating the conditions and causes of peace and war and communicating the findings of scholarly work to the public.
Swarthmore College Peace Collection / / Site contains major documents related to the US peace movement.
United Nations Treaty Collection / / Site contains all international treaties.
United Nations: Peace and Security / / UN site dedicated to the peaceful settlement of disputes.
United States Institute of Peace / / The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan, national institution established and funded by Congress. Its goals are to help prevent and resolve violent international conflicts, promote post-conflict stability and democratic transformations, and increase peace-building capacity, tools, and intellectual capital worldwide.