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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.

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Current projects

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

An international research programme analysing public authority

Crowdsourcing Conflict and Peace Events in the Syrian Conflict Bottom-up and top-down data

Whole of Society Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding WOSCAP

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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BLOG | What is the role of identity in conflict? Read the CRP blog on Shi'a and Sunni identity clashes, pan-Arabism… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Alex de Waal and Naomi Pendle demonstrate how President Kiir employs deconcentration to consolidate power at the ce… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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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