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Organizations/Institutions
- Abolition 2000
Global network to eliminate nuclear weapons.
- Beyond War
It's time to stop fighting and start cooperating. All war is civil war.
- Conflict Resolution Information Source
Conflict and alternative dispute resolution resources.
- Fields of Peace
A national network of faith communities committed to emphasizing the message of peace and nonviolence.
- Foundation for Global Community
An educational, public-benefit foundation.
- Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict
The role of civil society in the prevention of armed conflict.
- INCORE
INCORE's vision is of a world where divided societies are transformed from conflict to peace
- Institute for Economics and Peace
A non-profit research organization dedicated to shifting the world’s focus to peace.
- International Center on Nonviolent Conflict
Independent, non-profit educational foundation that develops and encourages the study and use of nonviolent conflict.
- International Crisis Group
Working to prevent conflict worldwide.
- International Peace Bureau
Dedicated to the vision of a World Without War
- International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
Non-partisan federation aiming to create a more peaceful & secure world freed from the threat of nuclear annihilation.
- Jubitz Family Foundation
Enhancing communities by strengthening families, by respecting the natural environment, and by fostering peace.
- Minnesota Arms Spending Alternatives Project
Non-partisan citizen-based initiative seeking political support to shift federal spending priorities from war to meeting essential needs.
- National Peace Academy
Home for peace professionals and community organizers.
- Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
A non-profit, non-partisan international education and advocacy organization.
- Peace and Justice Studies Association
A non-profit organization for peace and justice academics and practitioners in the U.S.
- Peace Research Institute Oslo
PRIO conducts research on the conditions for peaceful relations between states, groups and people.
- PeaceVoice
A peace & justice public intellectual US op-ed free distribution service.
- Portland State University Conflict Resolution Department
The Conflict Resolution Graduate Program offers either a Master of Arts or Master of Sciences degree.
- Rotary International
Rotary International is an organization of service clubs known as Rotary Clubs located all over the world.
- School for Culture of Peace (Autonomous University of Barcelona)
Publishing ALERT! report on conflicts, human rights and peacebuilding.
- The Albert Einstein Institute
To advance the use of nonviolent action.
- The Alliance for Peacebuilding
To promote collaborative action to prevent and mitigate violent conflicts.
- The Earth Charter Initiative
Global network that embraces, uses and integrates the Earth Charter principles.
- The Goi Peace Foundation
The mission of the Goi Peace Foundation is to bring together people in wisdom, united in their hearts toward the common goal of peace on Earth.
- The Peace Alliance
The Peace Alliance empowers civic engagement toward a culture of peace.
- University of Oregon Conflict Resolution Program
A Master's Degree Program in Conflict and Dispute Resolution
- Upsala Conflict Data Program
The Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) has recorded ongoing violent conflicts since the 1970s.
- Visions of Humanity
Visions of Humanity publishes the Global Peace Index.
- Wholistic Peace Institute
To start a world peace movement which will result in a less violent world.
- Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
To create a transformed world at peace
Educational and informational material
- Beyond Intractibility
Conflict transformation research and resources.
- Conflict Barometer by Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research
The Conflict Barometer describes recent trends in conflict development, escalations, settlements.
- David Cortright Blog
Renowned peace scholar, professor and activist David Cortright discusses current issues.
- Global Nonviolent Action Database
To provide free access to information about hundreds of cases of nonviolent action for learning and for citizen action.
- Hardy Merriman Homepage
Civil Resistance Trainer, Writer and Presenter
- Hastings on Nonviolence
A blog on current war and peace related issues through the lens of nonviolence
- How Freedom is Won - a research study
From Civic Resistance to Durable Democracy
- Human Security Report
Analyzing trends in organized violence around the world.
- National Priorities Project
Makes complex federal budget information transparent and accessible.
- Peace Research Insitute Oslo
To conduct research on the conditions of peaceful relations between states, groups and people.
- PeaceVoice TV
Positive peace (peace and justice by peaceable means) scholarly content in a brief format (less than three minutes).
- Steven Pinker on the myth of violence
Steven Pinker charts the decline of violence from Biblical times to the present.
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
To research conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament.
- Think Again: Nonviolent Resistance - by Erica Chenoweth
Resisting the temptation to take up arms against a dictator is the most effective way to win.
- Think Again: War - By Joshua S. Goldstein
World peace could be closer than you think.
The business sector and peacebuilding
- Corporate Social Responsibility
Wikipedia entry on CSR
- Forest Stewardship Council
Promoting the responsible management of forests worldwide
- The New Economics Foundation
nef (the new economics foundation) is an independent think-and-do tank that inspires and demonstrates real economic well-being.
- The World Business Council for Sustainable Development
The WBCSD is a CEO-led organization of forward-thinking companies that galvanizes the global business community to create a sustainable future for business, society and the environment.
War Prevention Initiative and Rotarians
- Rotarian Action Group for Peace
An action-driven group of Rotarians, Rotarians’ family members and Rotaractors for world peace
- Rotary Peace Centers
To educate leaders in international cooperation, peace and conflict resolution.
