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Conflict and Civil Society Research Unit

CCS Unit

Understanding conflict and violence in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Bridging the gap between citizens and policymakers.

Event: 30 years on from the Velvet Revolutions: time for a new liberation?

Mon 25 Nov

Event: 30 Years After the Fall of the Iron Curtain: Europe’s pasts and futures

Thu 5 Dec

New Article by Mary Kaldor: The 1989 revolutions and the Peace Movement

Current projects

The Conflict Research Programme: Violence and political markets in Africa and the Middle East.

An international research programme analysing public authority

Building Political Legitimacy and Citizenship in the Arab World

Debating Brexit Research happening at a local level

Past programmes

Security in Transition SiT

The Crisis States Research Programme Ten years of research into fragile states

The Justice and Security Research Programme Public authority in conflict and post-conflict settings

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Telephone

+44 (0)207 955 6419

Email

id.ccs@lse.ac.uk

Address

Conflict and Civil Society Research Unit, Department of International Development, London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE