Conflict and Change Group

Description

Based in the Department of Political Science at University College London (UCL), the Conflict and Change group, founded in 2015, contributes to the scientific understanding of political violence.

Pursuing systematic and empirically informed research, the group brings together scholars analyzing the causes, dynamics, and consequences of political conflicts.

Sharing a focus on systematic analysis of theoretically-informed and policy-relevant questions, its research draws on a diverse spectrum of methods—from disaggregated large-N analysis and forecasting to fieldwork-based case studies and normative theory.

Thematically, the group draws together experts on armed groups, civil wars and their external involvement, dynamics of both violent and non-violent mobilization, ethnic cleansing, repression, terrorism, conflict resolution and post-war state-building, and human rights.

Members organize a regular research seminar series, as well as public talks and workshops enabling dialogue between academics, policy-makers, and practitioners, including an annual workshop for PhD students and early career researchers. Several members regularly engage with practitioners and policy-makers and contribute to public debate based on their research expertise.

Offers funding

No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.

Founding year

2015

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University College London (UCL)
London