IFCU Peace Studies network is an international group of multidisciplinary research with the aim of studying international relations, conflicts, and strategies for conflict prevention and the construction of sustainable peace.
Being in a research-action perspective, the ambition of our network is also to encourage forward-looking and innovative thinking, and to provide concrete solutions to contemporary challenges.
As an IFCU international research group, the network benefits from the Federation’s registration in international forums where its expertise will be promoted: Council of Europe, OSCE, UNESCO, and ECOSOC in particular. The network has close collaborations with the Catholic Peacebuilding Network (partnership in actions, participation in the CPN’s scientific council)
Being in a research-action perspective, the ambition of our network is also to encourage forward-looking and innovative thinking, and to provide concrete solutions to contemporary challenges.
The network is dedicated to analyzing the following contemporary issues:
Prevention (early warning) of conflicts ;
Analysis of issues related to armaments, particularly nuclear weapons ;
Analysis of issues related to new technologies, artificial intelligence and their implications for future security ;
Religions and conflicts (including radicalization) ;
Impact of interreligious dialogue on peace processes and tolerance policies ;
Terrorism ;
Causes and impacts of migration processes ;
Environmental conflicts ;
Post-conflict and resilience policies.
The first master class of this network will take place at the Catholic university of Angers (France) from March 27th to 29th 2019, on the theme « Human Rights and Armaments ».
The network announces a series of events organized by catholic universities (members and non-members) :
January 30th – 31th 2019: International Conference on « Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation: Moving from Violence to Sustainable Peace », organized at Stella Maris College, Chennai (India).
March 27th - 29th 2019: IFCU Peace Studies Network Masterclass, « Human Rights and Armaments: Towards New Ethical Challences », organized jointly with the Université Catholique de l’Ouest (UCO-Angers).