This research agenda highlights the everyday cultural and social processes for healing in conflict affected societies in addition to the more conventional focus on political structures and institutions taken by other institutes researching conflict and peacebuilding.

Our research programme is challenge-led, addressing key issues:

• How can societies emerging from conflict resolve lingering grievances?
• How can peace be built and sustained on an everyday basis?
• How can the competing demands of justice, peace and security be reconciled?

Our researchers have established sustained research relationships with a wide range of in-country partners in, for example, Kenya, South Africa, Mozambique, DRC, Sri Lanka, Assam, Afghanistan, Colombia, Cambodia, Turkey, Basque Country, Australia, Israel/Palestine and Syria.

We host regular workshops, conferences and civic conversations which encourage participation from all sections of society.  Our civic engagement strongly enhances the impact of our research.

Our Fellows work closely with national and international agencies across the public and voluntary sectors.  This includes amongst others, the United Nations, the British Council, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Northern Ireland Office, the Irish Department for Foreign Affairs, Irish Aid, the Coalition of Aid and Development Agencies, the Embassy of Finland and Christian Aid.